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There are many more articles written by Swaminathan Aiyar. He has been writing for Economic Times, Financial Express, and Times of India. Given below is a selection of some of his articles. The reader is encouraged to search on the Internet for a specific item if not found here.
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Congress’ Strategy: OPS… they did it again!
Synopsis The new Congress election manifesto makes no mention of OPS. Answering questions, P Chidambaram said OPS was very much on the party’s mind, but it was waiting to react to the report of an...
Time to slam the brakes on free rural electricity
Will Kejriwal in jail sway voters? Not a chance
Beyond Tesla…Teslar, Teslast: India to reduce EV import duty for Tesla, other global automakers
Congress’ Strategy: OPS… they did it again!
Time to slam the brakes on free rural electricity
Will Kejriwal in jail sway voters? Not a chance
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One nation, one poll? There is a midway solution
Research shows frequent polls are bad for India, but democracies need checks and balances. One way out would be not-so-simultaneous polls Holding simultaneous central and …
Joined by the Vindhyas: Contrary to belief, India’s not cloven by a yawning north-south divide
Consider per-capita GDP in the top half of states. The richest are the mini-states of Goa and Sikkim. Among major states, toppers are Telangana and …
What Trump’s return will mean for India
A second term for Donald Trump could have dramatic consequences for foreign policy and other big changes for India. The US election is still eight months away. …
Consumption survey needs an overhaul
While accepting that surveys grossly underestimate the spending of the rich, Indian statisticians have assumed that the non-rich mainly tell the truth. Sorry, but they …
Increased female participation in workforce implies prosperity, not distress
Had distress been driving poor people to work, Female Workforce Participate Rate would have risen fastest for the poorest deciles of the rural population. In …
Why Punjab model of farm freebies is wrong
With very high debt/GDP ratio and land prices, it is losing out to states like Gujarat Readers, do not sympathise with powerful farmer unions of Punjab who are on …
