Month: August 2019

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Corruption

FROM RAJ TO RAFALE 12 : Rob Peter to Pay Peter

For the past three decades, it proved to be the dreaded ‘D’ word. Disinvestment ensured that the cash-rich public sector undertakings (PSUs) remained...

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Governance

RTI Act Amendment: Killing one more institution?

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is turning out to be a bundle of contradictions. It says one thing and does just...

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Corralling journalists

The Finance Ministry’s move to corral journalists to a room in the North Block is part of an emerging pattern of the NDA-3...

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Bric a Brac

The neo-Lutyens elite

Young student leaders of the Akhil BharatiyaVidyathi Parishad (ABVP) that shares close ties with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were at the forefront...

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Headhunt for the privileged

Some of the top global consultancy firms operating in India like PWC, KPMG and Ernst & Young are reportedly on the prowl to...

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Bric a Brac

The new Shahenshah

North Block houses the Finance Ministry on one side and the Home Ministry on the other side. The atmosphere of both the ministries...

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From the Editor

From the Editor

The Indian economy is in a tailspin. And it is fast spinning out of control. From a slowdown over the past few quarters,...