Saturday 20 December '08
Why we can’t reconcile to the growth rate of the ’80sFriday 12 December '08
JNU searches over a much wider genetic pool, for it is not restricted to the other great knowledge centres in India, those that concentrate on management or technologyFriday
21 November '08If every fortnight we reduce our growth forecast by half a per cent our word will carry little weightMonday
17 November '08Generals and diplomats on the media sound sick at Obama’s statements on Kashmir: but saying, as he did, that Kashmir is not to be held hostage to religious fundamentalism plays to India’s strengthSaturday
8 November '08Multilateralism is the way for India to define its destiny, to meet the challenge of pursuing concentric circles of influenceMonday
3 November '08Weeks earlier we argued for that fighting the crises required quick initiatives, and not calling it a cyclical blur.Tuesday
28 October '08There is a tradition in international trade theory, going back to Bertil Ohlin, which believes that the underlying principles of the development of regions in a national economy...Friday
17 October '08The Eleventh Plan’s take on agriculture is a start, but has loopholesFriday
10 October '08A brand new five-year plan is out. The production of five-year plan’s copies is now by Yojana Bhavan (private-public) Ltd...Wednesday
1 October '08The involvement of the state in the present crisis has been both adequate and restrained.Friday
26 September '08The Marriott blast brings back memories of staying there. On one visit, my hosts announced that I...Saturday
20 September '08The silly season before elections has started early this time, with different parties posturing on the nuclear deal...Saturday
13 September '08Now that the initial attempts at disaster relief are over, it is time to look at the management of flood basins.Friday
5 September '08This is the voice of one of a hundred and twenty million Indians, literally from the wilderness...Saturday
30 August '08This column has been arguing that the 1977 poverty line, prepared by a task force I had chaired...Friday
22 August '08The country celebrated its 61st birthday as an independent entity and is getting into the 62nd year.Tuesday
12 August '08For a meeting organised by a leading infotech group, I prepared a presentation which included how globalisation...Tuesday
5 August '08The spotlight, immediately after incidents such as those that occurred in Mumbai, Varanasi, Jaipur, Bangalore and now...Friday
1 August '08As the world changes, at some level it stays the same. In the Shivaliks it was raining cats and dogs and paddy was in full swing.Friday
25 July '08My friend, the late V.N. Dandekar is known for path-breaking work on poverty.Saturday
19 July '08Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is reported to have expressed disappointment on the structure of the G8 meetings...Monday
14 July '08Shall we get back to important economic decisions? The rice price is one such. In most of India the farmer will be making...Tuesday
8 July '08At Ankalav, near Borsad, it was proved two decades ago in the Mahi project that water can be delivered to every farmer...Monday
23 June '08I have always functioned in an environment of intense contestations. At Jaipur in the Nehru era, my teachers were radical.Wednesday
11 June '08It was Environment Day, and there were the good guys — NGOs (preferably global) and international agencies; and then there were the bad guys...
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