On Republic Day 2003, President Khatami of Iran shared the podium with his Indian counterpart as Chief Guest. In August 2005, a proposed visit by newly elected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad failed to materialize. What has changed since Khatami’s high profile visit? https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/what-changed-post-2003/story-Uba86KEtnXgfgDN8MY6iqI.html
Construction activities in most Indian cities normally require 25 to 40 multiple-authority clearances, each boasting a ‘single window’ system. Procedural delays, obsolete laws and opaque regulations lead to corruption, cost escalations and illegal construction. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/90-pc-of-india-s-land-titles-are-disputed/story-AXVejNuUXjP8UNle4GY8GO.html
A politician who is poor is a poor politician. This statement by Carlos Hank Gonzalez, a former mayor of Mexico City, captures the social acceptability of political corruption. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/intervention-required-at-several-levels/story-g7H618a8106QDdLEGtxs3J.html
There are so many models of airport modernisation all over the world that the Indian skeptics can literally take their pick. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/plenty-models-for-airport-pvt-tion/story-2gQs53oHTcC2J9Q2N4BEWO.html
We must have an open mind for introducing imaginative changes in every aspect of policy and execution if we wish to learn from the global success stories. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/solution-lies-in-private-initiatives/story-0DSa0VKb15XeAK2Ntp1SRJ.html
With the highest store density globally, India has around 12 million re tailers. With 21 million total employment, retail ranks second in turnover after agriculture. Of this, only 3 per cent is ‘organized’ retail, mostly in the urban areas. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kirana-stores-can-co-exist-with-wal-mart/story-W4av5vzykq8EBXVsDqXIyO.html
Higher education in India is stuck in the vicious circle of lack of funds and half-baked policy initiatives leading to inadequate expansion and questionable quality. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-road-ahead/story-8fqkUsAsMxlDHOle6XiZOJ.html