Prem Shankar Jha

When will RBI face the truth?

When will RBI face the truth?

30 Nov 2011

Investors are pulling out of India because they have lost confidence in India’s immediate future, writes veteran economic analyst Prem Shankar Jha

Why is the Reserve Bank spinning yarns about growth?

Why is the Reserve Bank spinning yarns about growth?

05 Sep 2011

The Indian economy is slowing down rapidly, which will continue and probably deepen in the next six months. The most extraordinary feature of this economic scene is the absolute refusal of the government to acknowledge that the Indian economy’s dream growth has ended, writes Prem Shankar Jha.

Time to save Anna’s life

Time to save Anna’s life

27 Aug 2011

Team Anna came close to frittering away all that it had gained, and jeopardising Anna Hazare's life, over what was a matter of form and not substance. Should anything have happened to Anna, they would have to answer to history for all that would have followed, writes Prem Shankar Jha

On the edge of catastrophe

On the edge of catastrophe

17 Aug 2011

If the Lokpal has the power to prosecute, then some other body must have the power to adjudicate. That other body must be totally independent of the Lokpal if  justice is not to be turned into a joke.  This pre-requisite would be violated if the judiciary is brought under the Lokpal, writes Prem Shankar Jha

The war from which all will lose

The war from which all will lose

14 Jun 2011

The government and the representatives of civil society must stop thinking of each other as adversaries and start treating each other as partners in a common enterprise, advocates Prem Shankar Jha

This is no Saint

This is no Saint

09 Jun 2011

Two months ago Anna Hazare won the greatest battle for democracy that the country has seen. But Baba Ramdev seems to be throwing away all the concessions Hazare had wrested from the Indian state. By Prem Shankar Jha

Baluchistan out of the box

Baluchistan out of the box

31 Jul 2009

If only some of the disapproval of the inclusion of Baluchistan in the joint statement has come from the Congress, the source of the rest is not hard to guess. The prime minister had once again put the Indian security establishment's nose out of joint. By Prem Shankar Jha

Populism runs riot

Populism runs riot

06 Jul 2009

Under the pretext of stimulating the economy he has  presented one of the most populist budgets that the country has ever known. By Prem Shankar Jha

The root of the matter

The root of the matter

20 Jun 2009

Nine months after an attempted land grab on the Amarnath pilgrimage route set Kashmir ablaze, the valley is in  turmoil once again. This time the cause is personal and heart-rending. By  Prem Shankar Jha

They were a great team

They were a great team

18 Jun 2009

The BJP's link with the RSS has now become an obstacle to the acquisition of power and that explains the party's stunning defeat in the 2009 elections. By Prem Shankar Jha

At sea in the economy

At sea in the economy

07 Mar 2009

The Congress party’s decision to team up with the Trinamul Congress in West Bengal for the coming General Elections cannot fail to give the party a much-needed shot in the arm. By Prem Shankar Jha

A new kind of war

A new kind of war

06 Mar 2009

The terorists' real target  was  Pakistan’s tottering  democracy and its seriously endangered  civil society.  Killing Pakistani cricket, with among the best three teams in the world, is a surrogate for killing the modern nation state that Pakistan yearns to become, says Prem Shankar Jha.

The power struggle within Pakistan

16 Feb 2009

The media-stoked reaction in India to the Mumbai attacks ended by weakening  India’s friends and potential allies in Pakistan, says  distinguished commentator, Prem Shankar Jha

Fresh start and new dangers

Fresh start and new dangers

30 Dec 2008

As the new J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah will need to strengthen the peace process in an inclusive manner, without leaving the Hurriyat or the PDP out. Kashmir’s, and possibly the entire subcontinent’s  future rests on the shoulders of one young man.  By Prem Shankar Jha

Time for a fresh start

Time for a fresh start

08 Oct 2008

The events of the last four months have shown that sidelining the Kashmiri nationalists is not an option. Peace will only be restored in Kashmir, and  between Pakistan and India, when they, and the 40 per cent of the valley that has always boycotted the elections since 1987, rejoin the political process, says Prem Shankar Jha

The real winners

02 Sep 2008

The settlement of the Amarnath land issue frustrates the commercial interests of those who wanted to grab land for investing in hotels and other commercial enterprises. By Prem Shankar Jha

How India lost the Kashmiris

30 Aug 2008

With the prime minister determined to maintain his vow of silence, with the home ministry  determined to negotiate with criminals in Jammu, while it shoots their victims in Kashmir, only the absurdly optimistic can believe that the Kashmir movement will fizzle out when the curfew is lifted. By Prem Shankar Jha

A ray of hope

20 Aug 2008

If the centre does not demonstrably break the blockade imposed by Jammu against Kashmir, then India will forever forfeit its claim to the allegiance of the Kashmiris. By Prem Shankar Jha

History revisited

14 Aug 2008

There has not been a single call for secession in the valley since the current agitation in Kashmir began. But  this may not remain true  if the violence continues to grow. By Prem Shankar Jha

Nobody's Friend

17 May 2008

India’s war against terror has only just begun. But the security  forces cannot fight it on their own.  If  the political leaders of our country, and the public, "do their part", we will find ourselves losing it, says distinguished commentator Prem Shankar Jha

Adding insult to injury

Adding insult to injury

19 Apr 2008

The call for Rahul Gandhi to be named prime minister is a continuation of the efforts to undermine Dr Manmohan Singh that started with the ouster of foreign minister Natwar Singh and had ended, till recently, with the scuttling of the Indo-Us nuclear deal. By Prem Shankar Jha

A lethal cocktail

A lethal cocktail

20 Mar 2008

Musharraf has given Sarabjit a reprieve, but in his weakened state he will not be able to commute his sentence without some active assistance from New Delhi. By Prem Shankar Jha

Who will blink first?

28 Feb 2008

The differences between India and China are rooted in perceptions. While India regards the demarcation of the LAC as the conclusion of the boundary issue, for China, it is the first, not last step in this process. By Prem Shankar Jha

Whither Musharraf?

20 Feb 2008

Far from being redundant, Musharraf may well be Pakistan's best bet for ensuring stability in the future. By Prem Shankar Jha

Tinder box

16 Feb 2008

The opportunity migrant groups present to unscrupulous politicians to exploit for ephemeral political gain is too great to resist forever, as demonstrated by the Thackerays in Maharashtra. By Prem Shankar Jha

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