Tag Archives: Modi

Economics and Politics of Maldvies Boycott

Recently the prime minister of India Narendra Modi visited the islands of Lakshwadeep, which is a union territory of India, to bolster his reelection bid in the 2024 Loksabha elections. His visit was strategically designed to pitch Lakshwadeep against ongoing tensions with the newly elected Maldives government, which is more pro-China. Modi government is a […]

Modi Government Pretends to Fight Inflation

Recently RBI released the inflation numbers and they don’t look good for the Modi government which is getting ready for elections in 2024. Retail inflation hit a high of 7.8 percent in April while wholesale inflation crossed 15% mark. This high level of price inflation coupled with so many other economic, social, religious etc., issues […]

Does it Matter if the Indian Prime Minister is Educated or Not?

As the 2024 parliamentary election approaches the Indian political scene is heating up rapidly. The sitting prime minister Narendra Modi doesn’t want to lose election at any cost and he and his party are making all desperate attempts to defeat their political opponents by hook or crook. All institutions are subverted and being used for […]

Indian Constitution and Elections

The state assembly elections of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and some of the by-poll elections are over in India and the results are out. In 2023 more state assembly elections in states like Madhya Pradesh etc., are going to be conducted. Not a year passes by in India when some or the other election is not […]

On the Relationship of Inflation with Jobs, Equitable Wealth Distribution and Economic Growth

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the US-India Business Council’s India Ideas Summit said, Instead of inflation, red-lettered priorities for the country would of course be jobs, equitable wealth distribution and making sure India is moving on the path of growth.  In this essay I am going to discuss the relationship of inflation with jobs, […]