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Prasenjit Bose

Prasenjit Bose

Left-wing economist and activist

The writer is a Left-wing economist and activist.

By Prasenjit Bose

No decisive step to arrest the economic decline in Union Budget 2019

New Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has begun her innings on a non-transparent note that affects her budget estimates for revenues, expenditure and fiscal deficit.

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Why PM Modi's words cannot be taken seriously

The prime minister pretends to uphold the rule of law while his foot soldiers shred it to pieces.

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Babri Masjid demolition anniversary: What my college taught me

Such catastrophes can be averted only if forces of majoritarian fundamentalism within all religions are combated effectively.

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PM Modi doesn't understand economy, or is he lying?

Since the methodology of GDP estimation has changed from January 2015, comparisons between the NDA and the UPA rule are fraught with inconsistencies.

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Demonetisation was a disaster. No amount of alt-facts can change that

The infrastructure of counterfeiting Indian currency notes appears to have remained untouched.

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Corbyn to Sanders - it's time for Left in India to see a revival

The winds of change are blowing strongly.

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How to counter Modi regime now that all has failed

It's not pro-poor policies but lack of better alternatives that led the poor to drift towards Brand Modi.

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Demonetisation is government's war against people, not fight against black money

With a growth slowdown and possibility of a recession, millions of people are going to be affected, through losses of jobs and livelihoods.

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CPI(M) deserves Prakash Karat's criticism more than BJP and RSS

His shoddy analysis of the Sangh Parivar arises out of the inability to unravel knots in his own party through course correction.

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Blaming Islam for ISIS is like blaming Hinduism for 2002 Gujarat riots

Terrorism as we witness it today is a very modern, contemporary phenomenon.

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