P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.
August 13,2023 07:12:21 AM
The BJP interpreted ‘constitutionality’ in a narrow manner and said that the Bill did not violate any provision of the Constitution. The Opposition argued that the Bill was unconstitutional on several grounds. It is wise to leave the last word to the Supreme Court.
Sun, Aug 13, 2023August 06,2023 07:00:15 AM
Authoritarianism is usually associated with rubber-stamp parliaments where all or nearly all seats in parliament are held by the ruling dispensation. Such parliaments too pass laws!
Sun, Aug 06, 2023July 30,2023 07:02:53 AM
A dysfunctional Parliament, the collapse of a state government, unwillingness to use Article 356, ethnic cleansing, continuing violence — what more can this country endure?
Sun, Aug 06, 2023July 23,2023 07:30:53 AM
In normal times, it is the attention paid to structural deficiencies and measures to remove them that will ensure high economic growth.
Sun, Jul 23, 2023July 16,2023 07:00:20 AM
Equality is the desired norm, adversity is a harsh reality, diversity is a felt need.To balance the three, we must have a mechanism to select judges who will be faithful to the fundamental principles of the Constitution.
Sun, Jul 16, 2023July 09,2023 07:00:53 AM
Reform of personal laws is not new. It has been on the national agenda since the making of the Constitution, and was among the top concerns of the first Parliament of India.
Sun, Jul 09, 2023July 02,2023 06:55:53 AM
India has a parliament but there are, increasingly, questions whether India is truly a democracy. It was therefore reassuring to hear the Honourable Prime Minister declare on his recent visit to the United States that India “is a democracy”.
Sun, Jul 02, 2023June 25,2023 07:00:37 AM
P Chidambaram writes: One engine in Manipur (state government) has run out of fuel; the other engine (central government) has decided to decouple itself and hide in the loco shed. Thanks to the double-engine, Manipur is a boiling cauldron. Cry, my beloved country
Sun, Jun 25, 2023June 18,2023 07:00:59 AM
We must re-set our goals. We must aim at achieving 8-9 growth quickly and aspire to double-digit growth. Those goals seem beyond the capacity of the present policymakers and rulers.
Sun, Jun 18, 2023June 11,2023 07:10:39 AM
There is a long list of acts of omission and commission in the last nine years that contributed to the accident that has cost 275 lives and wrecked the lives of hundreds of families.
Sun, Jun 11, 2023June 04,2023 07:00:50 AM
How history and an ethical principle can be shamelessly distorted was demonstrated on May 28, 2023.
Sun, Jun 04, 2023May 28,2023 07:05:23 AM
A made-in-heaven opportunity presented itself on May 19, 2023 when the RBI announced that it would ‘withdraw’ currency notes of Rs 2,000 denomination.
Sun, May 28, 2023May 21,2023 07:00:58 AM
Examples of countries where ‘centralism’ prevails are China, Russia, Turkey, etc.
Sun, May 21, 2023May 14,2023 06:00:00 AM
India is home to every kind and sub-kind of supremacist theory. Caste and sub-caste hierarchies and casteist supremacists have prevailed for centuries, and despite relentless campaigns by reformists like Phule and Ambedkar, the scourge of caste grips India.
Sun, May 14, 2023May 07,2023 07:10:34 AM
One would have expected that the debate during the ongoing election campaign would revolve around the real issues that concern the people and which are thrown up in every survey or opinion poll — unemployment, inflation, infrastructure and corruption.
Sun, May 07, 2023April 30,2023 07:10:42 AM
India’s electoral map is a multi-coloured political mosaic. The BJP’s aim — not concealed — is to make it a monochromatic mosaic. The Opposition parties’ (those who are opposed to the BJP) goal is to replace the BJP at the Centre and form a liberal, progressive and inclusive government.
Sun, Apr 30, 2023April 23,2023 07:43:37 AM
Recent events have given rise to the suspicion that the phrase ‘law and order’ may have been infused with perverse meanings. It seems ‘law’ is no longer enacted law, it is ‘law’ as understood and applied by the law enforcers.
Sun, Apr 23, 2023April 16,2023 07:30:29 AM
Let the Courts decide whether the amended Rules are legal or not under the Constitution and the laws. You must look at the non-legal and freedom-related aspects
Sun, Apr 16, 2023April 09,2023 07:00:45 AM
P Chidambaram writes: Culling out the common points of distress, I have come to the conclusion that private consumption has slowed down and remains depressed.
Sun, Apr 09, 2023April 02,2023 07:45:46 AM
On March 23, 2023, a Magistrate in Gujarat convicted Mr Rahul Gandhi of the offence of defamation (Section 499, IPC) and imposed a sentence of imprisonment of 2 years.
Fri, Jul 07, 2023March 26,2023 07:00:08 AM
The anguish expressed by the Supreme Court illustrates the plight of the law caught in the middle between overbearing investigating agencies and an indulgent subordinate judiciary (with notable exceptions).
Sun, Mar 26, 2023March 19,2023 07:30:44 AM
If 15 states are ruled by one party and if that party (and its steadfast allies) are able to elect 362 members of the Lok Sabha and 163 members of the Rajya Sabha, nothing will stop India from becoming another “People’s Republic”. Mercifully, that dreaded prospect is some distance away but it cannot be ruled out altogether
Sun, Mar 19, 2023March 12,2023 06:55:40 AM
In my view, neither the y-o-y quarterly estimate nor the sequential quarterly estimate of the growth rate reflects the true state of the economy. Ultimately, it is the “output” of all our endeavours in each quarter that will matter.
Sun, Mar 12, 2023March 05,2023 06:30:32 AM
There is talk of India becoming a USD 5 trillion economy but, in my view, that is a meaningless goal post. Even if the Indian economy crawled, it will reach that milestone some day. (A bicycle will also take the rider from Delhi to Agra, as will a Rolls Royce.) These are, in economic terms, irrelevant.
Sun, Mar 05, 2023February 26,2023 07:30:34 AM
Does the government agree with CMIE’s estimate that the unemployment rate is 7.5 per cent? Why was the word ‘unemployment’ not uttered in the entire Budget speech?
Sun, Feb 26, 2023