The issue with client durables is that they aren’t all that sturdy. The guarantee runs out in a 12 months, after which — in India a minimum of — both a neighbourhood repairman does his finest to repair the inevitable breakdowns, or the kabadiwala takes …
The funds season is upon us. The Union funds, which lays out the receipt and expenditure proposals of the Authorities of India, is an annual characteristic in Parliament on February 1. It receives in depth press protection — in reality, it sends each TV and …
The nation heaved a collective sigh of relief as the Indian and Chinese armies commenced a process of “synchronised and verifiable disengagement” on banks of the Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh. This mutual climbdown came after 10 months of a tense and sanguinary armed confrontation, …
On February 25, the Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London accepted the contention of the Indian government to extradite Nirav Modi, who duped the Punjab National Bank of billions of rupees and fled the country when he found the noose around him tightening, saying that the …
Written by Surjeet Dhanji Australians of Indian origin are yet to make substantial inroads into Australian legislative institutions. They participate in many sectors of the Australian economy and society. Many are well educated and earn high incomes. Most speak English and, coming from a democratic …
In its study on the “Sectoral deployment of bank credit in India”, the Reserve Bank of India has highlighted the sharp decline in bank credit to parts of the economy. The collapse is due to both supply and demand-side factors — the pandemic has forced …
The launch of Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) comes weeks after India allowed the export of COVID-19 vaccine to Brazil, as part of its “vaccine maitri” diplomacy. Taken together, these two examples of technological and scientific cooperation draw attention to …
The implications of a bench of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of India asking a man accused of raping a minor if he would marry the victim are disquieting. Words uttered in the highest, most pre-eminent court of the land ripple out …