Well-intentioned laws, courts cripple growth
A key reason why India’s economic growth has halved from 9% to 4.5% per year is that, in search of
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Disarmament is for wimps. Go get your nukes if you can
All my life I have opposed nuclear bombs. I have argued that such bombs are basically unusable; that, instead of
Read moreGujarat is India’s top state in economic freedom
Does Narendra Modi actually have a great Gujarat model, or just wellpackaged hype? Critics say that Gujarat has grown fast,
Read moreUPA’s 10-year averages are just statistical spin
Collapsing economic growth, high inflation and corruption explain why the Congress is heading for its worst defeat ever. GDP growth
Read moreTo catch a crook: Three lessons from the Rajaratnam case
Last week, I wrote on how not to catch corporate and political crooks. Readers naturally asked, what is the right
Read moreCBI follies: This is no way to check crony capitalism
The Supreme Court seeks to ensure a strong, independent Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to check corruption. Sadly, the CBI
Read moreModi euphoria on Sensex? Voters are selling, foreigners buying
Has Modi fired up the stock markets? The Sensex has leaped up from 18,000 last August to almost 22,000. Many
Read moreWhy babuji goes too slow
Politicians make policy, bureaucrats implement them. Trust and harmony between the two can produce amazing results. If trust and harmony
Read moreWTO becomes India’s protector, not predator
When the World Trade Organisation (WTO) was created in 1995, critics protested that India must not join this vehicle of
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