Darshan Singh

The long road to Aatmanirbhar Bharat

August 17, 2020

Quite a lot of water has flowed down the Ganga since the flurry of announcements over five consecutive days by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the generous incentives being planned for Indian Industries. For industry watchers, it was obvious the announcements were a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

Babudom needs an overhaul if self-reliance is to succeed

July 14, 2020

Since 1947, the key objective of self-reliance (aatmanirbhar) has remained a mirage just beyond the elusive horizon. Everyone claims to know what needs to be done, but to make it happen, we as a nation have to first get past the syndrome of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’. Nobody seems to...