How 20 years of neoliberalism has ravaged India
Ironically, on the 20th anniversary of the event, the sleaze associated with neoliberalism, with all its cronyism, criminality and plunder of public wealth, is on full display. Why Nandan Nilekani could lose his job
The list of governmental and corporate intervention based on information technology is growing all the time. 20 years on, LPG means loot, plunder, goonda-raj!
Reforms process has definitely degenerated into a newer form of LPG -- Loot, Plunder and Goonda-raj. How Euro-zone can exit from the present crisis
The EU is still an India in the making. Is bailout the end of Euro-zone's problems?
The Greece and Euro-zone bailout may not end their solvency problems but it signals that EU policymakers remain committed to global financial stability. How farmers can generate more wealth from food
This could be done by farmers forming small production-cum-marketing groups and also challenging those corporate policies which dis-empower them. Indo-US ties: it's the economies, stupid
To read Raymond Vickery's hugely interesting book while US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is still on Indian soil reminds one of the great distance India and the US have travelled since the 1998 nuclear tests. Outward FDI: Has India Inc arrived or is leaving?
Is this a new "secession of the successful", coming a generation after the flight of professional middle class talent that created the so-called global Indian diaspora? Decoding India's corruption wars
As Indian democracy deepens, power shifts will continue to happen and the middle class needs to accept that all such power shifts may not be in their favour, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Time to consign the Org Chart to the waste basket?
Authority and prestige in network industries no longer rest on your ability to control people 'below you'; they depend on your capacity to add value to the network, says Ajit Balakrishnan. IIM and Corporate Social Irresponsibility
Here is why the course at IIM-A, investigating Corporate Social Irresponsibility, is both necessary and well-timed. The truth behind IMF's ideological bias
The question is whether this would mean any change in IMF's policies, particularly on the question of what to forgo out of the impossible trinity of an independent monetary policy, managed exchange rates and a liberal capital account. Is there a 'right business strategy' for India?
Does it depend on the company's context - and a true understanding of its core competences? COLUMN: How mature is Mamata as chief minister?
Ms Banerjee must settle down to hard work of governance. Cash or food? A great transition for India
Cash or food, which will better benefit the poor? This deceptively simple looking question is currently at the centre of a sharply bitter dispute. Voodoo economics: FDI in retail to curb inflation!
Those who have been following developments in the past few years know that Wal-Mart alone must have spent millions of dollars in India for lobbying with our government to open up retail sector for FDI. Inflation: What will the RBI do?
The central bank will appear vacuous if it holds fire next week following its ultra hawkish guidance at the last monetary policy review. 'An IIM seat cannot be bought'
Judging the research output of an IIM is an art form. Bring back black money, end tax havens. But how?
Tax Information Exchange Agreements between countries are one way to prevent, or at least curb, the flow of illicit funds. Should the top boss be from the family or outside?
Are Indian promoters ready to give up control and hand over the company to their professional managers? Will China's growth slow down?
Growth in China may slow down, but excess domestic demand will ensure high growth rates. Why India faces lower growth, higher inflation
It is nearly impossible to effectively control inflation when it is not properly measured. Of social enterprise & how banks start food crisis
At present analysis like this tends to remain in a separate domain from the realm where there is an upbeat excitement about the power of social enterprises to change millions of lives for the better. RBI's focus on inflation is misguided
RBI's unique focus on WPI inflation is misguided even as demand-driven factors have become relatively less important. Are we ready to fight corruption in everyday life?
Yes, corruption in high places must be fought. But real victory will depend on how deeply we are all willing to grapple with, and resist, the insidious corruption in everyday life. Why India has warmed up to BRICS
Sanya was a way station, the real summit is G-20 where India must have a voice of its own. Decoding India's corruption wars
As Indian democracy deepens, power shifts will continue to happen and the middle class needs to accept that all such power shifts may not be in their favour, says Ajit Balakrishnan. What India MUST do to reduce corruption
India needs to revisit governance if it wishes to reduce corruption. Corruption: Take two
Civil society may be better off lobbying for faster liberalisation than another cumbersome institution. Can a peaceful revolution tackle corruption?
Civil society, whose legitimacy lies primarily in its own eyes, has won an equal role in shaping the Lok Pal Bill, which has the potential to change the way India is governed. Planning in India? It needs a thorough change
Planning in India will need to change to take account of a more volatile global economy. A few details of the Hazare fall-out
Government decision-making may soon become a casualty What the future of our democracy depends on
A striving for deeper and truly more representative democracy is a far more ambitious undertaking than fighting corruption -- be it theft from the public exchequer or a kickback culture in the private sector. January - March 2011 | October - December 2010 | August - September 2010 | May - July 2010 | February 2010 | March 2010 | April 2010