INDIA: 2020-2021 budget brings no cheer
The budget speech made by the finance minister is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year because of the economic and political priorities it sets out. Possibly because of fewer electoral challenges coming up in 2020, the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Allia… Become a member to read the rest of this […]
INDIA: Government banks on Trump visit to overcome domestic setbacks
With protests against new citizenship laws showing no signs of abating and an almost certain defeat in the elections to the Delhi assembly due 8 February, the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) administration is trying to shift the political narrative towards on… Become a member to read the rest of this article
INDIA: Delhi’s Iran problem
New Delhi’s nuanced reaction to the US attack on the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that took out Maj Gen Qassem Suleimani, not naming those who carried it out (unlike China which named the US), reflects economic compulsions as well as geopolitical realities. Although Indi… Become a member to read the rest of this article