The election results, due on 2nd March 2023 will be an interesting development for all major parties in the fray but most importantly for the BJP, in Tripura and beyond, setting the stage for the party’s expansion in the northeast region. Elections to nine states in India are scheduled to…

In the last few years, the Government of India has taken several measures to change the face of banking in India. Foremost amongst these measures is privatisation of public sector banks through steps such as setting up DIPAM, IBC and merger of small banks. For more on the trajectory of…

The 1991 Economic Reforms in India heralded a new age for the Banking Sector of the country as well. It introduced fresh regulatory and supervisory norms and international benchmarks for banks in India. From Polstrat, a non-partisan political consultancy which aims to shift the narrative of political discourse in the…

In a July 2022 Policy Paper ‘Privatisation of Public Sector Banks in India: Why, How and How Far?’, former NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya and National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) Director General Poonam Gupta made a case for the privatisation of Public Sector Banks based on the ‘superior…

The original version of the article was published on 8th June 2022 in “The Daily Guardian” Alarming figures about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on India’s gendered labour force participation rate published in the past week have raised alarm bells amongst economists and policymakers. As per data collected by…

The original version of the article was published on 01st June 2022 in “The Daily Guardian” There has been an ongoing muted tussle between National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) over the nomination of a candidate for one…

The original version of the article was published on 25th May 2022 in “The Daily Guardian” Large parts of India and its neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, have been experiencing record high temperatures as a heatwave continues to engulf the subcontinent. The heatwave began in early March and continues to aggravate…

The original version of the article was published on 27th April 2022 in “The Daily Guardian” Parties offering freebies targeting various sections of society in the run-up to the 2022 Assembly elections was the trend this time. In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party, which emerged as the second-largest party in…

The original version of the article was published on 20th April in “The Daily Guardian” “You have given 30 years to Congress and 17 years to BJP to rule the state, all they did was loot Himachal. Just give me five years. If you are not satisfied, you can change…