B Chandrasekaran
Politics

Opinion: Freebies flout financial logic

For a long time now, no steps were taken to find a long-term solution for the problem of freebies. It was not the top priority of policymakers, constitutional authorities, or statutory and autonomous bodies — neither the executive nor the judiciary has taken an interest to find an antidote to...

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Freebies
Opinion

‘Tamil Nadu economy: Binging on borrowing’

The current DMK government in Tamil Nadu had severely criticised the previous AIADMK government over the ballooning of the state's debt over the years. When it came to power after a decade in the Opposition, the DMK government released a White Paper on State finances that said that “a serious...

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Tamil Nadu Economy