
India's economic slowdown is a potential threat to national security: Govt can't afford to take eye off the ball
Right from the time it was first elected in 2014, this government has been at pains to be perceived as being strong on national security and defence

Economic slowdown: Here are five more reforms Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman can look at to kick-start growth engines
There are at least five big reforms that need doing, can quickly get-off the ground, and which will have lasting positive effects on growth

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is illegal in India, but we shouldn’t ignore its potential
The main idea behind Facebook Libra is to make international payments and money transfers cheaper and easier.

Piyush Goyal delivers conventional Interim Budget, but time will tell if lack of grand vision hurts Modi govt
Only time will tell if Piyush Goyal's speech lures the salaried, middle class taxpayers

HC Gupta's conviction in coal scam case is a travesty of justice, has grim portents for administrative system
A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to former coal secretary HC Gupta shortly after sentencing him to three years in prison for criminal conspiracy and misconduct in the coal block allocation scam.

RBI complains too much; its role has been better defined, powers expanded over four years of Narendra Modi govt
Historically, finance ministers have sought to accelerate growth and boost credit, while RBI governors have prioritised stability and control of inflation.

Amendments to Prevention of Corruption Act will ensure this law isn't used to prosecute honest bureaucrats
Parliament has recently passed the bill to amend certain key provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

Rahul Gandhi targets proposed UPSC 'overhaul': Centre's plan not flawless, but Congress chief got it wrong
Is Rahul Gandhi right in tweeting that this is a PMO plan to appoint officers of the RSS’ choice in the civil services? Or that students’ future is at risk? No, and no

Disinvestment: Away from the public eye, the government's attempts to shut sick state-run firms is worthy of notice
Few know that the government has cracked the whip on its own defaulters as well, and successfully closed down chronically sick public companies.

Five big ideas of Modi govt's Budget 2018 that look way beyond next election and might well be irreversible
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while announcing the Union Budget on Thursday, put out some interesting economic ideas, which are interesting, represent fresh thinking, and are possible pointers towards things to come