How Gender Inequality Can Hinder Economic Progress
The manner in which government has described its cooking gas subsidy as a gift to Indian women reinforces gender stereotypes of women as the sole custodians of the kitchen.
TK Arun
TK Arun is a Senior Journalist and Columnist based in Delhi.
Globalizing federal finances is imperative, granting states a larger stake in investment portfolios
As the world continues to globalise, accommodating new geopolitical alignments, technological paradigm shifts, and climate imperatives, the role of governments in their national economies is rising, both through policy and expenditure. In India, of the total government expenditure of 30% of GDP, two-thirds is carried out by state governments (see Table 2.7 of Economic Survey 2022-23, Statistical Appendix), including some spending financed by the Centre.
Google’s Fees: Fact vs Fiction for App Developers
Play Store fee may be steep, but it's levied only on apps with revenue of at least $1 million; fledging startup pay little and Google should publicise this.
MPCE Data: Aesthetic Appeal with Substantial Insights
MPCE data accounts for just 49 per cent of the consumption reported by GDP estimates. The destination weddings, designer clothes, fancy dining and wining, and exotic holidays probably remain Instagram posts, without finding mention in answers to pesky surveyors.
Addressing Unaccounted Political Funding Beyond Electoral Bonds
Recorded contributions, whether via electoral bonds or plain contributions for which parties issue receipts, form only a part, probably a tiny part, of the total spending by political parties.
Hollow Claims?: Examining Modi Government’s White Paper on the UPA Administration
The UPA era witnessed the fastest rate of growth in India’s history but the government failed to tom-tom many of its achievements | File photo of former PM Manmohan Singh with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.