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Mishra: Frightening Demon of Unemployment
Znet Article, May, 08 2006
Girish Mishra
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The demon of rising unemployment has been increasingly terrorizing Asia in general and India in particular ever since the Washington consensus-based globalisation has become the guiding star. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a recently released...
Mishra: India
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Girish Mishra
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Ever since Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has announced his resolve to make the rupee fully convertible on capital account, it has given rise to a fierce controversy. While the corporate sector, and the media and some economists, loyal to...
Mishra: Corporate Shadow on Indian Agriculture
Znet Article, April, 10 2006
Girish Mishra
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As recent developments indicate, global corporate giants are out to establish their dominance over Indian agriculture. In this they are being helped by powerful quarters from both inside and outside the country. It is needless to add that their su...
Mishra: On Cheaper Cars in India
Znet Article, March, 30 2006
Girish Mishra
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The finance minister, P. Chidambaram, has proposed to reduce excise duty on cars from 24 to 16 per cent, i.e., by one third. He hopes: “industry will seize the opportunity to make India hub for the manufacture of small and fuel-efficient c...
Mishra: India: One Country, Two Worlds
Znet Article, March, 14 2006
Girish Mishra
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Two reports have appeared simultaneously. One report has been carried by the American magazine Forbes and the other by the German journal Der Spiegel’s English version. These two reports underline that India, despite being one country, is ...
Mishra: The Present State of India's Economy
Znet Article, February, 28 2006
Girish Mishra
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Notwithstanding a rosy picture of the Indian economy now and in the years to come painted by the just released Economic Survey: 2005-2006, there are a number perturbing aspects, glossed over by the media. The government seems euphoric about the ov...
Mishra: Booming Indian Bourse: Illusion and Reality
Znet Article, February, 20 2006
Girish Mishra
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The sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, during the first week of February 2006, performed the much-awaited feat of crossing the 10,000-mark. This brought great joy to industry and trade. The media, both the print and the electronic, were...
Mishra: Disturbing News on the World Economy
Znet Article, February, 01 2006
Girish Mishra
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The recent UN report, World Economic Situation and Prospects, 2006, has come out with disquieting tidings for the world in general and developing countries in particular. If carefully reflected on, the political and social implications are going t...
Mishra: Hunger in the Midst of Plenty
Znet Article, January, 16 2006
Girish Mishra
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While the celebrations on the eve of 2006 were going on all over the world and the people with means were bursting crackers, drinking champagne and dancing enthusiastically, one person was desperately reminding them of widespread incidence of pove...
Mishra: Why Suicides by Farmers?
Znet Article, December, 20 2005
Girish Mishra
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It was in the year 1997 that the phenomenon of suicides by Indian farmers emerged. Since then it has assumed frightening proportions and till now more than 25,000 farmers have taken their own lives. Only the other day a member of the Maharashtra L...
Mishra: Reserve Bank of India and Globalization
Znet Article, November, 11 2005
Girish Mishra
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is, by its position as central bank, the guardian of country’s banking sector. With the help of suitable monetary policy instruments, it manages and directs the various financial institutions of the country ...
Mishra: A Realistic Look at Call Centres
Znet Article, October, 18 2005
Girish Mishra
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For quite some years, call centres have come to symbolize a new optimism for the ruling circles in India. They hope, these call centres will go a long way to boost foreign exchange earnings, provide high value employment opportunities to the educa...
Mishra: Whither Globalization?
Znet Article, September, 10 2005
Girish Mishra
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on the morrow of Independence Day, was interviewed by Rajat Gupta of The McKinsey Quarterly. Towards the end of the interview what Manmohan Singh, in response to the question: “What message would you like to ...
