Articles by A K Pat

The article on the stand-off between the government and the Reserve Bank of India (rbi) on macro policy (“Government and RBI: No Real Stand-off over Macro Policy”, EPW, 11 April 2015) essentially argues  for some degree of independence of the government from the central bank and to make the latte

Focusing monetatry policy on taming recalcitrant inflation, the Reserve Bank of India has raised its policy interest rates for the 13th time since March 2010.

The Left Democratic Front government has a few achievements to its name that have benefited the people of Kerala. But a number of areas crying for attention have not been addressed by the LDF in its four years in office, and this has generated considerable resentment. The government's spokespersons also need to adopt a more restrained approach in conveying what the government has been doing and what it intends to do.

A recent survey on the performance of the Kudumbashree projects - a poverty eradication mission the Kerala government initiated in 1999 - shows some deficiencies and lacunae in a few selected panchayats in certain factors. But, still, it would seem that Kudumbashree with its accent on the empowerment, participation and leadership of women could make a qualitative difference to the life of people.

A proposed new hydel power project virtually next door to the Silent Valley rekindles the arguments of 'development' versus conservation.