Book Review: Black Money and Tax Havens by R Vaidyanathan
“Black Money and Tax Havens” by R Vaidyanathan can be purchased from Amazon. The subject of black money, and tax havens that act as conduits for such black money, has been the topic of intense fascination More...
The political economy of demonetisation
Demonetisation was a brave policy to implement and risky. But then serious policy measures entail risk and India’s political culture is normally risk averse. As a result, it allows consequential missteps already More...
Demonetisation – A Dharmic Perspective
Demonetisation is the reneging by a government of its promissory undertaking in regard to currency. The recent scrapping of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes is not demonetisation because the government still promises More...
The poor in India will lead the Digital Revolution – here’s why
Popular articles about the poor in India, paint a dismal picture of ignorance, illiteracy and hopelessness. This language starts with the international media and percolates down to even local newspapers, which would More...
Effects of Demonetisation: A Brief review
Demonetisation has been the biggest economic measure that India has seen post-Independence. It has caused and will result in many social, political and economic effects. Some people criticised the move in the beginning More...
Demonetization: The Ultimate Weapon against Black economy
The black money is a much bigger problem than what appears to it. It provides a fertile ground for all the anti-social and anti-national activities like illicit drug menace, prostitution rackets, human trafficking, More...
Demonetization-The Major Reset In India
Through notification on November 8th, 2016, all currency notes of the denomination of INR 500 (approx USD7) and INR 1,000 (approx USD15) have been demonetized by Central Government of India. Those currency notes More...
And you Thought Modi Was Doing Nothing?
After Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in May 2014, a lot of people have bemoaned the lack of action against the corrupt and no convictions. But the Indian system is slow and Modi cannot singlehandedly change More...
Reason and due procedure, not emotion and activism will solve Black Money case
(This was sent by an IndiaFacts reader and supporter, Shwetank Bhushan) The most pertinent question is, if we want a lawful state or we just want to take out our frustration? I do not understand, why names against More...