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May 29, 2020

SAARC Response to COVID: A Silver Lining in Regional Cooperation

SAARC, or the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, is an intergovernmental organisation operating as a geopolitical union of the South Asian nations, with the aim of advancing economic and political integration in the region of South Asia. Despite 18 […]
May 27, 2020

Economic Package or COVID Budget?

The lockdown in India has impacted the movement of goods and people across districts and states. It has adversely affected their income, particularly of the poor, and thereby their purchasing power. The announcement of the 20 lakh crore package made […]
May 27, 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Import and Export of US and China

It is often said that trade makes everyone well off, but what happens when this trade is alleged to be the progenitor of a deadly virus? The IMF had predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic would ensue the worst economic recession […]
May 26, 2020

Structural Challenges in Reaping Demographic Dividends of India

As India is fighting the COVID pandemic and going through an unprecedented economic situation, the Prime Minister has envisioned to focus on five pillars for rebuilding the country. Indiaโ€™s youth is said to be the fourth pillar in rebuilding the […]
May 22, 2020

เดธเดพเดฎเตเดชเดคเตเดคเดฟเด• เดชเดพเด•เตเด•เต‡เดœเต: เด’เดฐเต เดตเดฟเดฒเดฏเดฟเดฐเตเดคเตเดคเตฝ

เด•เต‹เดตเดฟเดกเต-19 เดตเตป  เดชเตเดฐเดคเตเดฏเดพเด˜เดพเดคเด™เตเด™เตพ  เดธเตƒเดทเดฟเดŸเตเดŸเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดฎเต†เดจเตเดจ เดคเดฟเดฐเดฟเดšเตเดšเดฑเดฟเดตเดพเดฃเดฒเตเดฒเต‹ 20  เดฒเด•เตเดทเด‚ เด•เต‹เดŸเดฟ  เดฐเต‚เดชเดฏเตเดŸเต† เดชเดพเด•เตเด•เต‡เดœเต เดชเตเดฐเด–เตเดฏเดพเดชเดฟเด•เตเด•เดพเตป เดชเตเดฐเดงเดพเดจเดฎเดจเตเดคเตเดฐเดฟเดฏเต† เดชเตเดฐเต‡เดฐเดฟเดชเตเดชเดฟเดšเตเดšเดคเต. เดฎเตˆเดฒเตเด•เดณเต‹เดณเด‚ เดจเดŸเดจเตเดจเดตเดถเดฐเดพเดฏเดฟ เดคเดณเตผเดจเตเดจเต เดฑเต†เดฏเดฟเตฝเดตเต‡ เดŸเตเดฐเดพเด•เตเด•เดฟเตฝ เด‰เดฑเด™เตเด™เดฟ เดœเต€เดตเดฟเดคเด‚ เดนเต‹เดฎเดฟเดšเตเดš เด…เดฅเดฟเดคเดฟ เดคเตŠเดดเดฟเดฒเดพเดณเดฟเด•เดณเตเดŸเต† เดชเดฟเตปเด—เดพเดฎเดฟเด•เดณเดฟเตฝ  เด†เดถเดฏเตเดŸเต† เด•เดฟเดฐเดฃเด™เตเด™เตพ เดฎเตŠเดŸเตเดŸเดฟเดŸเตเดŸเต. เดฆเตˆเดจเด‚-เดฆเดฟเดจ เดœเต€เดตเดฟเดคเด‚ เด•เต‚เดŸเตเดŸเดฟเดฎเตเดŸเตเดŸเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจ เดฎเดฑเตเดฑเต เดชเดพเดตเดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดŸเดตเตผเด•เตเด•เต  เดชเตเดฐเดคเต€เด•เตเดทเดฏเตเดŸเต† เดตเดพเดคเดพเดฏเดจเด‚ เดคเตเดฑเด•เตเด•เดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดŸเต .เดŽเดฒเตเดฒเดพ เด•เต‹เดฃเตเด•เดณเดฟเดฒเตเด‚ เดจเดฒเตเดฒเตŠเดฐเต เดจเดพเดณเต†เดฏเต† เด“เตผเดคเตเดคเต […]
May 21, 2020

Transfer powers of DMs to mayors to solve urban issues

One of the conditions laid down by the Centre for the state governments to increase their borrowing limit is to โ€˜bring in reforms to streamline the revenue of urban local bodies (ULBs)โ€™. Though this has been in the discussion since […]
May 20, 2020

