Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Very difficult to undo a bad decision after it has been taken. The banks were nationalised in 1969. No succeeding government has made a serious effort to undo it. Mainly because it is fun to have control over such a vast pool of captive savings which have not many safe alternative outlets. Partly also because it would be seen as going against the interests of the poor. 2. Demonetisation is in a league of its own.
Very difficult to undo a bad decision after it has been taken. The banks were nationalised in 1969. No succeeding government has made a serious effort to undo it. Mainly because it is fun to have control over such a vast pool of captive savings which have not many safe alternative outlets. Partly also because it would be seen as going against the interests of the poor. 2. Demonetisation is in a league of its own.