Dhiraj Nayyar
Well-directed public anger can enable radical change. Naïve protests are part of the rot
The elite constituency has managed to unite a divided polity on at least the issue of economic reform, arguably for the greater good. Can we now do th
Banks are lending very little. Yet, most are well-capitalised and not highly leveraged. And there are plenty of prime borrowers who need loans to buy
Internet piracy has moved beyond illegal downloading of music and movies. And its newest, and quite lucrative, target is the sports broadcasting indus
In a global financial tsunami, little Iceland holds valuable lessons for India
Warren Buffett lets in on how a six-year-old who sold packs of chewing gum remained on the right side of the market and became the richest man
For those who despair of the often meaningless theatrics of Indian politics and Parliament, an analysis of the US House...
Wall Street continues to feel the tremors from a week of turmoil. The US government, after allowing the bankruptcy...
Much is written comparing the world’s oldest democracy, the United States, with the world’s largest democracy, India.
The protests in Kashmir over the economic blockade of the valley continued with a Hurriyat march to the UN offices in...
Prakash Karat and his comrades from the Left would probably have preferred not to see the beaming face of Kamal Nath...
Much like the UPA government in India, Turkey’s AKP (Justice and Development Party) led government is facing a dire battle...
To some people, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sound more like doting grandparents than twin US mortgage finance giants...
Nowhere, perhaps, are the frailty of life and the mortality of human beings more evident than in Afghanistan.
The violence and bitter politicking over the transfer of land by the J&K government to the Amarnath Shrine Board has again...
It is a rarity in international affairs for two political parties, and not governments, to have a bilateral meeting.
Most elections in poor countries are preceded by a generous doling out of freebies. Not in Zimbabwe, though, which is facing a presidential election r
There are some things the government can control, there are others it cannot control and finally there are things it should not control.
The Union cabinet’s decision to appoint a committee to reconsider the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations...
They came. We spoke. And they returned. That would just about sum up the itinerary of the 1200...
Elections within political parties don’t come much better than the one witnessed in South Africa’s...
The Indian cricket team and its selection committee have featured much in the news over the last week.
In its purest form it favours the elite. Which is why the Left’s argument against the N-deal is baffling
As India celebrates 60 years of freedom on August 15, it is appropriate to do some stock-taking of the nation’s assets and liabilities.
If politics is theatre, then surely Tony Blair is a lead star behind, perhaps, only Bill Clinton. If politics is about success at the hustings..
