37 Articles by
Karan Bhasin
Karan Bhasin is a political economist by training and has diversified research interests in the field of economics. He tweets @karanbhasin95.
Opinions
The voter turnout in the first phases of 2019 elections shows which way the political wind may be blowing
There has been a lot of discussion regarding voter turnouts in the current 2019 elections. During the initial phases, it was argued that the voter turn-out, in general, was lower than the 2014 levels.
Opinions
The opposition has lost its sanity, and India must remember the journey of reform in the last 5 years before casting their vote
Your one vote has the power to change the trajectory of an entire nation- we did in 2014 and we can repeat it in 2019.
Opinions
Election Commission is setting a bad precedent, and it’s not good for democracy
Banning movies, books and leaders- institutional havoc may soon become a reality in India.
Opinions
The Left may lie, obfuscate, peddle half truth and whole lies, but here is why you should vote for Narendra Modi
There are multiple things that this government got right and there are multiple errors too that it has made but one has to compare a political party with other political parties. For all that the Modi government gets wrong, it gets at least twice as many things right.
Opinions
Modi, not Imran Khan, is a man of peace
While Imran Khan is no different from his predecessors, and unfortunately, his successors may be no different either.
Editor's picks
Around 15 million jobs created by the Modi govt per year, but the ‘liberal’ propaganda won’t stop
The report estimates a total of 13.5-14.9 million job additions per annum by the Narendra Modi government. These estimates are again indicative of robust job creation in the economy over the last five years.
Editor's picks
Yogendra Yadav’s malicious article in The Print should be welcomed: It is almost an admission that Modi is coming back to power
The article published by Yogendra Yadav in The Print can be viewed as an indirect recognition of Prime Minister Modi coming back to power so we must welcome it.
Editor's picks
India made Pakistan live with the fear of ‘escalation’, while she went about her business as usual
It is through this diplomatic influence that India has ensured that it changes its Pakistan policy and looks at the challenge of dealing with Pakistan in a more comprehensive manner.
Economy and Finance
Choice for 2019: Between Modi’s agenda of reform vs mahagathbandhan’s incoherent economic policies
After the recent assembly elections, there has been a renewed discussion about the likelihood of a “mahagathbandhan” of regional political parties with the agenda of reducing the margin of victory for the PM Modi led NDA
Economy and Finance
Modi government’s much needed focus on India’s farm sector
Agricultural sector regained its focus post-2014 when the Modi government came into power as it realized the need to revive India’s agricultural sector.
