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Ravi Nair
Violations of Rights and Compensation: India’s Failure to Adhere to International Standards
05 Oct 2020
Without a mandated right to compensation, India does not meet international standards when it comes to recompense and rehabilitation for victims of rights violations.
Ravi Nair
UAPA: Descent from Rule of Law to Barbarism
04 Sep 2020
Indian governments across the spectrum adopted economic policies that favour liberalisation and increased presence of multinational corporations as a means of expanding India’s global influence.
Ravi Nair, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
How Adani Will Become India’s Largest Private Airport Operator
02 Sep 2020
A conducive regulatory regime and political environment has ensured that the corporate conglomerate headed by India’s second-richest man, Gautam Adani, could soon become the country’s biggest private…
Ravi Nair
Is CSC E-Governance Services Really a Government Company?
25 Jul 2020
An RTI response claims that an entity meant to provide digital delivery of public services, which received huge contracts without competitive bidding, is a government company. But, there’s evidence…
Ravi Nair
Close Shave in August 1975
25 Jun 2020
As we stare at an impending authoritarian order after the 1975 spell of dictatorial rule, it is still the same story. Impunity reigns supreme. Accountability exists as a pious aspiration, if at all.
Ravi Nair
What’s the Mystery Behind CSC SPV Bagging Govt Contracts Worth Thousands of Crores?
13 Jun 2020
In violation of Article 14 of the Constitution, the Modi government awarded contracts worth thousands of crores to a quasi-government company without inviting any competitive bids or evaluating its…
Ravi Nair
For Over a Month, Modi Govt Didn’t Adhere to NDMA Advisory on COVID-19
19 May 2020
The chronology of events shows how various advisories, guidelines and alerts by the Health Ministry, too, were ignored by the Centre.
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…
Ravi Nair
Sitharaman ‘Stimulus’ :Recycling Existing Schemes for Farmers as New
18 May 2020
The third tranche of the ‘special package’ announced on May 15 by the finance minister once again was more of the same – credit and loans for existing schemes.
Ravi Nair
How Much is Govt Really Spending on ‘Economic Package’
16 May 2020
The second round of announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 14, for migrant workers and urban poor, is yet again a tweaking of existing schemes.