Letter - Different Truths

March 26, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

CPI(M) Once Again Betrays its Anti-Agitation Mindset: Opposition Dubs it as Development Terrorism

The CPI(M) committed the cardinal sin for a communist party by launching an agitation to counter the popular agitation of the ‘Vayalkkilikal’! The magnitude of the CPI(M)’s insensitivity can...

March 21, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

An Ode to my Mentor

Indian bureaucracy thrives on sycophancy and who would be the most favourite officer depends on how flexible an officer can be to please some people. However, whenever there was...

February 24, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Crocodile Tears on Breakdown of Banking Controls: Chief Economic Advisor Owes the Nation an Explanation

Arvind Subramanian, the CEA, does not feel shy in admitting that he failed to respond to the decay, though he was aware of it. It is indeed shocking to...

February 22, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Trolls in Their Internet Sprawls: Modi Helps Create New Kind of Jobs

The reality is often brushed under the carpet by Modi’s rivals whose numbers will increase manifold as general elections 2019 approach with a deadly certainty. A huge number of...

February 21, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Economy

Gaming Banking System through Process Shortcomings: Need to Nurture Institutional Integrity to Restore Trust

In the aftermath of the scam, the Punjab National Bank’s honcho has claimed that it has acted promptly, suspending 10 officials, while the Central Bureau of Investigation has also...

February 20, 2018
IPA Service
Corruption, Crime, Economy

Baby Face Bank Robbers: Nelson and Nirav, One Took to Fatal Love of Gun, the Other to Commission

Two ‘Baby Face’ bank robbers, Nelson and Nirav, make an interesting study. One used gun, the other sweet talks and honey traps. Here’s a report for Different Truths. Nirav...

February 19, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Economy, Politics

The Massive PNB Nirav Modi Scam has the Makings of a Political Thriller

The Congress and the BJP both have their hands in the PNB Nirav Modi Scam, which reads more like a political thriller. Here’s the expose for Different Truths. So...

February 17, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Politics

Bank Frauds: Congress, BJP Cannot Pass on the Buck to Each Other

The massive banking fraud by Nirav Modi, the diamond dealer to the world’s glitterati was originally estimated to cost Rs 12,300 crore. The value of the plunder is now...

January 15, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Advocacy, Economy

Will the Union Budget Respond to the Demand of the Civil Society for a Universal Pension Scheme?

The letter written on behalf of the Pension Parishad, a network of 100 civil society organisations in it, is in response to recent reports indicating that the Centre was...

January 15, 2018
Ashu Arora
Literary Festival, Potpourri

A Letter to my Favourite Books

Ashu pens a letter to his favourite books, as gratitude, in the regular column, exclusively for Different Truths. Dear Books, I hardly remember the day we met for the...

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