-Down to Earth We must not build a divisive agenda on migration, otherwise it will lead to endless spread of hatred It is not possible to be neutral in these times. I believe the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which fast tracks Indian citizenship to immigrants of certain religions, is deeply flawed. Not only it is against the secular nature of the country, but it also completely MISses addressing the massive issue...
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Law Ministry did not consult any Ministry, Department on Triple Talaq Bill -Dheeraj MIShra
-TheWire.in This falls foul of the earlier legislative consultation policy issued by the same ministry, which states that any bill should first be sent to the concerned ministry or department and their comments should be included in the cabinet note. New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Law and Justice gave its approval to the Triple Talaq Bill last year without consulting concerned ministries, departments or any state government on it, documents obtained...
More »Reality check: on govt projecting slower GDP growth
-The Hindu MISplaced optiMISm needs to cede ground to tangible policy interventions The government’s advance estimates for economic output and growth for the fiscal year ending in March may raise eyebrows, but only for the wrong reasons. The National Statistical Office (NSO) has estimated that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will expand by 5% in the 12-month period, in line with the Reserve Bank of India’s sharp downward revision last month in its...
More »Explained: Why even the government expects India's GDP to grow at 5% this year -Udit MISra
-The Indian Express Business investment grew by less than 1 per cent, which bodes ill for India's long-term growth. According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), India’s gross domestic product will grow by just 5 per cent in the current financial year (2019-20). Last financial year, 2018-19, the Indian economy grew at 6.8 per cent. The gross value added (GVA), which maps the economic activity...
More »CAA, NRC introduce meddlesome officialdom into a question as fundamental as citizenship -Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo
-The Indian Express CAA and NRC introduce a meddlesome officialdom into a question as fundamental as citizenship. Why not open our doors to all who sign up in our national MISsion of being democratic, open, tolerant and inclusive? In 2014, then candidate Narendra Modi’s slogan of “maximum governance minimum government” had resonated with many voters who felt that the Indian government loomed too large in their lives while delivering too little to...
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