Citizen Raj: Indian Elections 1952-2019
It is the most definitive account of the history of Indian elections, chronicling the political and economic background against which it has been unfolding since 1952
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It is the most definitive account of the history of Indian elections, chronicling the political and economic background against which it has been unfolding since 1952
A background report on Employment in India for the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM)
This election was the first since slow economic growth was apparent and in the data. A slow economy, however, was not the only factor — after all, in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP won by a large margin.
For whom will the Gujarat election toll – a confident BJP or a reviving Congress? The opinion polls suggest that Gujarat may not be a Rahul Gandhi moment.
Inflation is down by 700 bp since 2013, and policy rates have declined by 200bp — and you are still wondering why GDP growth is slow?
The old elite won’t give up their privileges easily. They will try to derail the structural transformation happening in India and object at every turn.
It is politics that best explains the phenomena of farmer riots amidst growing prosperity.
Narendra Modi’s tenure thus far has brought about significant structural change in the economy. But the nation needs to be careful about false morality and cow vigilantism
PM Modi has nothing to gain and everything to lose by pursuing a divisive social agenda. He has to worry both about the enemy within, and the one outside, his development tent.
A ‘rate hike in time is just fine’ is a wise RBI saying. With CPI inflation at near-historic lows, this must mean, according to the RBI law of mean reversion, that the future will bring high inflation. Hence, the urgent...