"Many critics think India (and the world) have too many billionaires and want to reduce the number to check wealth disparities. I would go ...

The backing of global finance provides no assurance whatsoever that all the unicorns will succeed. On the contrary, the financiers believe ...

Indians celebrating 30 years of economic reform must cheer this remarkable outcome. It denotes a new class of businesses with no great inhe...

You could call this a huge democratisation of wealth, enabling youngsters with no inherited wealth or networks to beat old wealth by creati...

In both cases the Supreme Court said no. Its stance was logical and consistent. That cannot be said of either the BJP or Congress.

Rising farmer agitations are not good indicators of distress. Rather, they reflect high returns to agitations, increasing the incentive to ...

Some analysts think the BJP has gained unstoppable momentum from its NE triumph. This reminds one of Vajpayee’s sweeping 2003 victory.

Studies show that up to 40% of subsidised kerosene is diverted from poor beneficiaries to the adulteration of diesel, which is more than tw...

The Madras High Court has decreed that the singing of Vande Mataram should be made compulsory in schools, colleges and both government and ...

His book, 'From PV Narasimha Rao to Narendra Modi: 25 years of Swaminomics', is a compilation of his columns over the years.

Critics have long pilloried the shortcomings of the Doing Business report. Yet it has become popular, warts and all, because it captures at...

India's supposed “surgical strike“ on seven terrorist bases across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir has produced more guffaws than outr...

Private industry is accepted globally as a public benefit that creates jobs, revenues and general prosperity .

There are no easy solutions for India. Instead of emulating China, it must march up the value chain, relying increasingly on cheap skills, ...

I am Charlie. I am for free speech, even if it offends somebody . Indeed, free speech must necessarily offend somebody: speech that offends...

There is a glaring omission in the government's anti-tobacco crusade. Why doesn't it crusade against beedis too, which are a far bigger kil...

Finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday made a strong pitch for political consensus to carry forward economic reforms.