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T K ArunReaders of a premium business newspaper in English are unlikely to have encountered in the flesh the difficulty ordinary people have, when asked to provide proof of address. But it is a very real and major hassle...
TK ArunPrashant Kishor is a modest man. He knows that only one man had ever come in as a total outsider and taken over the leadership of the Congress party, one Mohandas Karamchand. Kishor would not want the world...
Arun KumarAutomation and electronic processing via net are becoming ubiquitous. E-banking and E-commerce have gained wide acceptance in society, especially during the last two years when mobility was restricted due to the pandemic and periodic lockdowns.Many, especially the young,...
Anil TrigunayatWhile the Russia-Ukraine war and the patriotic histrionics of Zelensky, obduracy of Putin and bluffing by the West and incongruity of Biden hog the limelight of media and the paparazzi across the spectrum, the forever wars especially in...
Harsh V. PantAs Russia’s war with Ukraine drags on, India’s engagement with the West has accelerated. Interestingly, instead of the pressure that many had feared would be put on India to toe the Western line on Ukraine, there seems...
Gouri Sankar Nag, Manas Mukul BandyopadhyayThe beagle of retreat of democracy in Pakistan sounds loud with Imran’s exit on 10th April and that is precisely what is really happening now in the ‘garrison state’. Hence our purpose here is...
T K ArunAmway is a big, privately held, American company, with an annual turnover in excess of $8.5 billion. The widow of one of its co-founders, Betsy DeVos, was President Trump’s Secretary for Education. A nondescript non-entity, the company...
IMPRI TeamWomen worldwide disproportionately face barriers to financial access that prevents them from participating in the economy and improving their lives. Providing access to finance for women is crucial for financial inclusion and, consequently, inclusive growth.To deliberate and encourage...
The State of the Environment – #PlanetTalks with Prof Anil K. Gupta on Disaster Risk Reduction in India: Recent Lessons and Strategies for the Future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY-hemcL9Wc#IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), IMPRI Impact and Policy...
Dhiraj NayyarThe Government of India’s NITI Aayog has got its third Vice Chairman in the eighth year of its existence. On 1 May, economist Suman K. Bery will replace economist Rajiv Kumar, who has been at the helm of...