Topic: reforms
Our survey shows farm laws are popular. Modi was correct in his assessment
More than 50% of CVoter’s respondents said the three farm laws were indeed beneficial. But the messaging was wrong.
Reforms in tribunals necessary but Modi govt isn’t helping judiciary by scrapping them
The ordinance scraping intellectual property and film certification tribunals is yet another case of the Modi government using a sledgehammer to crack open a difficult nut.
Pakistan’s civil service reforms ignores top performers and specialised recruitment
Pakistan’s much-awaited reforms for the civil service seem to be more of an attempt to reform the civil servant rather than the civil service.
Too little democracy is why India’s reforms and progress are stymied
Amitabh Kant’s diagnosis is wrong: India doesn’t have too much of a democracy. It has too little of it for economic growth.
How Congress is justifying its stance against farm bills after backing reforms last year
In its 2019 election manifesto, Congress had promised repealing APMC Act, and Essential Commodities Act. Now, it is at the forefront of opposing similar reforms.
First mission of Modi’s Mission Karmayogi must be to not repeat mistakes of past reforms
Mission Karmayogi departs from previous reforms, and goes beyond Group A and B officers to include the 89 per cent of public service workers in Group C.
Modi govt walks the talk on agriculture reforms. Now, fix the loopholes
Modi govt has made actual legal changes to implement its policy statements on agriculture reforms. It should now plug loopholes to realise their full potential.
Don’t absolve Modi by saying he doesn’t have the right team to bring in economic reforms
Modi has always found a way to achieve his political goals— Article 370 to Ram Mandir. Shekhar Gupta can’t blame the PM's bureaucrats for his economic failures.
Covid pushes Supreme Court to fast-track reforms, justice delivery could get smoother
From video-conference hearings to e-filing, Supreme Court is implementing a host of measures that have been pending for a long time.
Dear intellectuals, migrant workers will come back. Here are the five reasons
Industrialisation is key because agriculture remains highly unproductive with 43.2 per cent share of total employment but contributes only 14.6 per cent to GDP.
Parag Agrawal of Twitter signals Brahmin clout at IIT ending. Kota is now Baniya phenomenon
Baniyas, with their financial might, have breached the sanctum sanctorum of IITs. Money is playing a bigger role than birth in a certain caste. Change is welcome.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.