Nripendra Misra

Nripendra Misra: Reality check on the broadband dream

Avoid irrational exuberance

The ongoing auction of airwaves, 46 MHz in the 900-MHz band and 385 MHz in 1,800-MHz band, is likely to close by the end of the week

Nripendra Misra & Tannu Singh: Impunity in elections

Mere laws and rules, without effective built-in checks, are not sufficient. Compliance with the rules has to be woven into the system

Nripendra Misra & Tannu Singh: Endlessly adjourning justice

Both executive and higher judiciary need to collaborate to implement already agreed-on remedies for swifter justice delivery

Nripendra Misra: Telecom's happy hour

Through its recommendations announced on September 9, Trai has brought the telecom sector back on track and has laid down the path for a reform agenda. The government should quickly accept the recomme

An emergency call from the telecom sector

The mistrust between the authorities and service providers can end if the contentious issues are addressed as a package deal

Fixing MPLADS

Nripendra Misra & Tannu Singh: Setting standards and salaries

An oversight body for the pay and privileges of members of Parliament is overdue

Nripendra Misra & Nidhi Sen: Taking politics out of statutory appointments

Transparency & political unanimity should be the touchstones for all govt-led appointment procedures

Nripendra Misra & Tannu Singh: A case for effective state Lokayuktas

Lokayukta's recommendations need to be binding in nature, not just advisory

Nripendra Misra & Tannu Singh: Reforming campaign finance - II

Nripendra Misra & Tannu Singh: How to reform campaign finance - I

State funding of elections is a long overdue reform. Here's how to do it

Nripendra Misra: An auction that did not flop

An objective analysis of the recent 2G auction reveals that it was not, as is being claimed, a failure

'Need for caution on spectrum refarming'

Nripendra Misra & Tannu Singh: Fixing the 'right' to public services

Nripendra Misra: A better deal for telecom would need firm, soft-touch regulation

How Trai's recommendations provide a road map for the troubled sector to move forward

Nripendra Misra: Essential principles of regulatory oversight