When it comes to economic achievements, administrative capacity and defence, India’s prestige has gone up because of actual good performance, not mere claims. Can the government do the same on democratic values? In Parliament last week, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) …
India’s prestige is up globally, but there are image issues Read More »
Congress should have stood up for minorities in the Northeast and launched a ‘Christian Lives Matter’ campaign For the Congress to be beaten by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Hindu heartland is understandable. To be beaten by the …
Cong loss to BJP in Christian-majority states a disgrace Read More »
Many BJP supporters are calling for central rule to be imposed on the state to combat terrorism. But that will only enhance the Khalistani narrative of Hindu oppression of Sikhs The spectre of Khalistan haunts Punjab again. After two major Khalistani clashes with the …
Khalistan: An old script but a fresh headache in Punjab Read More »
India’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has just arrested a leading Opposition stalwart, Manish Sisodhia of the Aam Ami Party (AAP), Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi state, in an alleged liquor licences scam. The arrest smacks of vendetta more than a moral crusade. …
We really don’t have a funny bone. In fact, there is a political consensus on the intolerance of humour. Comedian Munawar Faruqui was arrested a few years ago for a joke that he had deleted! Nine persons, including the principal …
Why India’s needs a right to joke, laugh and rile Read More »
In 2006, I researched and wrote a paper for the Cato Institute on Gujarat’s new strategy of port-based development. This strategy was launched by Congress chief minister Chimanbhai Patel in the early 1990s and expanded by BJP successors. I visited Gautam Adani‘s …
Why Hindenburg report is a blessing in disguise for Gautam Adani Read More »
China’s stiff resistance to write-offs has held up debt relief to countries like Pakistan China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the greatest global infrastructure initiative in history. China has lent over one trillion dollars to Third World countries, becoming …
Don’t buy friends: The lesson from China’s BRI trouble Read More »
Expanding economic ties with China will give us greater leverage than populist bans At a January top-level official meeting, I was among the economists asked to sum up in just three minutes their long-term strategic advice to the government. Clearly …
If you are a Muslim in India participating in a student agitation, you can be locked up for years without being convicted. Sharjeel Imam and seven other students were arrested in 2019 under anti‐terrorism laws for supposed violence in an agitation against …
A Human Rights Victory in India, but with Great Difficulty Read More »
Globally, similar corporate revelations occur periodically. They highlight the shortcomings of investment banks and credit agencies that give good marks and encourage massive investment in companies without sufficient scrutiny. The Hindenburg report is an indictment of global credit agencies and …
The Adani affair shows the unwitting virtues of the globalisation of scrutiny Read More »
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