2019: The year in photos

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top images of 2019. Together these tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak,......

The Indian who challenged Einstein

'He was nominated for the Nobel Prize 9 times and several scientists wrote to the academy pointing out the injustice.'Ambassador T P Sreenivasan remembers E C G Sudarshan, the legendary physicist......

Will Obama's banking proposals ever become law?

Domestic opposition weakens the prospect of Obama's proposals ever becoming law, says Dani Rodrik. When US President Barack Obama announced in late January his intention to seek tough new rules for......

Column: Will China rule the world?

If China attains economic predominance, democracy may well lose its lustre as the global norm, writes Dani Rodrik. Thirty years ago, China had a tiny footprint on the global economy and little......

Column: The myth of rising protectionism

Despite the hue and cry, governments have imposed remarkably few barriers on imports, writes Dani Rodrik. There was a dog that didn't bark during the financial crisis: protectionism. Despite much......

What the new Fed chairman should do

What the world needs is a Fed chairman instinctively sceptical of financial markets and their social value, says Dani Rodrik. The race is on to fill the most important economic policy position in......