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Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

An article series published in Deccan Herald, curated in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability. Aro...

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Just Taxation

Inequality has been escalating over the years in India. This concentration of wealth resulting from certain historical f...

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Recession – What India should do?

Contrary to the claims of the Finance Minister, India is in recession. Even the RBI agrees. Inequality is on the rise. F...

General Random Reflections

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Why are two Indias growing further apart?

In more recent times, it is strong rise in financial assets, aided by fiscal and monetary support to businesses in respo...

General Indian Economy

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Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

Random Reflections The derailment began in 1991, with the World Bank, IMF loan, and the Liberalisation, Privatisation, ...

General Indian Economy Random Reflections

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India’s demographic curse in waiting

The UN’s 2022 HDI report reveals India remains at the bottom pile of countries in health, education and income levels – ...

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How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens

While it targets welfare schemes, the Union government has also written off crores in outstanding loans for India’s rich...

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Lies, Despair and a Grotesque Inequality Plagues Indian Economy Today

We witnessed an infantile jubilance on the part of the government since last year about a “record recovery” from the pan...

General Indian Economy

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Tax The Top 1% Now | The Money Trail

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 When the entire country was reeling under economic pressur...

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Amidst Authoritarian Regimes, Terrible Labour Conditions & Privatization, What’s the Future of our Youth?

Across the globe, we are seeing a rise in authoritarian regimes. Vladimir Putin in Russia, Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, R.T...

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January 15, 2024

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Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

An article series published in Deccan Herald, curated in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability. Around 21,000 luxury cars were sold in India in the first six months of 2023. This represents a 16% growth over all of 2022 and is 7% more than the peak sales for the same period in 2...

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December 22, 2023

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Just Taxation

Inequality has been escalating over the years in India. This concentration of wealth resulting from certain historical factors and current policies if not addressed will continue to shatter the lives of many. A just tax system has huge potential in reducing this inequality. This brochure will take y...

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November 29, 2022

Thomas Franco

Recession – What India should do?

Contrary to the claims of the Finance Minister, India is in recession. Even the RBI agrees. Inequality is on the rise. From jobless growth, we are in ‘job loss’ growth. Study after study confirms it. OXFAM India Report 2022 on inequality stated that 84% of households suffered a decline i...

General Random Reflections

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September 27, 2022

Prasanna Mohanty

Why are two Indias growing further apart?

In more recent times, it is strong rise in financial assets, aided by fiscal and monetary support to businesses in response to the pandemic crisis, which has led to a sharper rise in inequality More and more global reports and estimates are pointing to two Indias – the rich India and the poor India ...

General Indian Economy

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September 22, 2022

Thomas Franco

Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

Random Reflections The derailment began in 1991, with the World Bank, IMF loan, and the Liberalisation, Privatisation, and Globalisation agenda. Post – Independence Economy We were left with a depressed economy. From 1900 through 1947, the average annual growth rate was under 1%. Capital formation...

General Indian Economy Random Reflections

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September 14, 2022

Prasanna Mohanty

India’s demographic curse in waiting

The UN’s 2022 HDI report reveals India remains at the bottom pile of countries in health, education and income levels – far behind the global averages in human development parameters Human capital development is critical for the growth and development of any economy, but that is where India remain...

Finance General Indian Economy

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September 5, 2022

Anirban Bhattacharya

How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens

While it targets welfare schemes, the Union government has also written off crores in outstanding loans for India’s rich and given huge corporate tax rebates. The Union government seems to be making a concerted effort to deride and ultimately deny the need for any public spending on subsidies and se...

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July 15, 2022

Anirban Bhattacharya

Lies, Despair and a Grotesque Inequality Plagues Indian Economy Today

We witnessed an infantile jubilance on the part of the government since last year about a “record recovery” from the pandemic. Finance Ministry’s report claimed that armed with necessary macro and micro growth drivers, India is on its way to becoming the fastest growing major economy in the world. T...

General Indian Economy

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March 11, 2026

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Tax The Top 1% Now | The Money Trail

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 When the entire country was reeling under economic pressure, the super-rich still made profits. It’s time the people ask for their due share. #TaxTheRich #TaxTheTop1% 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆, 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆! ...

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April 2, 2022

Thomas Franco

Amidst Authoritarian Regimes, Terrible Labour Conditions & Privatization, What’s the Future of our Youth?

Across the globe, we are seeing a rise in authoritarian regimes. Vladimir Putin in Russia, Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, R.T. Erdoğan in Turkey, Xi Jinping in China and Narendra Modi in India are glaring examples, yet there are more. Democracy is being thwarted using various means, but let us discuss th...

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Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

Just Taxation

Recession – What India should do?

Why are two Indias growing further apart?

Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

India’s demographic curse in waiting

How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens

Lies, Despair and a Grotesque Inequality Plagues Indian Economy Today

Tax The Top 1% Now | The Money Trail

Amidst Authoritarian Regimes, Terrible Labour Conditions & Privatization, What’s the Future of our Youth?

Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

Just Taxation

Recession – What India should do?

Why are two Indias growing further apart?

Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

India’s demographic curse in waiting

How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens

Lies, Despair and a Grotesque Inequality Plagues Indian Economy Today

Tax The Top 1% Now | The Money Trail

Amidst Authoritarian Regimes, Terrible Labour Conditions & Privatization, What’s the Future of our Youth?

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