Shubhashis Gangopadhyay

A people-centric proposition

The break from giving sops to industry and throwing money at the poor is welcome

Proper monetisation of assets can wipe off Budget deficits

Refreshingly, both in healthcare and infrastructure, the FM has talked about a plan that stretches well beyond a year. Along with education, these form the foundation for an inclusive society

Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget is good, but there's room for more

'We produce the globally best in our institutions but lose too many of them to other countries', said the author

Budget 2018: Non- agricultural income is the litmus test

There is a promise in the Budget of smoothening out the frictions faced by MSMEs in doing business

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: Budget 2016 - Subsidising crop insurance premium not the best idea

While the objective is commendable, the solution being proposed is not sustainable in the long-run since it will encourage risk-taking with MSP crops

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: The rule of law, and of prices

We should not worry about the impact on the power industry of properly priced coal blocks

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: The common wealth

Why the Modi government's approach to financial inclusion is different - and better

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: Trust in reform

Labour law reform must go hand-in-hand with reforms that build workers' trust in management

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: Helping ourselves

Instead of trying to help the poor, start trying to help people move out of poverty

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: The real way to end poverty

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must ensure the government stops acting as a barrier to the aspirations of the poor

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: Turnout astrology

Analysis of voter turnout is rarely sensible but always amusing

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: CSR, out of the box

Mandated corporate social responsibility hurts shareholders, not firms

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: Crime and commutation

Factors that should feature in judging the fate of Rajiv Gandhi's killers

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: A democracy of individuals

Politics should focus on the demands of ordinary voters rather than moving in the vague world of macroeconomics

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: The cap fits well

There is every reason to suppose the Aam Aadmi Party can provide a stable government for Delhi

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: Trusting the grass roots

Instead of worrying about incentives for panchayats, strengthen their authority and the political process

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: When girls refuse school

Why girls start dropping out of school in class IX

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: Don't forget the universities

Building newer institutions may not be the answer to our higher education woes if we do not arrest the decline in the ones we already have

Something rotten

Beyond the headlines, Indian society continues to rot

Real roads to the future

Don't debate distractions, look at real changes on the ground