Month: August 2016
A diminished Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s clout has been diminishing for quite some time. First, he was deprived of the Information &...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 17 Aug 2016, 12:42
Independence Day and content of freedom
Busy celebrating the 69th Independence Day, India tends to ignore a disturbing reality: the sphere of liberty is incessantly shrinking—and,...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 15 Aug 2016, 11:20
Modi is right on PoK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newfound assertiveness on the Kashmir issue is welcome. By bringing focus on Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), he has...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 14 Aug 2016, 04:01
Senior IAF officer evicted from official residence
Three days before the 69th Independence Day, the eviction squad of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) threw a senior military...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 14 Aug 2016, 08:41
Reforms@25: From big bang to incremental whimper
It is striking that nobody from the political class is celebrating the silver jubilee of economic reforms. Not the Narendra...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 13 Aug 2016, 02:21
In defence of Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram
The Supreme Court’s refusal to answer questions raised by expelled Members of Parliament Amar Singh, Jaya Prada, and Pyari Mohan...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 10 Aug 2016, 09:10
Indirect tax kitty swells by 30%, direct tax by 24%
Revenue collection has shown remarkable buoyancy in the first four months of this fiscal with indirect tax collections rising almost...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 09 Aug 2016, 09:20
36 defence FDI projects approved so far
The government has so far approved 36 foreign direct investment (FDI)-joint ventures proposals in the defence sector for manufacture of...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 09 Aug 2016, 08:47
Rajan doesn’t cut rates
In his last policy, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has kept the key rates unchanged citing the fear...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 09 Aug 2016, 02:03
Parliament passes GST Bill
Parliament on Monday cleared the GST Constitution Bill which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said was “crucial” to end tax terrorism,...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 09 Aug 2016, 12:19
