Is Cleaning up Black Money in Politics Possible?
On Prime Time, we talk to Jagdeep S Chhokar, founder and trustee of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) who tells us about the increasing…
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Narendra Modi backs EC move on anonymous political donations
“The whole thing about political funding is a black box and any recommendation like this will help in promoting transparency. Lack of desire among…
R. K. Jain v. Sonia Gandhi and others — order on Chhokar intervention petition
Time to Get Real About Foreign Money and Black Money in Politics
When a government which says it wants to remove black money tries to defend acceptance of foreign money by political parties and opposes transparency…
The war against black money should have started with political parties, not demonetisation
Sarokar-Will state funding curb the black money usage in elections?
In this edition of Sarokar we discuss whether the demonetisation of currency leads to financial transparency in Indian politics. It is beloved that cleaning…
Generation of black money has to end: Jagdeep Chhokar
Educating the citizen
The Big Picture- Tata-Mistry Break up: How does it impact Business climate?
Anchor: Girish Nikam Guests: Mohan Guruswamy, Senior Economist, Prof.Jagdeep Chhokar, former Professor and former Dean, at the IIM, Ahmedabad, Prof.Arun Kumar, Retired Professor at…
Prof. Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Former Dean IIM Ahemdabad, Lawyer, Citizen Activist – RPR 2016
Prof. Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Former Dean IIM Ahemdabad, Lawyer, Citizen Activist - RPR 2016
Who will govern the governors?
Political parties & RTI: This political hat is an old one
The charade finally ends as political parties can officially get donations from foreign firms
NPAs and the conspiracy of silence
Cost to Country: What Should MPs and MLAs Be Paid
The recent advertisement by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat House Committee reiterates that our ‘public’ representatives and ‘public’ servants do not consider public money to…
Can we really expect IITs and IIMs to become world-class institutions through fee hikes alone?
Surreptitious FCRA Amendment: The Empire Attempts to Push Back
The government appears to be seeking to counter news reports that are critical of the planned amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. Since…
BJP, Congress MPs Must Recuse Themselves From Voting on FCRA Amendments
Given the obvious conflict of interest, the party MPs must make the honourable decision to opt out of voting on the amendments. It was…