Tightrope walk: On reining in inflation and RBI’s credibility (The Hindu) August 09, 2021 Add Comment Governor Shaktikanta Das’s statement accompanying the RBI’s latest policy announcement highlights the bind that monetary authorities find th... Read More
Golden arm: On India’s medal tally at Tokyo Oympics (The Hindu) August 09, 2021 Add Comment India took on a golden glow at Tokyo on Saturday as Neeraj Chopra hurled the javelin to fetch the country its first Olympics gold in track a... Read More
Character challenge: On GoI's directive to Twitter (The Hindu) May 25, 2021 Add Comment The Government of India’s directive to microblogging platform Twitter that it remove the label ‘manipulated media’ from certain posts shared... Read More
Losing time: On delay in formation of Cabinet in Puducherry (The Hindu) May 25, 2021 Add Comment The delay in the formation of the Ministry in Puducherry does not appear to be merely because Chief Minister N. Rangasamy was indisposed for... Read More
Fresh start: On Pinarayi Vijayan’s second term (The Hindu) May 20, 2021 Add Comment By choosing 17 fresh faces in the new Council of Ministers of 21, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala is trying to signal a continuing... Read More
Flashing lights: On sliding economy and cash transfers (The Hindu) May 20, 2021 Add Comment The RBI’s latest monthly bulletin has just confirmed what many economists and anecdotal evidence have been pointing to — a sharp backslide i... Read More
Keeping Left: On Kerala Assembly election results (The Hindu) May 05, 2021 Add Comment The spectacular victory of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Kerala Assembly election has put the spotlight on its lead author, Chief M... Read More
DMK returns: On Tamil Nadu Assembly poll results (The Hindu) May 05, 2021 Add Comment Some elections are decided on key issues, some on the incumbent’s performance, and others on alliance arithmetic and local factors. The outc... Read More
The nuclear challenge: On North Korea's economic worries (The Hindu) May 04, 2021 Add Comment President Joe Biden’s call for “stern deterrence” in response to North Korea’s nuclear programme and Pyongyang’s angry reaction, accusing th... Read More
A transient high: On GST inflows (The Hindu) May 04, 2021 Add Comment India’s GST regime could not have hoped for a better start to its fifth year. Revenues from the tax hit an all-time high of ₹1,41,384 crore ... Read More
A timely warning: On Supreme Court intervention against clampdown on information (The Hindu) May 03, 2021 Add Comment SC’s caution against harassing those needing help will deter ill-advised action The Supreme Court has issued a timely warning to the States ... Read More
Clear and distinct: On verdicts in Assembly elections (The Hindu) May 03, 2021 Add Comment The verdicts in the Assembly elections hold different lessons for different parties Elections present an opportunity for political change, b... Read More
A timely warning: On Supreme Court intervention against clampdown on information (The Hindu) May 01, 2021 Add Comment SC’s caution against harassing those needing help will deter ill-advised action The Supreme Court has issued a timely warning to the States ... Read More
Promises to keep: On Joe Biden’s first address to U.S. Congress (The Hindu) April 30, 2021 Add Comment Biden is on course to fulfilling agenda despite opposition at home and challenges abroad In his first address to a joint session of Congress... Read More
Long and tortuous: On West Bengal Assembly Elections (The Hindu) April 30, 2021 Add Comment End of multi-phase Assembly polls is a matter of relief after the surge in COVID-19 cases With the eighth phase in West Bengal on Thursday, ... Read More
True name: On Armenian genocide (The Hindu) April 28, 2021 Add Comment U.S. President Joe Biden has fulfilled a long-pending American promise by recognising the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in... Read More
Right priorities: On U.S. COVID-19 aid to India (The Hindu) April 28, 2021 Add Comment Even as it waits for help from the U.S., India must accelerate its vaccination programme In a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi o... Read More
A stream of awards: On Oscars 2021 (The Hindu) April 27, 2021 Add Comment After last year’s Oscar sweep by Parasite, there were those who peddled the myth that lightning will not strike the same place twice. It kin... Read More
Unfair and dangerous: On vaccine inequity (The Hindu) April 27, 2021 Add Comment In the midst of a raging second wave, which is touching new peaks each passing day, the Central government has abdicated its responsibility ... Read More
Green and raw: On ‘tribunalisation’ of justice (The Hindu) April 23, 2021 Add Comment The establishment of tribunals as adjudicatory bodies in specific fields is based on the idea that specialisation and expertise are required... Read More