The myth of the Great Leader with incompetent followers A recent article in Business Standard newspaper by noted journalist Shekhar Gupta tried to analyse why Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s big ideas do not lead to any...
Author - Prosenjit Datta
Prosenjit Datta
Lockdown Diaries8: The Absence of Coordination
The center and the states are not discussing matters and that is marring the response to the pandemic The confusion in the resumption of domestic air travel is only the latest symptom of how little the centre and states...
Of Pithy Slogans and Makeshift Policies
The Prime Minister’s vision of making India a manufacturing powerhouse has not been backed by coherent policy making When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his latest address to citizens the big new thrust to...
No Country For Migrant Workers
The pandemic has bared the attitude of the authorities towards workers. As the lockdown keeps getting extended again and again, the attitude of the union government and the state governments towards migrant workers is...
The Looming Supply Shock
Policy makers have been worrying about the consumption slowdown for some time. But the far greater danger could be the supply side choking up. Even before the Coronavirus pandemic upturned the globe, finance ministry...
Lockdown: The Chaos Continues
So far, the union government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic has been more theatrics and less planning and good execution Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a flair for dramatics and a yen for suspense. He...
Manufacturing Strategies for a Post-Covid-19 World
A look at the lessons learnt from the lockdown and the five things that are likely to change in manufacturing after the pandemic. The lockdown will be over eventually even in states that have decided to extend it beyond...
Lockdown Diaries 7: A Hard Stop
The factories shut down overnight. Then some started partially and some are hoping to start soon. But normalcy will take months, if not years. According to the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2017-18 report...
Liquor is Quicker
Candy may be dandy but alcohol gives immediate revenues to state governments – and that is why they want liquor retailing to be allowed now When the national lockdown was announced, the union government left...
An Exploding Humanitarian Crisis
The 40-day lockdown may well flatten the curve. But for the poor and the ailing, the treatment prescribed may be worse than the disease. Twenty-seven days into the national lockdown, it is apparent that the union...
