Mihir S Sharma

Stories by Mihir S Sharma

JLF matters

JLF matters

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2016

Outside Diggi Palace's walls, things may be getting darker. Speech may be under threat; writers may be getting murdered for their writing. But, inside, it is possible to feel hope that ideas, nevertheless, may have their own power, says Mihir S Sharma.

Boom and bust of the Indian economy

Boom and bust of the Indian economy

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2016

Private investment will respond only to sustainable reform.

No clean air, thanks, I'm rich

No clean air, thanks, I'm rich

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2015

Only the Indian elite would rather not breathe than be ordinary.

The big hits and misses from Modi's cabinet

The big hits and misses from Modi's cabinet

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2015

A brief report card on Modi's ministers.

Big reforms? Modi govt still lags behind

Big reforms? Modi govt still lags behind

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2015

A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.

How India can profit from China's stumble

How India can profit from China's stumble

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2015

China's slowing means commodity markets are no longer overheated.

The virtue of compromise

The virtue of compromise

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2015

If the government does not allow the Opposition a few victories, then it is opening the door to paralysis and an entrenched culture of confrontation.

Indian economy recovering? But where and how

Indian economy recovering? But where and how

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2015

Modi government needs to focus more.

How we have become what we are

How we have become what we are

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2015

We need credible retellings of the times we have lived through, or the events in the immediate past that have shaped our today, says Mihir S Sharma

It's time to shut the IAS down

It's time to shut the IAS down

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2015

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi fails to live up to the expectations that he has raised, it will be entirely his fault. He should have started by ending the IAS

Modi@1: BJP's 7 popular defensive tactics

Modi@1: BJP's 7 popular defensive tactics

Rediff.com   25 May 2015

A simple guide to the strange defensiveness of the government and its supporters, and how and why the arguments they're making are wrong.

Modi@1: The PM is wasting away great power

Modi@1: The PM is wasting away great power

Rediff.com   16 May 2015

Narendra Modi is squandering a mandate for change on feeble, unimaginative incrementalism.

This GST is no reform, and the Rajya Sabha must not pass it

This GST is no reform, and the Rajya Sabha must not pass it

Rediff.com   7 May 2015

The current draft of the Goods and Services Tax could kill any hope of economic revival - and you should blame the Congress if it rolls over and lets it pass, says Mihir S Sharma.

Modi needs to get out of his bunker

Modi needs to get out of his bunker

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2015

The media has given the PM and his government a far easier time than it probably deserves.

Mr Modi needs to do more than a prime minister does

Mr Modi needs to do more than a prime minister does

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2015

Mr Modi must stop talking, and start writing

Reforms? Forget all about them!

Reforms? Forget all about them!

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

It is time for Mr Modi to be a little more reasonable and rational.

5 things FM ignored in the Budget

5 things FM ignored in the Budget

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2015

Union Budget 2015 cuold have included few smaller reforms.

Rahul Gandhi and the Art of Vacationing

Rahul Gandhi and the Art of Vacationing

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2015

The party has tried to downplay its vice-president's sudden move, saying he is the leader and will come back soon to play a pro-active role in party affairs

For everyone's sake, can Congress sack Rahul?

For everyone's sake, can Congress sack Rahul?

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2014

Government's reforms are too half-hearted. But Rahul Gandhi's Congress is too amateurish and inept to hold it to account.

4 Nobel-winning insights that matter for the Indian economy

4 Nobel-winning insights that matter for the Indian economy

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2014

Tirole's insights show how real-world incentives are complicated, and contracts can be difficult to write and enforce.