An Abundant Life with Little
We have been conditioned over time that ‘more’ is good. It’s a life of excess. More of everything. More clothes, more jewellery, more houses, and even more things to...
US-India Tariff Tensions: Modi’s Defiant Stance Amid Economic Challenges
The US imposed a 50% tariff on Indian goods, escalating tensions over Russia’s oil and India’s farmer protections, an analysis by Rita, exclusively for Different Truths. The United States...
The Fever and Frenzy of Puja Grips Kolkata with Renewed Vigour
With the advent of Durga Puja, Bengalis in Kolkata – and elsewhere – go berserk with joy. The fever and frenzy of Puja grip the city. A month or two...
Do Not Fall Prey to Janus Attack at Free Wi-Fi Hotspots
Janus was the double-headed Roman God of Gateways, depicting a transitional connection between our past and future. In light of cybercrime, the message sender or originator is pigeonholed as...
GDP Growth Looking Up, But Serious Problems Remain
The high growth does not reflect the whole story. There is significant jobless growth. Only 8 lakh new jobs have been created against the requirement of nearly 50 lakhs...
Repo Rate Hike a Waste of Breath: RBI Could Have Adopted Less Cautionary Approach
The RBI Governor conveyed the picture of a robust Indian economy, surging ahead fast, with little spare capacity and demand rising on the back of bumper crop last season....
India is the Second Most Unequal Country, Globally
New World Wealth, a Johannesburg-based company, published a report where it claimed that India is the second-most unequal country in the world, with millionaires controlling 54 percent of the...
CAATSA a Recipe for Disaster to Security Concerns of India: US Sanction on Russia Could Boomerang
CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act), is a new law in the US armoury. The law provides for sanctions against India’s arms purchase from its traditional ally Russia....
Only Big Farmers Benefit from Write-Offs
Last year, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab undertook large-scale farm debt waivers, costing half a percent of the entire GDP of India, and Andhra Pradesh recently announced a loan...
When Economics Morphs into Politics and Diplomacy: Trump Policies Bring Exalted Status to Russia
Sochi and St Petersburg have become, in a way, the centre of the world this week. Leaders from across the world are converging on to the two hotspots, seeking...