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Mohan Guruswamy
Eco Nobel: From philosophical to pragmatic
In 1997, Robert Merton and Myron Scholes at MIT were awarded the Nobel “for a new method to determine the value of derivatives”.
16 Oct 2019 1:15 AM
Act swiftly now, or allow India to go up in smoke!
Objectively speaking, this is not a bad situation at all, and is proof that govt policy, whether deliberate or accidental, is still halfway good.
11 Oct 2019 5:12 AM
On finding a democratic alternative to the RSS
The growing rejection of dynastic fate is in evidence all over the new India.
18 Sep 2019 1:52 AM
Conversion: The next frontier for Modi govt?
The acceptance of democracy as a way of life implies that we have accepted that we hold certain rights to be inalienable.
09 Sep 2019 1:06 AM
Will a CDS mean the end of inter-service wars?
It would suffice to say that every major military power in the world has a combined defence organisation.
19 Aug 2019 12:05 AM
J&K’s bifurcation: A huge step backwards
One thing is almost certain. India will have very few now batting for it in the Kashmir Valley, and the Muslim dominated Poonch region of Jammu.
06 Aug 2019 5:05 AM
S Jaipal Reddy (1942-2019): Remembering a friend and mentor
When Indira Gandhi suspended democracy with the 1975 Emergency, it was the green light for him to openly oppose her.
29 Jul 2019 12:05 AM
Naga crisis: Modiji, where’s the ‘creative solution’?
Nagaland state spans over 6,500 sq.m. and has a population of about two million.
24 Jul 2019 1:34 AM
Decongesting Delhi, one PSU at a time
Shifting many of these out of New Delhi will not in anyway impair their abilities.
09 Jul 2019 12:25 AM
When LK Advani apologised to Sonia Gandhi
There are many others who were viscerally opposed to the Congress Party’s style of government and what it represents.
01 Jul 2019 12:05 AM
Why an ABM system for Delhi alone?
The issue of vulnerability to a decapitating attack on the national leadership has been the subject of much discussion
12 Jun 2019 1:03 AM
How to get the stalled lane moving?
A vast section of India is being left behind even as India races to become a major global economy.
30 May 2019 12:07 AM
The effects of Modi thwarting a Dalai-Xi meet
India does have a role to play in Tibet, and a truly autonomous Tibet might well be in India’s interests and enhance its security.
27 May 2019 12:43 AM
91st Amendment: Impediment to good governance?
In Jawaharlal Nehru’s first Cabinet there was only one minister for food and agriculture.
22 May 2019 1:27 AM
Chinese lesson: Paying a price for uprightness
Hai Rui himself was however known primarily as a Neo-Confucian and never discussed Islam in his Confucian works.
06 May 2019 4:36 AM
Belt & Road: What are China’s real intentions?
Much is being made about the overland link between China and Europe by rail and road links.
03 May 2019 7:05 AM
Why do some fare so much better than others?
The study examined the distance of Bihar and UP on most major parameters from the average and the best.
01 May 2019 2:28 AM
The looking glass war in the Himalayas
The plan to install a snooping device, a veritable looking glass to peer into the Chinese nuclear grounds.
19 Apr 2019 2:12 AM
Chandra Shekhar: A most civilised man
Chandra Shekhar’s talents, abilities, passion and razor-sharp intellect put him head and shoulders above the rest.
08 Apr 2019 12:15 AM
Columns
After Chhatrapati Shivaji, Savarkar occupies the highest position on the list of Maharashtra’s icons.
Turkish forces have moved into northern Syria, and the shaky Kurdish-defended buffer zone has become the site of mayhem.
The Thunberg pater familias was correct in identifying such words as potentially problematic.
Banerjee and Duflo teach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Kramer is at Harvard University.