The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
After watching today’s excellent edition of Government Matters. The next big issue is on the RBI’s reserves. If these are used to fill up a hole in the fisc, one year or eighteen months later – depending on how much is hoovered out – the stress will re-emerge. Meaning no disrespect, but when a Committee is constituted, its recommendations are broadly along expected lines. With normal safeguards in terms of autonomy and healthy, constructive disagreements no longer in force, the compulsion to act with greater forethought in fact increases.
Oil is edging up to $ 66. It could get worse if things break down with Iran. Global investors are no longer enamoured of India. Despite wearing stilettos, the Governor himself is acknowledging that the economy is losing steam. At such a time, the economic team needs stars. People with global reputations. We may be underestimating the challenges that lie ahead.
Succession plans, especially for one (wo)man regional parties, need to be endorsed by the electorate. The AIADMK has not weathered the transition to a post Jayalalithaa era well. It has won one Lok Sabha seat despite being in power in the state. Its own survival – without even winning the customary vote of confidence – owes much to the kindness of Delhi. So it does seem a little presumptuous to nominate two close relatives – with the charisma of a door knob – to positions of prominence. The more cynically inclined would question what there is to succeed to, beyond the family fortune.
After watching today’s excellent edition of Government Matters. The next big issue is on the RBI’s reserves. If these are used to fill up a hole in the fisc, one year or eighteen months later – depending on how much is hoovered out – the stress will re-emerge. Meaning no disrespect, but when a Committee is constituted, its recommendations are broadly along expected lines. With normal safeguards in terms of autonomy and healthy, constructive disagreements no longer in force, the compulsion to act with greater forethought in fact increases.
Oil is edging up to $ 66. It could get worse if things break down with Iran. Global investors are no longer enamoured of India. Despite wearing stilettos, the Governor himself is acknowledging that the economy is losing steam. At such a time, the economic team needs stars. People with global reputations. We may be underestimating the challenges that lie ahead.
Succession plans, especially for one (wo)man regional parties, need to be endorsed by the electorate. The AIADMK has not weathered the transition to a post Jayalalithaa era well. It has won one Lok Sabha seat despite being in power in the state. Its own survival – without even winning the customary vote of confidence – owes much to the kindness of Delhi. So it does seem a little presumptuous to nominate two close relatives – with the charisma of a door knob – to positions of prominence. The more cynically inclined would question what there is to succeed to, beyond the family fortune.