Barking Up the Wrong Tree ON THE EVE of his departure for Japan, Finance Minister Morarji Desai reiterated his intention to evolve a comprehensive incomes and prices policy to tackle the difficult...
Letter from Delhi
to look elsewhere for assistance for its projects. An important development in the chemicals industry has been the progress made in recent years by France and Italy independently of the...
the process increase its deposits as well. The increase in the assets of the commercial banking system could be either in the form of credit to the private sector or in the form of credit to the...
Politics and Economics of a Freeze THE IDEA of a wage 'freeze', which was revived by the recent Chief Ministers' conference, is rapidly becoming a major cause of tension within the Government. The...
Half-Hearted Reorganisation THE Jong delayed announcement of the Government's decision on the so-called reorganisation of the Planning Commission has come at last. The outcome of the prolonged, and...
sition. It also provided evidence of differences within the Congress Assembly Party. The APHLC MLAs from the Khasi and Garo Hills warned the House that this might be their last presence in the...
community interested in the maintenance of ordered life in the State find it increasingly difficult to view the situation with equanimity". "The strangest thing", the paper said in conclusion, "is...
Social Control of Banks THE national preoccupation with the West Asian crisis and later with the diplomatic confrontation with China understandably shifted the focus of attention from the discussion...
hold up the implementation of these schemes which have already been much delayed. LETTER TO EDITOR Politics of Ghera THE POLITICS of gheraos may not be as simple as you make them out to be in your...
Towards Democratic Socialism THE REACTIONS evoked by the Congress Working Committee resolution, which lays down a set of directives and proposals for the Government to carry out in the field of...
Swatantra Party. This sets a dangerous precedent; for, a similar Committee dominated by leftist elements at a later date would feel free to recommend a leftward lurch in policy. C H Bhabha has other...
out for his own political reasons. This dreadful sense of insecurity, rather than the conscience, makes cowards of us all. Perhaps villains too. Prafulla Ghosh and the F C I must know each other...
favour of Hussain was that there was a precedent tor the Vice-President to become the President; also that if Hussain was not elevated, many would attribute it to Indian communalism. But neither of...
In the meantime, interim politics hold the stags
The quiet efficiency with which Asoka Mehta was able to push through the extension of the deadline for price and distribution concessions to the fertiliser industry beyond March 31 was something of a...
