Arun Shourie

China’s economic growth is not just ‘economic growth’

Real power translates directly into the ability to bring others around to subserve a country’s interests. India must take a clear-eyed view of what Ch

To race China, first let’s get our feet off the brakes

India’s growth story must generate confidence, not complacence. We must learn from China the ability to move on from momentary success or failure, kee

Learning to shield our academic excellence

The number of students who come to India to study is going down. Meanwhile, the amount of money spent on Indian students studying abroad is sufficient

We need the best for the brightest

Of course we need to expand and reorient our primary and vocational education. But that “higher education, the IITs and IIMs are for the elite” is non

In this tech-driven world, we can’t be asleep at the wheel

The cost of squandering resources on populist schemes will be paid not just in missed advantages but also in the resulting social unrest. First in a t

‘Parity’, did you say?

While India fantasises about “parity”, the US aims to acquire, in the form of an “ally”, an instrument that will do its bidding because it is dependen

This is about energy, did you say?

The fine print of the laws Congress is passing shows how every aspect of India’s nuclear programme will exist solely at the pleasure of the US, says <

Rescued from the abyss

In the first of a three-part analysis of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Arun Shourie argues that credibility has passed from the political class to

Third-class governance can’t give first-class response to terrorism

In the concluding part of his analysis, Arun Shourie details how a weak-kneed government response, in terms of both administration and diplomacy, has

National security through redefinition

In the first of a two-part analysis of national security, focusing on Naxalites and the Kashmir issue, Arun Shourie deals with increasing Naxa