Mr. Kamal Malhotra

Read the article here. Posted here by kind permission of the copyright holder, Mr Kamal Malhotra.

Read the article here. Posted here by kind permission of the copyright holder, Mr Kamal Malhotra.

One key aspect of the Budget which has been highlighted by India’s mainstream press is the tax cut for India’s salaried class earning up to Rs I lakh per month (roughly UK£930 or US$1100 in today’s money). Rather than this inconsequential and inappropriate Rs 1 lakh crore tax cut, the money should have been spent

Introduction Democracy requires good governance, which in turn, requires high quality policies and institutions which serve as important checks and balances. What matters most for the quality of a democracy, however, is good leadership with vision, wisdom, foresight, ethics, morals, values and principles. If these attributes are either missing or in serious deficit, both policies