All stories by Dr Sudhir Bisht
Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!
Rediff.com19 Feb 2024It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP, asserts Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Before Atique Ahmed, there was Chand Baba in UP
Rediff.com10 Mar 2023Atique Ahmed is one of the most feared dons of Uttar Pradesh today. There was another don who preceded Atique and had he survived, Atique wouldn't have been around today, recalls Sudhir Bisht.
Bhagwant Mann Must Get His Act Together
Rediff.com5 Dec 2022Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal are realising that it is not a cakewalk to run a full state that is plagued with a fiscal deficit and where emotions run high at the drop of a hat, observes Sudhir Bisht.
IOC Should Not DIE!
Rediff.com23 Aug 2021If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.
Did Danish Siddiqui need to die?
Rediff.com20 Jul 2021Does Reuters want to cover news at 'all costs' -- even at the cost of human lives? asks Sudhir Bisht.
Oxygen Crisis: Will this PSU Help?
Rediff.com30 Apr 2021The NINL management can see this as their moment of giving back to the nation and humanity. Its plant has an oxygen unit that can produce 418 tonnes of oxygen every day. 418 tonnes is about 58% of Delhi's daily demand for oxygen, notes Sudhir Bisht.
Why Wistron vandalism is bad for India
Rediff.com18 Dec 2020'The workers's dance of wilful destruction has the potential to kill all investments planned in India by any foreign entity,' argues Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Mr Modi, let a Dalit girl break the coconut at Ram temple
Rediff.com3 Aug 2020If the PM gives the historic opportunity of laying the foundation stone of the Ram temple to a Dalit girl, it will send a transformational message to the Dalits in India and will give them a sense of belongingness, says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Jaipur's Jaadugar vanquishes the MBA. For now
Rediff.com16 Jul 2020Ashok Gehlot can never be a challenger to the first son of the Congress party. The Scindias and Pilots will be Rahul's rivals should the party's fortunes revive, says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Why India has forgotten Dr BC Roy
Rediff.com4 Jul 2020'But India needs to remember Dr Roy, the multifaceted genius who excelled as a physician and was most loved as a leader,' notes Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Petrol, diesel prices depend on govt, not crude rate!
Rediff.com7 May 2020'I have no problems with the finance ministry or with state governments treating petrol pump prices as the last resort for meeting their ambitious spending targets with very limited revenue resources.' 'But let's do away with this smokescreen of free pricing of petrol and diesel and go back to administered pricing regime,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
The finest Khan in Bollywood
Rediff.com30 Apr 2020'You will be remembered for a long, long, time,' notes Sudhir Bisht.
COVID-19 crisis: How India's small businesses will survive
Rediff.com25 Apr 2020'Their dharma propels them to pay their workers; otherwise, they know the boys would starve.' 'At the same time they will not allow their business to suffer,' observes Dr Sudhir Bisht.
We must give Vibhishan his due
Rediff.com11 Apr 2020Vibhishan was a seeker of justice who risked it all to be on the side of truth, says Sudhir Bisht.
Indian Muslims should emerge out of 'Khilafat' mindset
Rediff.com21 Dec 2019'How does relief in the form of citizenship to a persecuted Hindu in Bangladesh put the citizenship of an Indian Muslim in danger?', asks Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Rahul Bajaj and his phantoms of fear
Rediff.com10 Dec 2019'I suggest Rahul Bajaj come out in the open and give us his own white paper on the perceived sense of fear that he thinks haunts corporate India,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
5 reasons why Modi is India's most successful CEO
Rediff.com6 Jan 2018'A CEO is successful if he is able to retain the confidence of his shareholders. And the shareholders of India Inc have backed their prime minister-CEO to the hilt,' says Sudhir Bisht.