The story of Vaibhav, Shivansh and Brig Shashank is instructive as well as inspiring for defence aspirants as also their parents. Brig Shashank is a very good friend and course-mate. Vaibhav and Shivansh are two brothers who were keen on joining the Defence Forces. Vaibhav had just cleared the NDA exam and Shivansh was his…
In the series of psychology tests administered in SSB a situation posed is: “Your mother is seriously ill and your boss refuses to grant you leave; you will—-” I would have studied over 500 responses to this situation from the youth of India. My response would have been, “I will convince the boss that I…
Who am I? Before I get on to explaining the problems of overthinking, stress and their resolution it is important to understand as to who am I? We often think that we are our mind. I am not getting into any deep philosophy but just discussing simple facts that can be corroborated by experience. We…
Part 3: Revival of Indian Economy Revival of Indian economy is vital. If it is not done, India will be losing the demographic dividend which it has in hand. In accordance with the World Economic Forum (WEF) survey there is widespread despondency in the population. People opting out of the labour force corroborates this feeling.…
Part 2: Analysis of Budget 2022-23 The budget of 2022-23 was consistent with the past policies of the government in general and the budget of the previous year in particular. The prime focus has continued on public expenditure on infrastructure to create growth. In Part 2 we have covered the salient portions of the budget…
Indian Economy: Status; Budget 2022-23 Analysis; Solutions Each year around the budget time I write on the state of India’s economy and suggest solutions to resolve the problems facing the country. Normally I condense the material in one blog. This year is different. This work is a joint effort by Yogita and I. We felt…
Major Policy Decisions Since 2014 Responsible for Economic Ruin Economics cannot be delinked from politics. Policy formation and way India is governed does impact the economy. The major aspects which have affected the economy have been briefly highlighted here. Over Centralization. Arun Shourie had called Indian government as that of 2 ½ men, which included…
The government has set a target of 100% literacy by 2030. To achieve this, a new scheme of adult education will start from the month of August 2022. The Ministry of Education has approved a new scheme named “New India Literacy Programme” for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult…
Each year around the budget time I write on the state of India’s economy and suggest solutions to resolve the problems facing the country. Normally I condense the material in one blog. This year is different. This work is a joint effort by Yogita and I. We felt that the information which should be explained…
Domestic private consumption accounts for approximately 55-60% of India’s GDP, which is why India remained largely unaffected by the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) in 2008. It was showing strong signs of growth when major economies were facing several hardships. Some years later, due to a drastic fall in consumer demand, the economy plunged into a…