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The writer is a public policy analyst.

Why does the rise' of Rajinikanth in TN politics make DMK, AIADMK see...

The media in TN would chew on Rajinikanth's observations in the next two weeks as if he wants to drive out minorities in...

7 Feb 2020 1:51 AM IST

$Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,$ Opinion

Why private trains may be on the right track

The freight trains have already been operated by private players in competition with the Indian Railways.

12 Oct 2019 3:47 AM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

Does GDP really double on its own in 5 years?

This is the Modi 2.0 government targeting to increase the GDP by 86 per cent in five years.

27 Aug 2019 12:08 AM IST

The Union government, or for that matter, the ministry of finance should not interfere in the functioning and decision-making powers of the RBI. (Photo: AFP)

Government, RBI must work closely for a 'big bang' cut

Every bank has to deposit a percentage of their deposits in the RBI to safeguard the interests of the depositors.

20 Aug 2019 8:21 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis meet Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya at Matoshree in Mumbai. (Photo: Asian Age)

Tantrums by allies before 2019 elections: What should BJP do?

There is no better way BJP should reciprocate the good governance provided by Narendra Modi in his first term.

6 Aug 2018 12:36 AM IST

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, with other JD(S) and Congress leaders, waves to the media after his coalition government won the trust vote by voice vote at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

Unless caste voting stops, no stable govts in Karnataka

The Assembly election in 2008 also resulted in a fractured verdict, with the BJP securing 110 seats, three seats short...

28 May 2018 12:15 AM IST

Actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan during a meeting in Chennai. (Photo: Asian Age)

Can Kamal, Rajini fill the void left by Jaya?

If any of the two new parties is to form the government in Tamil Nadu, it has to score at least 20 per cent votes in the...

3 March 2018 1:39 AM IST

Indias mammoth rail network is truly a mass transportation system, with railway track cut through some of the most densely populated cities, flanked by shanty towns, in the nation of more than 1.3 billion people. (Photo: AP)

Richard Thaler's views on dynamic pricing are more relevant now for...

In India, although the market economy is reasonably entrenched when private goods are offered, it is a far cry in the...

22 Jan 2018 12:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launching the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highspeed train project in Ahmedabad recently. (Photo: PTI)

It's peevish to blame every modern rail project as a waste of money

The entire Mumbai suburban rail network carry passengers almost thrice that of its capacity.

1 Nov 2017 1:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at Ground Breaking ceremony of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project, in Ahmedabad on September 14. (Photo: PTI)

High-speed rail travel: The criticism is never-ending

India had good relations with Japan for decades, and Japan gave liberal financial assistance to India on many...

25 Sept 2017 6:10 AM IST