View: Efficient implementation of steps crucial for growthA good attempt is being made to draw foreign capital into infra: The budget makes a much-needed move to attract sovereign wealth funds into...
03 Feb, 2020, 08.28 AM IST
View: Getting proactive on identifying NPAs may de-risk the future of banksReal-time blending of structured and unstructured data is an imperative if the lending ecosystem has to change for good and lenders have to...
03 Apr, 2018, 11.11 PM IST
Camels’ beauty pageant bid botoxedThe disqualification of 12 quadruped contestants from a pageant at the hugely popular camel conclave as they had been administered Botox to...
24 Jan, 2018, 11.53 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan: The 'rockstar' central banker who rocked too many boatsThe most vocal critics of Raghuram Govind Rajan - incidentally a name having names of multiple gods - came from right-wing ideologues.
04 Sep, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
Why is there no adequate representation by common men & women in the AAP Cabinet in Delhi?It was the only party that grew despite the Modi wave in 2014 LS polls and it was the first one to stop the Modi juggernaut in Delhi, winni...
14 Feb, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
End all corporate tax breaks to give country a break from favouritism: Swaminathan AiyarWe need competition between the states to provide good infrastruc ture, rapid clearances, and a bribe-free climate.Investment will follow.
30 Nov, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
Hands-on approach: Narendra Modi meeting all departments separately to resolve issues on real-time basisThe PM has asked top finance ministry and Planning Commission officials to be part of every such meeting with individual departments.
24 Jun, 2014, 01.54 PM IST
Why the Supreme Court needs reform soonThe top court should seriously think over reforming the collegium system instead of whipping itself into a state of righteous indignation.
29 Jul, 2013, 05.57 AM IST
Things will be less shady if BCCI is made a listed companyThree possible solutions are being bandied about. Nationalise BCCI, professionalise its management or let former cricketers run the board.
29 May, 2013, 07.30 AM IST
- Short wishlist for 2013: Better political behaviour, better cricket and better songs
Our wishlist for 2013 will of course include economic and financial goodies, but we would also hope for three key changes from the path tak...
01 Jan, 2013, 06.00 AM IST
Raining scams: Why we need a new generation of political leadersWhile we debate the merits of privatisation in more mundane areas, public assets are routinely privatised and the malaise cuts across parti...
28 Oct, 2012, 08.59 AM IST
- Govt to announce measures to clean Augean stable soon
The government will soon announce wide-ranging political, administrative and judicial reforms to counter the image deficit caused by a bliz...
15 Feb, 2011, 06.19 AM IST
- No CWG OC bill too small for 100% CAG audit
CAG teams camped at the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) office are engaged in an extraordinary task.
30 Oct, 2010, 05.55 AM IST
Have your cake and eat it tooWhat should people desire in life? The answer would depend on who is doing the desiring, and at what stage of life, and under what sort of ...
20 Jan, 2010, 12.26 AM IST
- Test for education: A good time to initiate reforms
It also provided an opportunity to ensure systemic changes that would help bring the Indian education sector at par with the best in the wo...
30 Oct, 2009, 04.07 AM IST
- Action, not committees
Free up retail prices of petro-products like diesel and petrol.
11 Sep, 2009, 01.09 AM IST
- Proactive energy policy
Pricing of fuels based on calorific value would be a good idea.
24 Sep, 2008, 01.46 AM IST