Manmohan Singh

No! Not back to socialism!

Two events that occurred in the last month may influence the future of Indian polity and economics far more than one can imagine. Mr Ratan Tata wrote an open letter to the people of West Bengal, particularly to the youth there,...

The Washington message

After returning to New Delhi following the Washington meeting of the G-20 on the ongoing meltdown in the international economy, the Prime Minister said that the message at the gathering was that “the worst had not still been...

Kashmir terror trail vanishes in Kerala's political sands

A month after the Kerala police got on the job, investigators are yet to provide a satisfactory explanation for the presence of youths from the state among those killed in encounters with the security forces in a remote area of...

Rahul attempts a healing touch, says 84 riots were totally wrong

Congress scion Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday apologised for the nationwide violence against Sikhs in 1984 in the wake of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. Having followed the footsteps of his mother Sonia Gandhi...

Govt imposes import duty of 5 pc on specified iron and steel items

The government will invest 50,000 crore rupees for funding infrastructure projects to boost the economy through public expenditure, The Minister of State for Industry Ashwani Kumar said, the money will be spent on projects to...

Centre mulls more funds for IIFCL to boost infra spending

In a bid to boost investment in the infrastructure sector at a time when both the public and private sector are hard pressed for funds, the government is considering a proposal to provide more funds to the India Infrastructure...

India: Stop ‘Social Cleansing’ in Bangalore

Illegal Mass Evictions Against a Transgender Community Of course, all reports of child abuse should be thoroughly investigated,but authorities are also responsible for sorting out fact from prejudice – and there is no excuse...

Govt may get Exim Bank to rescue exporters hit by credit shortage

To ease financing constraints faced by Indian exporters, the government is firming up a proposal to expand the resource base of the Export Import Bank of India that provides credit to traders. The idea is to encourage scheduled...

Column : Singh is keen

India's walk after the global economic summit talk did not have a swagger. Mind you, Manmohan Singh could have been excused a bit of self-satisfaction. The post-summit declaration unambiguously addressed every Indian concern....

Cracks in G20: Russia puts conditions for help

There appear to be cracks in the G20 consensus as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has sent a wake up call to the US and the EU telling them not to pass on the burden of their mistakes on the emerging economies. Putin on...