Jul08
2011
 

Supreme Court – Enough Already!

Surjit S BhallaJuly 8, 2011
 

The Supreme Court judgment on black money may contain errors of fact and/or
interpretation. In addition, it does contain a large dose of ideology – is that appropriate?
Constitutional?

 
Jul02
2011
 

Congress mole in the BJP?

Surjit S BhallaJuly 2, 2011
 

The poor Indian voter is not confused. He does not like the Congress, and she does not
like the BJP. Nitish Kumar in 2014?

 
Jun25
2011
 

Have inflation and interest rates peaked?

Surjit S BhallaJune 25, 2011
 

It is likely that, given rationality, the RBI is done with raising repo rates for the
foreseeable future.

 
Jun22
2011
 

What Subba Rao really wanted to say

Surjit S BhallaJune 22, 2011
 

Public officials should refrain from offering unsolicited public advice; private parties
should be honest in their analysis and recommendations.

 
Jun04
2011
 

Pro-poor Justice

Surjit S BhallaJune 4, 2011
 

Anti poverty government schemes most likely involve annual corruption levels larger than
the once in a decade scams like 2G. Is the Supreme Court looking?

 
Jun01
2011
 

The Grand Illusion of Zero Growth

Surjit S BhallaJune 1, 2011
 

In this era of a no-bail attitude to corruption, how about intellectuals practicing what they preach
when it comes to intellectual corruption?

 
May13
2011
 

India’s Tahrir Square – West Bengal

Surjit S BhallaMay 13, 2011
 

Poribartan (change) in West Bengal is not a middle-aged hippie revolution – it is the
real thing. Savor it.

 
Apr30
2011
 

Urban roads, take me home

Surjit S BhallaApril 30, 2011
 

The best part of the Ahluwalia committee report on urban infrastructure is the
emphasis on financing. Cities are a public good but they don’t have to be a drain on the
exchequer. All of this requires more reforms, and yes, lower tax rates.

 
Apr23
2011
 

A new Hindu Constant

Surjit S BhallaApril 23, 2011
 

What is this constant even more remarkable than gravity? It is the rate at which the head count ratio of poverty declines in India ?? 1, yes only 1, percentage point decline in poverty per year. 

 
Mar23
2011
 

Pretending to be Paul

Surjit S BhallaMarch 23, 2011
 

If the gods favor India with the enforcement of home team advantage against
Australia , then India should win the final – against either South Africa or Sri Lanka. But
everything about this wonderful World Cup is almost too close to call.

 
 
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