India should not fritter away PSU profits from commodity boom
Slowing tax revenue and rising government spending on food security and universal health threaten to send the fiscal deficit skyrocketing
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Why IIP’s -5.1% industry slump doesn’t make sense
Government data is often dismissed as too good to be true. But the October data for industrial production, minus 5.1%
Read moreDecember 9 European Union Summit: Solution to the eurozone crisis or a fudge?
The 27 countries of the EU will hold a summit on December 9 in what has been called the last
Read moreGulf Oil: Declining US oil imports could push up Indian expenditure on Navy
Many readers were incredulous at my last column in The Times of India. This said that by 2020, US oil
Read moreTeam Anna and controversies: Even flawed crusaders can win
The image of Team Anna has taken a beating. Some very un-Gandhian behaviour has been unmasked on the part of
Read moreSteve Jobs’ idea of education choice in US through vouchers and competition is equally valid for India
The late Steve Jobs, one of the greatest inventor-entrepreneurs in history, took knowledge and content to the masses. He said
Read moreHow to tame a dominant China
The mighty West, led by the mighty US, is suddenly looking to China for help in rescuing debt-ridden Europe. But
Read moreEurozone may soon collapse; trigger financial contagion
I suspect the eurozone will soon collapse and trigger global financial contagion. This will be not remotely as bad as
Read moreHunger strikes a legitimate form of protest globally, we need systemic change to root out corruption
I am bemused by much of the vacuous debate over Anna Hazare’s fast. He has his shortcomings, but many of
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