How Modi govt is building a new landscape in Old India theprint.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theprint.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Control-oriented regimes tend to adhere to strikingly similar playbooks. Xi Jinping, for instance, has said that “East, west, south, north and the centre, the party rules over all”. That echoes Mussolini’s sharper formulation: “Everything in the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State.” India is not where those regimes are or were, being “partly free”, as a US-based NGO (non-government organisation) describes it. But the Narendra Modi government’s desire for steadily greater control of so far autonomous centres of influence and activity makes clear the direction in which the country is headed.
The rules released last week for what is called social media are only the latest manifestation of this desire. The global tech companies that own, control, and regulate (in a manner of speaking) social media platforms now face pressure to cede ground to the government, with implications for individual privacy. Subsequent revelations about the preparatory
Why the fortunes of corporate India are beginning to show a sharp recovery
Performance of corporate India showed a sharp recovery in October-December quarter. Decline in Covid-19 cases & step-up in vaccination will further support recovery in coming months.
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The Covid lockdown shock derailed the economy roughly this time last year. Recent GDP data shows that the economy is getting back on track. In this article, we look at data for Indian listed companies and find a strong recovery in firm performance.
After two consecutive quarters of contraction, growth returned to the Indian economy in the October-December quarter. GDP stood at 0.4 per cent in the quarter ending December 2020. While the agriculture, manufacturing and construction sectors posted growth, the contraction in trade, hotels, transport and communication was milder as compared to the July-August quarter.