Deb gets it right in his letter to Dr. Sen

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/jzZ7IgpYykSbY4YUMsTDMP/A-letter-for-Amartya-Sen.html

Interesting

http://www.livemint.com/Page/Id/2.0.2721704809

More sensible suggestions

http://www.livemint.com/Page/Id/2.0.2722220537

I just hope people see the sensible option

Dispeling crap claims of Mr.Sen

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/rbpCYAO7OXjuLydprKMG6L/Book-Review-An-Uncertain-Glory-India-and-its-Contradiction.html

The book is basically propaganda for Congress by a once good economist. I hope the Indian electorate recognize this

More on the Sen topic..

http://tgs.nationalinterest.in/2013/07/24/an-ignorant-defence-of-the-ignobel/

I love ignoble :p

More on Sen Bhagwati issue

http://www.livemint.com/Page/Id/2.0.2713677131

Well put..

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Retributions/~3/457GF0zScb8/

Wow... Made my day

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/9Qzg05zypjEUbioqK9N1UM/Why-Amartya-Sen-is-wrong.html

A fabulous piece showing up Sen for what he actually is. I have been dying to write about this issue for sometime now. This piece does a great job at highlighting the damage that Sen and his ilk are doing to India. From what I see in this piece he has been doing that for a while now.

Oh btw .. I have an economist I love - Jagdish Bhagwati!!

Seriously

When will they kick this guy out? Livemint editors please act immediately.

http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/5dNuZib4DsCt87yqj0o4fK/Ten-traits-that-defined-Narendra.html

More drivel from our PM

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Z61cnohYxqvagy5sxZOnGP/Manmohan-Singh-says-govt-committed-to-cut-deficit.html

DRS

http://www.livemint.com/Page/Id/2.0.2658477823

I agree with author's idea. I feel the number of reviews should be 2 per 25 hours in a test. They reset at the beginning of the 25 over period.

Also even in the current system the review challenge should not be lost if the decision turns out to be umpire's call - which means it was a damn close decision. If the call was very clear and team requested a review they should lose the challenge. This for me is so obvious that its Non-usage is a crime.

After squandering the opportunity to act for 9 years

see here

Then there is the question of timing. The right time to attract FDI is when the country’s growth is on an upswing. A fast-growing economy is a far more attractive proposition than one that is growing modestly. If the investment regime is liberalized during troubled times, any foreign investor will be cautious before committing money. If anything, the desperation evident in Tuesday’s measures will actually prompt a wait and watch attitude on the part of investors.

i cannot imagine what will happen if the UPA returns to power again!

Acts of desperation for sure

http://tgs.nationalinterest.in/2013/07/16/rbi-defends/

Can you argue with the conclusion?

The possibility that the truth about Ishrat Jahan is being masked to facilitate political gain is getting harder and harder to dismiss, and even more disturbing is the fact that this looks like it is being done at the cost of the country’s efforts to fight terrorism.

As Firstpost noted, Like all truths, the whole truth about Ishrat Jahan’s life and death likely won’t please anyone. It’s critical, though, to the credibility of India’s criminal justice system, and the future of our struggle against terrorism. Nothing anyone has done so far, though, suggests anyone really wants to tell the story—and nothing the CBI is doing gives reason to think that’s going to change.

Full piece here

Go for a hike...

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/behugdH9jRQCyXii3FkR4N/Why-Mint-has-been-in-favour-of-a-rate-hike.html

I do hope RBI goes for a rate hike. At least then the government will realize the dire situation India and the Rupee are put in by reckless policy making. Well.. One can hope..

Why the moral argument is flawed

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XOugwZuTrKNgzsfNTFX0UO/Morality-and-the-food-law.html

Well put Mr. Singh!

The stupidity that happens

in India! I mean, he is an advocate for god sake; you would expect him to be able to at least read!

Nice article

on the Right to Food here

Fabulous piece

by Pratap Bhanu Mehta highligthing the great progress under UPA. Hats off!

A good article when read completely - unlike what the media is trying to do!

here

On immigration reform

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/opinion/brooks-pass-the-bill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Where do you stand?

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LKb8rZi6t6t7TRYOVKKKyH/Gandhi-vs-Modi-is-actually-Sen-vs-Bhagwati.html

Sen - a nobel laureate - is on the wrong especially making up facts. There is space for both thought processes. However the irony is the more you lean towards Sen's plan the less money you will have to implement his plan. Apply Bhagwati's plan to generate capital and deploy it efficiently towards Sen's ideas. I don't get it why people can't see this.

Emotions are good.. But who will care about implementation

http://www.livemint.com/Page/Id/2.0.2569653093

The reason for arguing against the food security bill is the money could be better spent on infrastructure - that will benefit the poor more than food security. I do agree that a society has to subsidize the poor - but if call for subsidy is politically motivated you should not be blind to that. Moreover, the bill is being introduced by a government that recklessly frittered away money for the last 9 years. Why would i trust them to do this well.

My thoughts exactly

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/rQon0vRQAClWRO7f06Iv2J/Easing-the-policy-logjam-finally.html

Read the last sentence!

You can always hope..

http://www.livemint.com/Page/Id/2.0.2479245549

In my recent India trip this happened many times. Every time I was flying there will be a neatly dressed older gentlemen who try to skip the line. I tapped one of these telling him there are people behind you. He actually gave me a random excuse. I hope to have embarrassed him enough that he will not try that again. Same thing inside the airport; people running to break the queues and the cool person that i am getting mad.