Will Modi keep his power promise?

The NDA government is more than 2,000 days behind schedule for providing electricity to all households in India

Social sector spending by UPA regime

The UPA government in its 10 years in power increased spending in social welfare sectors but not on agriculture, the backbone of rural economy

What to expect from the budget

Narendra Modi's first budget may have many surprises contrary to popular expectations being raised in media. Don't ignore the deficit monsoon and …

It is not about farmers

Budget 2013 pushed up allocations for agriculture, but it will not help farmers

The new banana republic

UPA's development report card

A look at the progress of the Congress-led alliance's flagship programmes