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The writer, a policy analyst studying economic and security issues, held senior positions in government and industry. He also specialises in the Chinese economy

Opinion

Did Nov 2016 demonetisation achieve anything?

The question that should matter most now is whether the incidence of black moneyâ€ in our economy has come down.

4 Sept 2018 12:30 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman who is now Indias Defence Minister was earlier Commerce Minister. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

The centrality of MADness in nuclear doctrine

The people who decide on such things reside in New Delhi, and understandably their safety gets priority.

24 Aug 2018 5:46 AM IST

made. The NSA has installations in several US states and from them routinely intercepts electronic data from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Opinion

'Gentlemen don't read other people's mail!'

The NSA and the CIA together comprise the greatest intelligence-gathering effort in the world.

7 Aug 2018 12:47 AM IST

Telecom Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India.

Opinion

Hello! Big Brother is listening... and watching!

There are almost four billion Internet users the world over now.

6 Aug 2018 12:15 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Opinion

Knowing when to leave it to the generals

Given current trends and informed forecasts India's GDP is expected to double every seven years or so.

2 Aug 2018 6:08 AM IST

According to HSBC, the public spending component of GVA and the government consumption component of GDP grew at a rapid pace, accounting for roughly one-fifth of overall growth.

Opinion

Growth in GDP by increasing cost of govt!

In Q3 of 2018, public administration had contributed 17.3 per cent towards growth.

13 July 2018 2:08 AM IST

Opinion

Govt must not refuse the offer Mallya is making

Mallya had even taken much of his money abroad well before Kingfisher became an airline rather than just beer.

29 Jun 2018 6:42 AM IST

According to the law ministry statistics, the Union government is a party to 46 per cent of cases pending in courts and is hence one of the biggest litigants, a tag it wants to shed. Over 3.14 crore cases are pending in courts across India. (Representational image)

Opinion

Adivasis demand self-rule, other rights promised by Constitution

Most tribal villages and settlements have no access to schools and medical care.

18 Jun 2018 5:38 AM IST

The Army has also submitted photographs of the vehicles damaged in the stone pelting by the unruly mob. (Representational Image)

Opinion

Equipping the Army for serious fighting

In military parlance, a gun can be anything that fires a projectile.

9 Jun 2018 5:50 AM IST

Opinion

Modi and the art of the fib

There are many variations of this fable world over, and Modi has done well by it.

4 Jun 2018 6:33 AM IST

Opinion

Full marks to Karl Marx

Marx prescriptions were limited by the knowledge and evidence available to him then.

14 May 2018 6:33 AM IST

In a Twitter post about 90 minutes after the shooting at a Walmart store in suburban Denver, police said investigators had confirmed that two men were dead and a woman was taken to a local hospital, but no further details were given. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Walmart entry: Red carpet for Chinese imports

Walmart has begun competing with Amazon for the e-commerce space and about 10 per cent of its US sales are now by this.

8 May 2018 12:45 AM IST