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About the AuthorSanjaya Baru
The writer is an economist, a former newspaper editor, a best-selling author, and former adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
    Sanjaya Baru | India, US And China In The New Great GameColumnists
    Sanjaya Baru | India, US And China In The New Great Game

    I have a chapter titled “Indians in MAGA” that makes this very point. That the Indian diaspora has contributed billions...

    12 Oct 2026 7:51 AM IST

    Sanjaya Baru | Managing US, China In An Rising Bi-multipolar WorldColumnists
    Sanjaya Baru | Managing US, China In An Rising Bi-multipolar World

    President Trump was forthright when he spoke of an idea that had first been proposed by an American scholar, Fred...

    27 Sept 2026 9:16 PM IST

    Sanjaya Baru | Mr Goyal Goes To Tokyo Wooing Wary JapaneseColumnists
    Sanjaya Baru | Mr Goyal Goes To Tokyo Wooing Wary Japanese

    Several factors continue to contribute to India’s lower profile in the minds of Japanese investors. The story is a long...

    31 Aug 2026 12:52 AM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | Zhu Rongji And His Role In Rise Of 21st Century China | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | Zhu Rongji And His Role In Rise Of 21st Century China |...

    To an Indian unfamiliar with China’s recent history, Zhu Rongji would be best described as a combination of Manmohan...

    16 Aug 2026 11:28 PM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | India Has Huge Stake In Ending World War III | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | India Has Huge Stake In Ending World War III | Sanjaya...

    While there is no war going on currently in Asia to India’s east, many of the countries in the region are being drawn...

    2 Aug 2026 10:36 PM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | A New Wind Is Blowing Across Moribund Stage | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | A New Wind Is Blowing Across Moribund Stage | Sanjaya...

    All this caused a stir, enough to worry the government but not to make it respond responsibly. The mainstream media...

    20 July 2026 12:12 AM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | The Missing Dimension In India-Japan Relationship | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | The Missing Dimension In India-Japan Relationship |...

    While these relations have developed vigorously over the past quarter century under three successive Indian Prime...

    5 July 2026 10:31 PM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | World’s Political Leadership Is Almost Entirely Mediocre | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | World’s Political Leadership Is Almost Entirely...

    In a continent full of dictators, carpet-baggers and corrupt politicians, Lula stands out. In many ways, it is he who...

    21 Jun 2026 11:00 PM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | The Aspirational Middle Class: Portents Of Revolt | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | The Aspirational Middle Class: Portents Of Revolt |...

    One does not know how the youth anger triggered by the Neet scam and their mocking as “cockroaches” will eventually...

    7 Jun 2026 11:29 PM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | Farewell To A Friend: A Hyd Environmentalist | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | Farewell To A Friend: A Hyd Environmentalist | Sanjaya...

    But the voice that dominated all conversation was of Komandur Santana Gopal. Some called him KS, others just Gopal....

    24 May 2026 10:50 PM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | Will All That Power Lead To Better Performance? | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | Will All That Power Lead To Better Performance? |...

    The CEA observed that after the Covid pandemic hit the economy, various market indicators like BSE 500 or NSE 500 showed...

    10 May 2026 10:56 PM IST

    SANJAYOVACHA | Policymakers Need Fresh National SWOT Analysis | Sanjaya BaruColumnists
    SANJAYOVACHA | Policymakers Need Fresh National SWOT Analysis |...

    Four years down the road, many of these assessments would still be part of any SWOT analysis for India. However, the...

    26 April 2026 9:46 PM IST

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