- Home
- Columnists
- Shivaji Sarkar
Shivaji Sarkar
Test of success of Bharat Jodo Yatra lies in polls
Journey to power in New Delhi may not be easy for the Opposition against a formidable, well-oiled machine of BJP Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra traversing so far through 10 states, reaching almost the last lap, has stirred the party back to the near centre-stage of Indian politics, with...
-
HUMAN GREED SINKs TOWNS IN HIMALAYAS
17 January 2023 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Cut I-T, create more jobs to drive economy
31 January 2022 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Playing with the nation’s heritage
27 January 2022 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Caste re-engineering decides UP poll result
17 January 2022 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Economy: the Oppn has failed people
06 January 2022 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Govt should have timed CAA better
21 December 2019 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Don’t kill the PSUs to help corporates
30 November 2019 | Shivaji Sarkar
Policy overhaul must for India
It requires a mix of short and long-term measures for demand to pick up and the ailing economy to recover India needs to look at its falling demand, rising power, fuel and banking charges, high tax and toll rates. It is an induced inflation, whatever the indices might say, amid a...
Planned desert in offing in NCR
The Rs 16,000 crore Jewar airport needs to be given up for saving water bodies in the bread basket of western Uttar Pradesh India recently hosted the United Nations Conference Against Desertification. Ironically, less than 45 kilometres from the venue in Greater Noida, a massive international airport project will see desertification...
New TDS rules chain citizens
The Indian economy, which is already in the doldrums, is headed for more trouble as revised tax rules will shackle much-needed spending The economy is in shambles and expecting it to thrive is akin to expecting a miracle. A supposedly nationalist Government is keeping it in shackles by curbing spending,...
Budget math gone awry
Budget 2019-20 certainly seeks to achieve the twin objectives of growth and inclusiveness by focussing on farms, rural economy and private investment but taxes and cesses continue to be a bother The Modi 2.0 Government’s maiden Budget has pegged India’s finances on its villages and farms — a visible shift from...
Killing Indian PSUs with impunity
The losses suffered by various sectors like telecom, oil and gas and aviation make it clear that there’s more to the crisis than meets the eye. While the private sector must thrive, it must not come at the cost of stifling the public sector Air pollution, farmer’s issues and oil and...
Policy paralysis in manifestoes
Contesting a key election without national policies on jobs, farms, industrial production, low inflation and sound financial institutions may prove to be costly Election is the greatest show in India. While the many misses are swept under the carpet, rhetoric sure rules the roost. Manifestoes are not necessarily about substance or...
Silent voter will make the right choice
The 2019 Lok Sabha election is not bereft of issues. Economic reforms, unemployment and farm crisis feature sharply this poll season. Only a change in the political scenario can make a difference. The churning will help reshape the future It’s not an easy election for the voters, irrespective of who the...
