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PTI
Fitch Lowers India's Outlook to Negative After 8 Years, Says Economic Activity May Shrink by 5%
18 Jun 2020
A stronger focus by ruling BJP on its Hindu-nationalist agenda...risks becoming a distraction for economic reform implementation and could further raise social tensions, it said.
Raghunath Nageswaran and Vignesh Karthik KR
How BJP’s Socio-Cultural Vision is Driving its Economic Policies
18 Jun 2020
The government is aiming for a homogenous economy dominated by big players, to the exclusion of the small or the weak.
P. Sainath
The Migrant and the Moral Economy of the Elite
10 Jun 2020
The migrant labourers do not need our sympathy, concern or compassion. They need justice. They need their rights to be real, respected and enforced.
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
Force Majeure: Scapegoat for BJP’s Failures?
08 Jun 2020
While this task would not be undertaken from the formal platform, a systemic campaign is likely to be waged to convince people to accept the hardships faced were in their destiny and that the…
Subodh Varma
Modi Government’s Economic Stimulus: Only 10% from Government Funds, Only 4% in People’s Hands
04 Jun 2020
Bulk of the package is loans and credit lines while just Rs 76,500 crore will actually go straight to distressed people.
PTI
GDP Growth at 11-Year Low of 4.2% in FY20, Dips to 3.1% in Jan-Mar
29 May 2020
Fiscal deficit widens to 4.6% of GDP in 2019-20, eight core sectors contract 38.1% in April
PTI
S&P Joins Chorus, Says Indian Economy Will Shrink 5% in FY21, Stimulus Package Too Low
28 May 2020
The global rating agency’s forecast comes close on the heels of Fitch Ratings and Crisil, too, projecting a 5% contraction due to COVID-19 lockdown halting economic activity.
Subodh Varma
COVID-19: Uncertain and Distressed, India Awaits Wiser Leadership
28 May 2020
COVID-19 is relentlessly spreading, the lockdown which was meant to contain it continues in its 64th day, and the government is desperately trying to contain the damage its own muddled policies…
Ravi Nair
Fourth Tranche of FM Sitharaman’s Announcements: Stale Chai in a Worn Out, Leaky Flask
18 May 2020
‘The announcements made were policy decisions, those about existing projects, a re-announcement of schemes and the Government’s plan to support private entities if they invest money. It is basic…
Subodh Varma
Job Losses Soar as Modi Govt Continues to Grope in the Dark
10 May 2020
In April alone, over 12 crore jobs were estimated to have been lost, and unemployment is at over 27% in the beginning of May.