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A Nehruvian ambition for infrastructure
In last year’s Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken about investing 100...
Corporate governance must be fixed
“The time has come,” said the Walrus to the Carpenter in Lewis Carrol’s poem, “to talk of many...
Internet lockdowns are a blot on India
The internet has become an inextricable part of life. The recent shutdown of the internet in...
US-Iran tensions: Back from the brink
President Donald Trump’s speech to the nation on January 8 morning American time turned out to be a...
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Health
All data, no action on climate change
There is growing awareness of the connection between health and climate change, leading nations to...
A tale of two global rankings
Two global rankings were announced recently. One was the 2019 “Doing Business” report...
Having the last word on ‘population control’
On July 11, World Population Day, a Union Minister expressed alarm, in a Tweet, over what he called...
Why should resident doctors live in hell?
The huge downside of this experience for doctors at the start of their career will certainly mark...
Politics
Internet lockdowns are a blot on India
The internet has become an inextricable part of life. The recent shutdown of the internet in...
Atrocious attack on academia
Violence of an unprecedented kind flared up at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday...
When will this nightmare end?
We are living through one of the darkest periods of independent India. The Emergency was bad. This...
CAA-NRC: Do think, Citizen Shah
“No Indian citizen should fear the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.” Well said Amitbhai! My sisters...
Economy
How business can adapt to climate change
Boards of corporations are supposed to comprise of sage individuals of a higher order than homo...
Climate: A case for why you are personally...
Even the continuous blare of a Trump-et cannot divert attention from the existential risk posed to...
The road not taken
By Vijay Dixit & Aseem Shrivastava
A certain defence of ecology may seem elitist but isn...
A suitable deputy governor for the RBI
The deputy governor in charge of monetary policy, among other responsibilities, left the RBI...
Recents
Atrocious attack on academia
Violence of an unprecedented kind flared up at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday...
Boardroom diversity: Another red herring
It sounds progressive and high-minded but is, in reality, turning a necessity into a virtue. It is...
Corporate boards lack strategic vision
Well intentioned boards and “promoters” of companies look for a variety of attributes in their...
When will this nightmare end?
We are living through one of the darkest periods of independent India. The Emergency was bad. This...
All data, no action on climate change
There is growing awareness of the connection between health and climate change, leading nations to...
Economy needs a budget stimulus
The former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has said that the current economic slowdown in...
CAA-NRC: Do think, Citizen Shah
“No Indian citizen should fear the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.” Well said Amitbhai! My sisters...
How business can adapt to climate change
Boards of corporations are supposed to comprise of sage individuals of a higher order than homo...
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