Roshan Kishore is the Data and Political Economy Editor at Hindustan Times. His weekly column for HT Premium Terms of Trade appears every Friday.
Articles by Roshan Kishore
Three charts show how just a handful of people pay taxes in India
The number of crorepatis has increased by 22% in AY 2015-16.
Updated on Dec 21, 2017 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Roshan Kishore
Gujarat election results: Rural-urban divide behind BJP’s big Saurashtra setback
Gujarat election results show the Congress outdid the BJP in the 2017 assembly polls in the Saurashtra region, where nearly 75% seats fall in the rural belt.
Updated on Dec 20, 2017 10:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore and Samarth Bansal
Gujarat election results: Had PM Modi not led BJP’s campaign, its hopes would have taken a hit
From reacting to Mani Shankar Aiyar’s ‘neech’ remark to his shrill rhetoric about Pakistan’s interference in the Gujarat elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s polemics put the Congress on the defensive.
Updated on Dec 19, 2017 03:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore and Samarth Bansal
Gujarat election results: Make no mistake, the contest in Modi’s home state was really close
The Gujarat election results show ‘none of the above (NOTA)’ has polled more votes than the victory margin in 30 assembly constituencies.
Updated on Dec 19, 2017 12:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Samarth Bansal and Roshan Kishore
5 years of Dec 16 gangrape: Myopic reading of crime records likely to overshadow finer points, positive trends
The increase in numbers might be a result of better reporting and recording of crime by sufferers and police.
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 11:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Gujarat elections: Is the state’s rural discontent real and can it hurt the BJP?
Fluctuations in agricultural growth, sharp fall in cotton prices under present govt may have hurt rural economy in Gujarat.
Updated on Dec 13, 2017 07:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Contradictory positions can hurt India’s prospects at the next WTO ministerial
India should lead the charge for demanding a better deal on agricultural issues to counter rising protectionist tendencies in the West
Updated on Dec 09, 2017 04:39 PM IST
Gujarat elections will be first big test for Rahul Gandhi as Congress president
Given the fact that Gujarat is a straight contest between the Congress and BJP, the former would have to achieve a vote swing of at least 10-11 percentage points in order to defeat the BJP.
Updated on Dec 07, 2017 07:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Cash is back: A year after demonetisation was announced, digital transactions drop
After demonetisation, the spike in digital payments was caused by artificial constraints, and does not seem to have had a lasting impact on Indian citizens.
Updated on Nov 08, 2017 10:12 AM IST
Livemint, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore, New Delhi
Demonetisation 100 days: PM’s move economic disaster or political masterstroke?
Demonetisation appears to have failed to achieve its economic goals and political results remain uncertain but PM says BJP’s poll victories post-note ban show people’s support.
Updated on Feb 22, 2017 09:13 PM IST
LiveMint, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Not equal at all: The multiple shades of caste inequality in India
Caste is an important fault line in India, however, there are variations in the socio-economic status of OBCs and caste groups.
Updated on Oct 20, 2016 09:32 AM IST
Roshan Kishore, New Delhi
How economic reforms changed the average Indian’s diet
It has been 25 years since economic reforms in India. What has been the effect of liberalization on the average Indian’s diet? Is it any different today than what it was in 1991?
Updated on Jul 26, 2016 10:30 AM IST
Live Mint | Roshan Kishore