What Gandhiji said about Nehru should suffice for history

'How come with Nehru at the helm, India missed so many buses? He had such unchallenged power that he could have taken the country in any direction he wanted. The sad conclusion is inescapable that......

Moral luck and the Bhopal gas tragedy

What is needed is dharma or good faith among both companies and officials to limit harm. Regulators should also remember that costs forced on companies become higher costs for consumers, says......

Why the US must not alienate India

Raymond E Vickery, Jr, a former US Assistant Secretary of Commerce, on why the US must not take its eye off its relationship with India. After two days of talks in New Delhi at the Indian Council......

The Next Partition of India

The die is cast. Manmohan Singh's government has announced that the legislation to reserve additional 27 per cent seats in higher educational institutions will be introduced in the monsoon session......

Raghuram Rajan must stay on as RBI Governor!

'The 'Off-with-Rajan's-head' brigade bases its arguments on mistaken beliefs, erroneous causalities, and even downright prejudice,' says banker S Muralidharan.   For long I have been an......

Rahul Bajaj's quick ride back into the Licence Raj era

The Licence Raj did not always mean that there was no competition - in the seventies there were half-a-dozen two-wheeler manufacturers - Ideal Java, Enfield, Rajdoot of Escorts and Lambretta -......

Buckle up: Economy to regain its earlier growth rate soon

The writer feels that the recent reforms will boost India's economy and it will soon regain it earlier growth rate. The Indian economy is coming back. After several years of disappointing......

Where Marx comes alive

Inspectors from the Office of the Director-General for Regulation and Organisation of the Market, fanning out across the countryside; shopkeepers phoning in tips to denounce competitors; long lines......