The Government of India is aiming to enter into pacts with various developed countries to send people to work in sectors such as farm, construction, and manufacturing. Our editorial in this context notes, while this is a welcome imitative, from the policy point of view, it is important to recognise that this will not solve the unemployment or under-employment problem India is facing and should not be seen as an answer to the Indian economy’s inability to create enough well-paid jobs. Read here
State-owned oil-refining and distribution companies enjoy pricing freedom only on paper. Now that all of