Jijo Jacob

Articles by Jijo Jacob

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Will India send troops to Maldives to keep Chinese at bay?

A military route to resolution in Maldives will certainly rankle nerves in China, which is too deeply invested in Maldives to meekly take an Indian military overture.

Feb 7, 2018

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As stock markets plumb new depths pick up your Karl Marx reader

Let sweatshops thrive in the third world and let the workers earn just enough to stay alive. Let the capitalist binge consumption be a closed door celebration.

Feb 6, 2018

Lurching from soft to hard diplomacy, what India lost in Maldives

Was India sleeping when China started marking territory in the Indian Ocean?

Feb 5, 2018

OPINION: Ring in the world's largest 'vegetarian' universal health care programme

When your idealism is steamrollered by pragmatism, your dreams need to have a qualifying clause around them.

Feb 2, 2018

OPINION: Don't ask old blokes in Lutyens why big salary is their privilege, not yours

The salary hike for the President, VP and MPs invariably signals the outlook of the ruling classes.

Feb 1, 2018

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Will the return of long-term capital gains tax temper markets bull run?

For retail investors, the move takes away one of the most immediate rewards of equity investment -- the tax free returns if the investment is held for more than a year.

Feb 1, 2018

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What does Budget 2018 offer Indian farmers who are born in debt, die in debt?

Even as sops are announced for the farms sector, one thing that's conspicuously absent is any announcement of any more farm loan waivers.

Feb 1, 2018

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Budget is a good season for India's 'aliens' to read the Constitution's Preamble

The corruption-fuelled black economy causes an asset price bubble that effectively renders the honest taxpayers aliens and beggars in their own country.

Jan 31, 2018

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It's a heresy to say so, but President Trump is right

Without Pakistani military and intelligence establishment's patronage the Afghan Taliban wouldn't exist today.

Jan 29, 2018

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Is China's 'Minsky moment' near? Soaring debt about to trigger next global financial crisis?

'China's credit bubble is easily the fastest growing in the history of capitalism'

Jan 25, 2018

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Budget 2018: Get taxed to death as gutless system fattens dodgers

Even as a large chunk of the wealthy dodges taxes with ease and impunity, budget time debates centre around meagre tweaks in tax slabs.

Jan 19, 2018

China crushes Indian diplomacy with Afghan military base move

Chinese military and strategic experts have often gloated that Beijing's increasing show of might in South Asia is in response to India's outings in Southeast Asia

Jan 18, 2018

Modi-Netanyahu bonhomie: India sheds Palestine baggage from its idealistic years forever

Is Prime Minister Modi throwing away political capital by practically ditching the Palestinian cause? Far from it

Jan 17, 2018

UK to ban sale of diesel and petrol cars from 2040

Petrol at Rs 100? How long will Great Indian fuel fleece drag on?

What happens next, with prices actually hardening and the outlook appearing daunting?

Jan 16, 2018

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The dithering on Air India sale is just another shameless sell-out of taxpayer

All whimsical 'turnaround' plans have involved the infusion of funds, generous loan guarantees and the commitment to repay interest on outstanding loans.

Jan 9, 2018

Market boom in the time of economic gloom: What are the dynamics?

If the second quarter growth rate was a straw in the wind, the economy should have been on track to hit a growth rate of above 7 percent.

Jan 8, 2018

Protests against Trumps Jerusalem announcement around the world

End of history for Palestine: Arab illusion becomes a humiliating nightmare?

East Jerusalem is the last gambit in the game for Palestine, and if that's gone there's no negotiation, there's no peace process. There's only Intifada.

Dec 8, 2017

Cyclone Ockhi forecast and aftermath: Will Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan own up to governance failure?

Kerala CM's governance failures were condoned by the public but the disastrous handling of Cyclone Ockhi shows more than just the feet is clay.

Dec 4, 2017

What the first ever 'Isis attack' in India means for counter-terrorism ops in Kashmir

The funeral procession for the militant in Friday's 'Isis' attack, Mugees Ahmad Mir, colour-coded the new form of resistance.

Nov 21, 2017

Saudi Defence Minister, Prince Mohammad bin Salman

Why Saudi King Salman's 'imminent abdication' is just par for the course

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has waded deep and far too much into the waters, and trying to stay merely afloat is perilous.

Nov 17, 2017

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Articles by Jijo Jacob

Will India send troops to Maldives to keep Chinese at bay?

As stock markets plumb new depths pick up your Karl Marx reader

Lurching from soft to hard diplomacy, what India lost in Maldives

OPINION: Ring in the world's largest 'vegetarian' universal health care programme

OPINION: Don't ask old blokes in Lutyens why big salary is their privilege, not yours

Will the return of long-term capital gains tax temper markets bull run?

What does Budget 2018 offer Indian farmers who are born in debt, die in debt?

Budget is a good season for India's 'aliens' to read the Constitution's Preamble

It's a heresy to say so, but President Trump is right

Is China's 'Minsky moment' near? Soaring debt about to trigger next global financial crisis?

Budget 2018: Get taxed to death as gutless system fattens dodgers

China crushes Indian diplomacy with Afghan military base move

Modi-Netanyahu bonhomie: India sheds Palestine baggage from its idealistic years forever

Petrol at Rs 100? How long will Great Indian fuel fleece drag on?

The dithering on Air India sale is just another shameless sell-out of taxpayer

Market boom in the time of economic gloom: What are the dynamics?

End of history for Palestine: Arab illusion becomes a humiliating nightmare?

Cyclone Ockhi forecast and aftermath: Will Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan own up to governance failure?

What the first ever 'Isis attack' in India means for counter-terrorism ops in Kashmir

Why Saudi King Salman's 'imminent abdication' is just par for the course

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'