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Rajesh Singh
He is former Opinion Editor of The Pioneer, Senior Political Commentator and Public Affairs Analyst.

He is former Opinion Editor of The Pioneer, Senior Political Commentator and Public Affairs Analyst.

Contributions 
The e-NAM experiment: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities
December 04, 2018 Rajesh Singh
Around the time of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) will complete three years of its launch. While the performance has been mixed nationwide — a huge success in many regulated markets, modestly so in others, an...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Economic Studies, Article, Agricultural economy, Farmers’ income, e-NAM scheme
The Challenge of Ensuring Rail Safety
October 15, 2018 Rajesh Singh
The recent derailment of the New Farakka Express train near Rae Bareli, in which more than half a dozen lives were lost, has brought to fore the issue of rail safety yet again. Details of the incident are still sketchy. Reports say that the 23-coach ...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, Indian railway, Rail safety, Rail reforms
Ayushman Bharat a Game-Changer, but concerns have to be addressed
October 05, 2018 Rajesh Singh
It’s not always that the prestigious British medical journal, The Lancet, effusively praises India’s healthcare system. In the past, it has challenged Governments in New Delhi on the reported figures of malaria deaths, for instance, claiming that...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Article, Modicare, Ayushman Bharat
वह कांटा चुभा सकते थे, लेकिन मरहम भी लगाते थे: अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी को श्रद्धांजलि
September 26, 2018 Rajesh Singh
अगर मुझे ठीक याद है तो यह 2002 के आखिर की बात है। प्रधानमंत्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी नए साल की शुरुआत क...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Hindi, अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी, प्रधानमंत्री वाजपेयी की उपलब्धियां
World Suicide Prevention Day
September 20, 2018 Rajesh Singh
Every year, we observe the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10. It is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), and the purpose is to raise awareness around the globe on the preventive aspect of suicides. The ...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, Suicide Prevention Day, Decriminalisation of suicide
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Book Reviews 
Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory, Aanchal Malhotra, Harper Collins Publishers, India, Pages 400, Price Rs 799/-.
November 13, 2017 Rajesh Singh
It was Elie Wiesel who had said, “Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilisation, no society, no future.” The Holocaust survivor would know, as would those in India and Pakistan who went through the trauma of ...

Keywords : Book Reviews
Half Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India; Vinay Sitapati; Penguin Viking Books
July 28, 2016 Rajesh Singh
When Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao became the country’s Prime Minister, he came with few expectations. His track record as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (then undivided) and many years later as Union Cabinet Minister was mediocre. The party ...

Keywords : Book Reviews
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