BUSINESS
Kerala Budget: Why has Balagopal few choices, only?
Kerala’s finances are stressed and increasing taxes on non-merit goods was perhaps the option that the state’s finance minister could exercise. But these measures can prove inflationary
TRENDS
Half-baked truths in Kerala governor's public address
The public address sounded like a manifesto of the ruling LDF government. It was repetitive and didn't have ideas on a way forward
BUSINESS
Privatising education: Will the real CPM please stand up?
That the Kerala Communists have no problem in wooing foreign investment was known as early as 2011. But the national leadership's attacks on privatising education bring forth contradictions within the Left parties which are struggling for relevance at the national level
BUSINESS
Aren’t the overseas migrant workers pravasi bharatiya?
Remittances sent by migrant workers who work in exploitative conditions overseas support not just their families but also the domestic economy. Yet, neither do they get featured at the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas nor are their concerns discussed
BUSINESS
Non-priority spending has deepened Kerala’s fiscal stress
When a negative outlook is forecast, only prudent debt management and radical steps to generate revenue will help Kerala to rescue itself from the trap
BUSINESS
Migrants give FIFA World Cup a new meaning
Future World Cups to see more migrant players as there is an increase in the number of migrants due to fresh wars and frequently occurring environmental disasters
BUSINESS
EWS Reservation | Why MK Stalin and Pinarayi Vijayan are not on the same page
Both Vijayan and Stalin are ‘comrades-in-arms’ when federalism is threatened by the BJP-led Union government; not when it comes to EWS reservation
POLITICS
Lok Ayukta | In Kerala, the Left government is drawing its own iron curtain
The Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government has introduced the Lok Ayukta Amendment Bill, which aims to take away powers of the anti-corruption ombudsman
BUSINESS
Decline in Kerala’s inward remittances will hit state's finances
Maharashtra toppled Kerala in inward remittances. Kerala slipping from the pole position was not unexpected given the job losses among migrants in West Asia during 2020-21
BUSINESS
India-West Asia Ties | Indian migrants, businesses could be at the receiving end
India’s Ministry of External Affairs and other government machinery have the wherewithal to weather this storm at the diplomatic and political level. What is not fully known at this time is the backlash these statements will create at the local level across Islamic nations
BUSINESS
Wage theft is a human rights violation, affects India’s economy
During COVID-19, when wage theft was rampant, remittance to India fell. In 2021, when millions of Indian workers were forced to return from West Asian countries, India's remittances fell by 0.2 percent to $83 billion
POLITICS
It’s high time India got its emigration act together
India needs to immediately update The Emigration Act, 1983, and should be prepared to have a flawless SOP in place to assist Indians abroad in the time of a crisis
POLITICS
My disillusionment with mainstream Communist politics
About 27 years after risking his life while protesting against the privatisation of higher education in Kerala, this former Left student activist reflects on the CPI(M)’s decision to invite foreign universities into Kerala