Stimulus package falls short of meeting immediate concerns

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced five tranches of economic stimulus under Atmanirbhar Bharat to save the ailing economy. The first tranche was comprehensive, and responsive to the plight of the Micro, Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The sector, contributing over 28 percent […]
May 19, 2020

เดธเดพเดฎเตเดชเดคเตเดคเดฟเด• เดชเดพเด•เตเด•เต‡เดœเต: เด…เดžเตเดšเดพเด‚ เด˜เดŸเตเดŸเดตเตเด‚ เด†เดถเด•เตเด•เตŠเดคเตเดคเต เด‰เดฏเตผเดจเตเดจเดฟเดฒเตเดฒ | Economic Package: Fifth stage not upto standard

CPPR Chief Economist Dr Martin Patrick writes in Manorama online (Malayalam News portal) on the fifth stage of govtโ€™s Economic Package focuses announced by Finance Minister. เด‡เดจเตเดคเตเดฏเดจเตโ€ เดธเดฎเตเดชเดฆเต เดตเตเดฏเดตเดธเตเดฅ เดธเดฎเต€เดชเด•เดพเดฒเดคเตเดคเต† เดเดฑเตเดฑเดตเตเดฎเดงเดฟเด•เด‚ เดตเต†เดฒเตเดฒเตเดตเดฟเดณเดฟ เดจเต‡เดฐเดฟเดŸเตเดจเตเดจ เดธเดฎเดฏเดฎเดพเดฃเดฟเดคเต. เดตเตปเดชเตเดฐเดคเตเดฏเดพเด˜เดพเดคเด™เตเด™เดณเตเดฃเตเดŸเดพเด•เตเดฎเต†เดจเตเดจ เดคเดฟเดฐเดฟเดšเตเดšเดฑเดฟเดตเดพเดฃเดฒเตเดฒเต‹ 20 เดฒเด•เตเดทเด‚ เด•เต‹เดŸเดฟ เดฐเต‚เดชเดฏเตเดŸเต† […]
May 18, 2020

Is Privacy an Illusion for the Netizens of the 21st Century?

Despite privacy being recognised as a fundamental right by the Constitution of India, the existing legal provisions give several outlets to override the privacy concerns of the public. Should governments have access to sensitive data of citizens which they can […]
May 18, 2020

What the Kerala government can do to revive inter-state bus service sector

Aiswarya Krishnan For many people, bus travel is the go-to option for last minute inter-state travel. But with the spread of coronavirus resulting in the national lockdown, the inter-state bus service sector is caught between a rock and hard place. […]
May 15, 2020

เดฐเดฃเตเดŸเดพเด‚ เด˜เดŸเตเดŸ เดธเดพเดฎเตเดชเดคเตเดคเดฟเด• เดชเดพเด•เตเด•เต‡เดœเต : เดจเดฟเด™เตเด™เดณเตเดŸเต† เด•เตˆเดฏเดฟเตฝ เดชเดฃเดฎเต†เดคเตเดคเตเดฎเต‹ ? | Second Phase Financial Package: Will you get more money?

The second stage of govt’s Economic Package focuses on migrant labourers. But it does hardly enough to address their immediate woes. CPPR Chief Economist Dr Martin Patrick writes in Manorama online. This article was published in Manorama online on May […]
May 15, 2020

Is โ€œSilver Lineโ€ a Pipe Dream or Silver Lining for Kerala?

Praseeda Mukundan and Aiswarya Krishnan One of the most ambitious projects of the State of Kerala, the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Semi High Speed Rail, also known as the Silver Line project, is likely to be considered and approved by the Cabinet in […]
May 14, 2020

Prioritising Healthcare over Privacy during a Pandemic: Is it Healthy?

The current pandemic has resulted in unwonted bureaucratic manoeuvres across the world. Among the many state actions that we have seen in the past few months, the increasing reliance on surveillance technology to tackle the virus stands out. From contact […]
May 14, 2020

How can India Survive on a Low Defence Budget in COVID times?

Introduction The defence budget of India has seen a hike of 6 per cent, from Rs 3.18 lakh crore from the year 2019 to Rs 3.37 lakh crore in 2020. Armed forces are less enthusiastic as always since the major […]
May 13, 2020

Economic Package: A Welcome Relief

Keeping in line with a global trend of offering an economic relief package with value close to 10-20% of GDP, Prime Minister announced a 20 lakh crore economic relief package for India. Dr Martin Patrick, Chief Economist, CPPR analyses the […]