Op-ed

A shift in focus from continuous expansion to ensuring sustainability and effectiveness of programmes is imperative for achieving policy success.

The recently introduced farm reforms have triggered countrywide protests. However, the SEZ ‘reforms’, which ended income tax breaks for SEZ units earlier this year, and for SEZ developers in 2017, have gone almost unnoticed.

In a recent article ‘Slogans as an Organizational Feature of Chinese Politics’, published in the Journal of Chinese Political Science, Aleš Karmazin writes that “slogans are ritually repeated elements in Chinese politics, appearing in strategic documents and main speeches.”

What are pack houses? Since the 1980s, international trade of fruit and vegetables has been growing by leaps and bounds, driven by rising incomes...

In the run up to Budget FY16, there have been speculations, expectations, apprehensions and wish-lists from all quarters. But since the Modi government stormed...