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The mid-term financial review has painted a rosy picture of Karnataka’s revenue position, but this is only one side of the story as the state could land in deep trouble if it fails to keep its current rate of accumulation of debt and borrowings under control. According to the report tabled in the Assembly, the state has demonstrated strong economic recovery from the
When we look back from the vantage point of the last day of December, how did India’s world change in the year gone by? What should we look forward to in the coming year? The wise thought in this country, handed down through generations, is that the world has always been like this, unchanging and immutable. That could be true in a philosophical sense, or over the long span
The controversy over the redesign of the logo of India’s premier management institute, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), has not ended with the adoption of the new logo by its board. The controversy involves quite a few issues which touch upon IIMA’s identity, its self-image, and the decision-making process in the institute. It has adopted and unveiled the
The Supreme Court has rightly expressed its concern over the erosion of independence of the Election Commission and the absence of a law governing the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commissioners. It has also red-flagged the “disturbing trend” of successive CECs being handicapped by short tenures over the past two decades. A five-judge
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing State visit to India has been productive with the two sides signing pacts for cooperation in water sharing, trade, connectivity, space, railway infrastructure, and science and technology. The agreement on sharing the waters of River Kushiyara is significant. This is the first river water-sharing pact that the two sides have