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Opinion | Now that the Nehruvian idea of India seems overshadowed

The challenge is to ensure that an ideational shift currently underway transfigures rather than disfigures the nation

4 min read14 Jul 2019
Opinion

Opinion | What is this ‘idea of India’ Rahul Gandhi talks about?

There is no such thing as the idea of India. We cannot be sure what is Indian about India in the first place

4 min read8 Jul 2019
Elections

What 2019 polls mean for the idea of India

BJP’s personality cult-driven dominance has a real danger: the public could be mobilized to undo our republic

10 min read26 May 2019
Mint-lounge

The hate-filled heart of the country

In the build-up to the election this year, two books offer new analysis of a pivotal moment in Narendra Modi's career

5 min read12 Jan 2019
Opinion

Opinion | From Nehru’s ‘idea of India’ to Modi’s ‘new India’

Narendra Modi's policy actions have allowed us to fill in some of the blanks in how his new India differs from the Nehruvian idea

4 min read12 Aug 2018
Politics

Pranab Mukherjee’s speech recalled glorious history of India, says RSS

Former president Pranab Mukherjee highlighting inclusiveness, pluralism and unity in diversity as foundation of India in his speech at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur on Thursday

1 min read9 Jun 2018
Politics

Rahul Gandhi says won’t let RSS, Narendra Modi ‘impose one idea’ on India

Rahul Gandhi said Congress, like-minded parties and the people will not let the RSS or Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'impose one idea' on India

3 min read3 Jun 2017
Opinion

What’s wrong with Narendra Modi’s outmoded idea of India

In removing all obstacles to decision-making inherent in pluralist democracies, Narendra Modi is trying to construct the kind of 'developmental state' seen in East Asia

4 min read24 May 2017
Industry

Sunil Khilnani | Writing a history of angry young men and women

The author on why he doesn't see his new book as a liberal work, on demythologising the great men of India's past, and why academics need to get out of their studies and engage with a larger audience

13 min read18 Mar 2016
Market

NDA must deliver on minimum govt, maximum governance promise: Sanjeev Sanyal

The Singapore-based economist on his expectations from the budget, India's GDP growth and his idea of India

8 min read26 Feb 2016
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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