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September 16, 2026
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Gloating in False Growth?
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Those are the famous words from the 1995 thriller ‘Usual Suspects’. That’s a line that one recalls looking at the 7.8% GDP growth figure for the first quarter that the government is boasting about. F...
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September 16, 2026
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People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration
As India hosts the BRICS Summit in 2026, we, the people of one of BRICS’s founding countries, call on BRICS members to forge a development model based on solidarity, dignity, participatory democracy, and respect for human rights and the environment. The emergence of BRICS in 2009 signalled hope...
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September 17, 2026
Why Chidambaram’s Prescription is Dangerous
An Interview of former minister P Chidambaram in yesterday’s (Aug 27) Business Standard tells us what has been wrong about policymaking in this country and flawed policymaking is not an innovation of Modi government. In the interview, reflecting on the economic liberalization 35 years back, h...
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