Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Readable - 2/10/12 - Indian edition


How Sonia Gandhi was persuaded to back reforms - Reuters. Two problems here, one is whether one can really call these steps reforms. Second, if the head of India's largest political party needs to be taught basic economics a decade and a half after taking charge, what does that say about our country?

More skepticism about further reforms, first from Vivek Kaul in Firstpost, and then from Swapan Dasgupta in The Telegraph.

Ashok Malik hopes for bipartisanship in favour of reforms in Tehelka.

Do NOT read this. Terrible piece from Prem Shankar Jha in Tehelka. Jha tries very hard to criticize the