The Economic Times

Tepid economic growth tarnishes Akhilesh Yadav\’s chances in Uttar Pradesh A million words have already been written analysing the coming state election in Ut tar Pradesh. Most analyses have been based on personal visits, interviews, anecdotes and caste arithmetic. This […]

A flourishing unified domestic market calls for amending restrictive laws In 1947, many foreigners expect ed India to break up into frag ments. Cleavages of language, region and religion seemed en ough to doom unity . India\’s greatest achievement -owing

Slanging matches between Amartya Sen and Jagdish Bhagwati are economic folklore. Welcome to the latest slugfest. Sen has denounced demonetisation as “despotic”. But Bhagwati, in a joint article with Pravin Krishna and Suresh Sundaresan, calls demonetisation “courageous”, with the “potential

“I grabbed America by the p***y, and she said yes.” I just invented that Trumpism, yet it sums up the crudity, misogyny and contempt for civic values and political correctness that has propelled Donald Trump into the White House. In

Sunil Khilnani’s book, The Idea of India, pictured India as transcending territory and reaching into the realms of ideals. Equally, ‘The Idea of Tata’ has long transcended mere corporate aims and aimed far higher. That idea has been eroding for

Global bonds are worth over $100 trillion, while global stocks are worth only $64 trillion. Daily bond trading is $700 billion against $200 billion for shares. Stock markets hog the limelight. But bond markets matter more. Danger: they have become

Switzerland recently held a referendum on a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for all citizens. Voters rejected the proposal 77 per cent to 23 per cent because of its prohibitive cost and implicit reward for idleness. But the idea has caught

Analysts have warned for years that India risks being isolated from global trade negotiations because its stalling tactics in the World Trade Organization (WTO) have caused Western powers to lose interest in that organisation. Instead, they have shifted to bilateral