Ashok V Desai

The writer was chief consultant in the finance ministry in 1991-93 under finance minister Manmohan Singh

The writer was chief consultant in the finance ministry in 1991-93 under finance minister Manmohan Singh

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• India vs Trump: Three choices and a teachable moment

  
  30 Jul 2025 11:34 PM IST
• Trump's tariff tactics: Will India dance or dodge the economic drama?

  
  03 Apr 2025 11:29 PM IST
• The friend who turned out to be Manmohan

  
  27 Dec 2024 04:25 PM IST
• View: The US suspending its debt ceiling is not a solution but a short-term hedge

  
  6 mins read4 Jun 2023
• Padma Desai (1931-2023): Anti-leftist sweetheart

  
  10 May 2023 12:18 AM IST
• View: Cheerful Budget, with some posers

  
  02 Feb 2023 11:27 PM IST
• Ignoring inflation could turn out to be dangerous for India. Here's why

  
  6 mins read13 May 2022
• Why govt's faith in Indian retail investors' "shock-absorbing capacity" is misplaced

  
  6 mins read7 Apr 2022
• Why US-EU economic measures against Russia may not do their intended job

  
  6 mins read2 Mar 2022
• View: Planning has to be ahead of development to ensure quality

  
  6 mins read6 Feb 2022
• Friendly settlement is a better solution where powerful countries are concerned

  
  5 mins read16 Jan 2022
• Why Modi govt's decision to repeal the three contentious farm laws is a serious setback

  
  6 mins read20 Nov 2021
• View: Real reforms are policy changes that make the economy run better with less political meddling

  
  6 mins read5 Jul 2021