If the RSS proposed that any Hindu who converted to Islam or Christianity should be hanged, there would be a hue and cry. Political parties ranging from the Congress to the Samajwadi Party to the Left Front would condemn the […]

Why is Reliance\’s Jamnagar refinery the most profitable in the world? How does it keep achieving a refining margin of $ 9-10/barrel, one and a half times as much as most global refineries (and Indian public sector refineries)? Singapore\’s famed

I am amazed at the paranoia and quasi-racism of the uproar in the US over the takeover of six port terminals in that country by DP World (a.k.a. Dubai Ports). P&O of Britain has traditionally run the terminals. When Dubai

I am amazed at the paranoia and quasi-racism of the uproar in the US over the takeover of six port terminals in that country by DP World (a.k.a. Dubai Ports). P&O of Britain has traditionally run the terminals. When Dubai

Teacher absence ranges from 20% to over 50% in different states, and makes a mockery of free and universal education. No wonder children drop out in droves, and functional illiteracy is high even for those who complete school. In such

Contrary to what Atal Behari Vajpayee claimed and George Bush now repeats, India and the US are not natural allies. They are, however, natural partners. The distinction is important. India cannot be an ally for because, in its current mood,

Ten years ago, many leftist politicians and economists expressed outrage at the new rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) obliging member-countries to give “national treatment” to foreign industrial corporations. That is, foreign firms operating in a country had to

Last week, I showed how fishermen in Kerala had benefited greatly from cellphones, which enabled them to auction their catch while still at sea, and avoided tragedies where they might land their catch at a shore point where there were