Unemployment on rise, GDP slips. And you voted for vikas?
5 years, 7 months ago

Unemployment on rise, GDP slips. And you voted for vikas?

India Today  

Promises around development and economic growth were aplenty in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections 2019 but did they have any desirable effect on voters' mindset? Modi's social outreach Independent journalist Kunal Purohit, who travelled extensively across the country's hinterlands before the 2019 elections, reported that rising unemployment, farm distress and growth slowdown were not major concerns among voters residing in India's poverty-stricken rural belts. Election analysis: 5 reasons that got Narendra Modi another term While unemployment emerged as the number one issue in the nation with more than 29 per cent of surveyed people highlighting it as a major concern, the narrative surrounding jobs cooled off significantly to 22 per cent after the airstrikes. Chowkidari trumps vikas Analysing Narendra Modi's speeches during pre-election campaign rallies showed that he spoke more on national security but avoided highlighting other economic policies introduced by the party. How PM Modi's speeches have shifted focus While poverty was raked up significantly during 2014 Lok Sabha elections by the BJP, Modi's party hardly flagged the issue in 2019.

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Government choices and policies have taken India's economy to new height: PM Modi
1 year, 1 month ago

Government choices and policies have taken India's economy to new height: PM Modi

Firstpost  

Modi said that their biggest priority should be people’s ease of living, and took a swipe at past governments saying they ignored the equality envisaged by B R Ambedkar, the key figure behind the Constitution, among all citizens Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government’s policies and decisions have taken the economy to a new height, creating immense …

'Why is Modi still stuck in the past': Priyanka Gandhi attacks PM over statements on Cong, Nehru | Exclusive
2 years, 11 months ago

'Why is Modi still stuck in the past': Priyanka Gandhi attacks PM over statements on Cong, Nehru | Exclusive

India Today  

Responding to PM Modi's comments on the Congress party and Jawaharlal Nehru during his speech in Parliament earlier this week, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said she was surprised that the prime minister was still "stuck in the past". "We are surprised why PM Modi is still stuck in the past," she told India Today in an exclusive interview, even …

Aakar Patel | Modi's 15-point Vikas Yatra: How far has his govt really delivered?
3 years, 7 months ago

Aakar Patel | Modi's 15-point Vikas Yatra: How far has his govt really delivered?

Deccan Chronicle  

The National Democratic Alliance government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked its seventh anniversary at the end of last month. In the World Bank’s report, India has risen from 142 to 63 in “doing business”. It says: “The last seven years of the Modi government have focused on clearing the path of India’s youth as they navigate through opportunities …

Govt Analysts Say Signs of Recovery in Rural Economy Hailed by PM Modi 'At Best a Mitigating Factor'
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt Analysts Say Signs of Recovery in Rural Economy Hailed by PM Modi 'At Best a Mitigating Factor'

News 18  

India is staring at a protracted slowdown as coronavirus cases reach its countryside, with signs of recovery in the rural economy hailed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi "at best a mitigating factor", government officials and analysts said. "The economic situation has in fact worsened since April and May, and we are likely moving towards a longer economic slowdown than earlier …

Rajdeep Sardesai refuses to believe India Today poll because it favours PM Modi
4 years, 5 months ago

Rajdeep Sardesai refuses to believe India Today poll because it favours PM Modi

Op India  

On Friday, the ‘veteran journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai seems to have had an extremely tough day at the job following his refusal to trust a survey that was carried out by his own channel – India Today as the results were in favour of Modi government. What the survey said According to the India Today-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation poll, …

Growth recession: Can Modi govt ensure India rides out the storm?
5 years, 1 month ago

Growth recession: Can Modi govt ensure India rides out the storm?

India Today  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has insisted that things are not as bad as they are being presented on economic front. This means at 4.5 per cent for July-September quarter might not be the lowest GDP growth rate for the current fiscal year. The economy has been slowing down for six consecutive quarters despite the Narendra Modi government announcing a …

Opinion | Is the Modi government about to grasp the nettle of reforms?
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Is the Modi government about to grasp the nettle of reforms?

Live Mint  

The 18th century British writer, Samuel Johnson, is famously believed to have said: “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” A similar logic applies to the political economy of economic reform. In India, the 10 years of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government were marked by …

India braces for shock GDP as Modi scrambles to spur economy
5 years, 1 month ago

India braces for shock GDP as Modi scrambles to spur economy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. “Domestic demand is displaying chronic weakness, with an apparent credit crunch afflicting wide swaths of the economy,” said Taimur Baig, chief economist at DBS Group Holdings Ltd. in Singapore. “Production and sales are under pressure, and public spending is running out of room due …

Modi’s new government formation, GDP data likely to drive market this week
5 years, 7 months ago

Modi’s new government formation, GDP data likely to drive market this week

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The formation of the new government at the Centre along with GDP data and derivatives expiry will dictate the trends of the Indian equity market in the coming week. "Investors would also keep close eye on the progress of monsoon at home, and global factors such as crude oil prices, US Fed and trade tension," Aggarwal said. In terms …

Opinion | The big opportunity that Modi missed to reform the economy
5 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | The big opportunity that Modi missed to reform the economy

Live Mint  

It appears to be that season: When those of us in the commentary class, who opined on the just-elected government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the summer and autumn of 2014, dust off what we wrote and compare it with what actually transpired in the last five years. Noting the similarities in their ascent to power—firebrand conservative outsiders who …

Boost to BJP from airstrikes waning ahead of polls; farmers’ crisis, unemployment back on voters’ minds: CVoter survey
5 years, 9 months ago

Boost to BJP from airstrikes waning ahead of polls; farmers’ crisis, unemployment back on voters’ minds: CVoter survey

Firstpost  

Pollsters say the airstrikes and nationalist rhetoric had diverted attention away from socio-economic issues, but the latest numbers suggest these might be back on voters’ minds. New Delhi: The potential benefits accruing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance from a spike in nationalist sentiment following recent clashes with arch rival Pakistan might be waning, results of a nationwide opinion …

PM Modi defends demonetisation
6 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi defends demonetisation

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday strongly defended demonetisation, arguing that the exercise had made “so much development possible” in a short period. Targeting Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Mr. Modi said when the “mother and son are out on bail in a money laundering case, they are giving me certificate for honesty.” “They are asking for the …

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