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Business News > Mint Authors > Roshan Kishore

Roshan Kishore

Mint Author

ARTICLES BY ROSHAN KISHORE

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Union Budget for 2024-25 on Thursday. (ANI)

Govt keeps fiscal gunpowder dry

3 min read . 01 Feb 2024

There is no guarantee that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be able to maintain the votes-to-seats conversion rate of 2014 in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Has the BJP become invincible?

3 min read . 02 Aug 2018

In India, livestock decisions are based on economics rather than a love for cows. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Economics, not religion, drives ownership of cattle in India

3 min read . 24 Jul 2018

A file photo of a Dalit protest in Ahmedabad following the incident of violence against the community in Una. Photo: HT

Why is Dalit politics on the boil?

4 min read . 23 Jun 2018

As remonetisation picked up pace this year, digital payments fell even as ATM withdrawals rose. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

One year after demonetisation, cash is still king

3 min read . 08 Nov 2017

If the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, is to make a comeback, it will have to regain its lost hegemony in West Bengal. Photo: HT

Who is to blame for the crisis of the Left in India?

4 min read . 05 Nov 2017

India’s low rank on the hunger index shows that India still fares poorly when compared to other countries when it comes to under-nutrition. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Has hunger increased in India in recent years?

2 min read . 24 Oct 2017

Mounting losses for the Delhi Metro, if left unchecked, are bound to have an adverse impact on service quality and even future expansion plans. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint (Priyanka Parashar/Mint)

Delhi Metro fare hike controversy reflects India’s growing urban transport challenge

3 min read . 12 Oct 2017

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. If the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is really interested in promoting farmer incomes, it should advocate an end to the frenzy around cow protection, and start considering economically feasible models to boost livestock incomes of Indian farmers. Photo: PTI (PTI)

Why farmers are likely to ignore Mohan Bhagwat’s prescriptions on cattle-based f

1 min read . 05 Oct 2017

The West Bengal elections in 2016 were slightly disappointing for the BJP as it could only win three assembly seats despite getting a 10% vote share. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Is BJP emerging as the primary opposition in West Bengal?

4 min read . 29 Sep 2017

Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

How a Bihari lost his mother tongue to Hindi

8 min read . 23 Sep 2017

Demonetisation disrupted economic activity in all major sectors due to the liquidity squeeze which followed. Photo: Mint

Has demonetisation harmed non-farm employment generation in the medium term?

3 min read . 20 Sep 2017

The Gauri Lankesh murder has reignited the debate on freedom of press and the freedom of speech in India, although the motives behind her killing are yet to be established. Photo: PTI

Making India safe for journalists

3 min read . 14 Sep 2017

The National Family and Health Survey periodically asks questions about sexual violence by husbands and other persons against currently married women aged 15-49 years. Photo: Getty Images

Government’s refusal to criminalize marital rape is unjust, inconsistent

3 min read . 05 Sep 2017

Protestors in Panchkula after Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted in a rape case on Friday. Photo: Reuters.

Policing lessons from Panchkula

4 min read . 31 Aug 2017

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Note to readers

1 min read . 10 Aug 2017

File photo. Calculating the crime rate requires availability of population figures for each year. Photo: PTI

Why India’s official crime rate figures are unreliable

3 min read . 10 Aug 2017

Mayawati might be reacting to the challenges with her aggressive Dalit posturing, but that alone will not be enough for her to reverse BSP’s fortunes. Photo: PTI

Can the BSP recover lost ground in UP?

3 min read . 29 Jul 2017

PM Narendra Modi. The OECD rankings show that India is ranked third (behind Switzerland and Indonesia) in terms of trust in government in 2016. Photo: Mint

Has trust in government reached a peak under Narendra Modi’s leadership?

2 min read . 19 Jul 2017

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in New Delhi. Photo: PIB

Can Hindutva politics deliver economic growth?

9 min read . 17 Jul 2017