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Party manifestos: Nothing manifest about them

New Delhi, April 22 -- What a difference 10 years can make. The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) manifesto for the 2014 general elections had the title Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat (One India, Supreme In... Read More


Trust could be the cornerstone for this election season

New Delhi, March 24 -- Courts across the country have been alluding to the word 'trust' a lot these days. Occasionally, they use the term directly. But even when they don't, it's presence can still be... Read More


We the People versus They the State: Our rights matter

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Writing in the Young India journal in March 1922, Mahatma Gandhi invoked the spirit of democracy to support voices of dissent within the Congress party: "Democracy is not a state... Read More


The strategy behind the budget is embedded in its fine details

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Most significant government documents have an underlying strategy. The budget document is usually an amalgam of political, economic, social and fiscal strategies, the different i... Read More


A classic scramble for deposits has erupted among banks again

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Things declared obsolete prematurely have a way of pushing back. A critical component of 'boring' banking-ordinary deposits-is having a moment because Indian banks are faced with... Read More