After three decades of liberalisation, fruits of growth have not gone to poor
It is thirty years since India adopted neoliberal policies in 1991, though some would date their introduction even earlier to...
Why Even Capitalists are Now Pitching for Cash Transfers
In terms of economic policy, the Narendra Modi government must be perhaps the most conservative in the world. During the...
G-7’s vaccine diplomacy: Sad reality of vaccine donation by seven most developed economies
The G-7 countries have promised to donate one billion doses of the Covid vaccine to the so-called “developing” countries. The...
Human Life in a Poor Country is as Precious as in a Rich Country
A spade must be called a spade. The biggest ally of the coronavirus today, as it decimates mankind, is the...
The Mystery of Missing Vaccines
India is facing an acute vaccine shortage. The impression that generally prevails is that this shortage is because while production...
Lockdown Distress: A Saga of Rising Household Debts, Ebbing Incomes
On March 24, 2020, Narendra Modi had announced that the country would go into a lockdown after four hours! This...
Covid Vaccine: Patents versus People
While the US support for even a temporary waiver on the Covid-vaccine patent must be welcomed, one cannot be too...
Free Universal Vaccination is Recognition of Right to Life
Of all the decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government, the most mindless has been the so-called “liberalisation” of vaccine...
Government Plan to Privatise Public Sector Undertakings may just help Corporates get Richer
The government’s plan to privatise Public Sector Undertakings makes no economic sense as it will just help crony capitalists, writes PRABHAT...
Fiscal Policies Disastrous for Indian Economy
The government’s fiscal bind is taking a heavy toll on the Indian economy, writes PRABHAT PATNAIK. ---- EVEN the BJP government...
Farmers’ Protest A Thorn in the Side of Hindutva’s Alliance with Neoliberalism
The farmers’ struggle represents a major step towards undoing the dominance of the corporate-Hindutva alliance that has characterised India for...
Government’s Timidity in Handling Fiscal Deficit Post- Pandemic has added to Workers Woes
The government did not give out relief packages in order to avoid stretching beyond its fiscal deficit limit, an action...
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