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India: A fuel price experiment in Goa

By Bala Murali Krishna Sat, Mar 31, 2012 10:09AM UTC View Comments

Does India really subsidize petrol, diesel and cooking gas? Our national debate has singularly focused on raising prices in what is already one of the costliest countries for gasoline, ostensibly because all petroleum products are subsidized by a state that can ill afford to do so. This, in turn, has led the opposition — and...

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India’s assembly elections: Biggest gainers, losers and the greatest impact

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, Mar 07, 2012 3:44AM UTC View Comments

The two biggest questions after the last of the Electronic Voting Machines have been packed up in India at the conclusion of state elections in five states are simple: who are the biggest gainers and losers; and secondly what would be the immediate impact of the verdict on the stability of the government. It does...

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India: Key state elections to make or break political careers

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:33AM UTC View Comments

India is a land of serial elections, where each poll outstrips the preceding one in political impact. The last round of state assembly elections in 2011 saw history being created in West Bengal – Mamata Banerjee succeeded in accomplishing what was often considered unthinkable in the past: vanquishing the Left Front, in power for 34...

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Can James Bond resurrect Indian Railways?

By Sriram Vadlamani Tue, Sep 06, 2011 8:45PM UTC View Comments

Life works in mysterious ways. I wasn’t surprised that Mayawati sends a chopper to Mumbai to get her sandals. I wasn’t even surprised that Mayawati has chosen to shoot the messenger and called WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange deranged after a cable branded her a “paranoid dictator”. These things happen in India and we get used...

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