Harini Calamur's Writings
I write on the Indian Elections, and the challenges facing the next Government The 4th phase of elections has drawn to a close. At the end of these, it is two predominant messages that stand out – one is NYAY, the Indian…
I wrote on the candidature of Pragya Thakur, and the sacrifice of Hemant Karkare in CNBC TV18 Imagine a person arrested for terror. Imagine now that he or she had a Muslim sounding name. Imagine also that they are out on bail…
This piece on the Indian Elections and the declining standards of behavior appeared in CNBC-TV18 AS the second phase of elections comes to a close, one thing is certain, this is the dirtiest election on record. The number of senior politicians who…
The BJP Manifesto, in CNBC TV18 It is election season and therefore manifesto season. This is the time, once in five years, that political parties demonstrate their vision for the country, and ask us for votes on the basis this vision. The…
I write for CNBC-TV18 In 2015, the Government of the People’s Republic of China announced the “Double First Class University plan”. It is a 35-year vision for academic excellence in the country. By 2050 China aims to be a Higher Education Power….
NYAY – the Congress’ minimum income guarantee programme – i write in CNBC-TV18 In January, Rahul Gandhi, the President of the Congress Party, tweeted “We cannot build a new India while millions of our brothers & sisters suffer the scourge of poverty. …
This appeared in CNBC TV18 At 91, LK Advani finally fades into the sunset. There is no grand send off for the patriarch of the Bhartiya Janata Party, no celebration of the fact that he – through his much debated methods –…
Elections 2019 seems shorn of issues, i write for CNBC TV18 The bugle has been sounded, and the race is underway. For the next two months or so, the big political parties and alliances, in India, will be competing towards getting the…
The Balakot Strikes : This appeared on CNBC-TV18 In the wee hours of the morning, on the 26th of February, a dozen Mirage fighters dropped guided surface to air missiles on a terrorist camp in Balakot, Pakistani. This was not just in…
This piece on Minimum Income Guarantee appeared in CNBC-TV18 here The conversation around an income guarantee for the poor is not new. In the Economic Survey of India 2016-17, the then chief economic advisor to the Government of India, Arvind Subramaniam had…