Swaminathan's
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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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Tough rape laws can mean more victims are killed
West Bengal’s new law imposing the death penalty on rapist-killers follows similar such knee-jerk reactions from other states. A stringent law will not address the root cause of the crime. Societal attitudes towards rape victims...
UPS not a retreat from NPS but a step forward
India has transitioned to a Unified Pension Scheme...
AI will, in due course, destroy jobs, but it will also create new ones
Synopsis India needs to embark on a massive...
The rise and fall of Bangladesh’s economy, and the lessons in it
Once viewed as a basket case, Bangladesh has...
Khan and able: How Bollywood restored our faith in secularism
Bollywood films have long been a barometer of...
Commodity prices a clue
Synopsis In this column, let me highlight one...
Tough rape laws can mean more victims are killed
West Bengal’s new law imposing the death penalty...
UPS not a retreat from NPS but a step forward
India has transitioned to a Unified Pension Scheme...
AI will, in due course, destroy jobs, but it will also create new ones
Synopsis India needs to embark on a massive...
The rise and fall of Bangladesh’s economy, and the lessons in it
Once viewed as a basket case, Bangladesh has...
Khan and able: How Bollywood restored our faith in secularism
Bollywood films have long been a barometer of...
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Khan and able: How Bollywood restored our faith in secularism
Bollywood films have long been a barometer of society. When the Khan trinity– Salman, Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan–suffered box office setbacks is it that ...
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Commodity prices a clue
Synopsis In this column, let me highlight one danger signal most others have ignored. This is the sharp fall in commodity prices in recent months, ...
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What Nehru got wrong about India’s economy after Independence
Soon after Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru came up with an economic strategy that he felt corrected the mistakes made under British rule. He got a lot ...
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The rise and fall of Bangladesh’s economy, and the lessons in it
Once viewed as a basket case, Bangladesh has created a world-class ready-made garments (RMG) industry that now exports more than India. But its miracle story ...
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Making a case for attracting Chinese FDI
Let the govt declare the precise limits of its security yard, and erect high fences there. Let all else be open to the world, including ...
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Arrey brother, why bother? The economy’s doing too well to make attempting radical change worthwhile
Synopsis Radical changes are unavoidable for a bankrupt country, as India was in 1991. But not for a country averaging 6.5-7.0% GDP ‘miracle’ growth for ...
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