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The writer is an economist, a former newspaper editor, a best-selling author, and former adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

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Sanjaya Baru | The Mahatma Brand: From Nehru to Prashant Kishor

The Indian National Congress was the first political party, inspired by the Mahatma, to successfully launch itself as a...

16 May 2022 12:13 AM IST

Freebies become the fig leaf that corrupt politicians and political parties use to cover their sins of omission and commission while seeking electoral support. (Representational Image/ AP)

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Sanjaya Baru | Rising freebies: The fiscal price of political failures

When political parties promise free television sets, kitchenware and suchlike, they are using the taxpayer's money to...

2 May 2022 12:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden (PTI file image)

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Sanjaya Baru | US does a lot for India, but India too does a lot for...

What the bilateral trade figures do not reveal is the transfer of wealth from India to the US through the export of...

18 April 2022 12:05 AM IST

India has to keep focussing on competitive energy sources and it welcomes offers from all oil producers as geopolitical developments have posed significant challenges to the countrys energy security, sources said. (Representational Image/PTI)

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Sanjaya Baru | The other divide: E-W conflict meets N-S gap

India will have to remain firmly focused on the economy given the multiple challenges it continues to face

4 April 2022 12:34 AM IST

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi after paying tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

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Sanjaya Baru | Dissolving a proprietorship: Congress must reinvent to...

The idea of dynastic succession within the Nehru family, however, goes far back and all the way to 1928

21 March 2022 12:02 AM IST

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Sanjaya Baru | East-West psy-war: India in the battle of narratives

The battle of narratives is very much a part of modern warfare, with real time coverage of news

7 March 2022 3:46 AM IST

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Sanjaya Baru | Rahul Bajaj: A business icon and national leader

There was a time when a business leader like JRD Tata could have a civil relationship with the PM and yet be critical of...

21 Feb 2022 6:48 AM IST

The defence economy has now entered a new era, with the opening up of defence manufacturing to domestic private enterprise. (Representational Image/ PTI)

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Sanjaya Baru | More bang for the buck' in defence: New thinking vital

Defence is the one area where the Union government bears full responsibility for spending and delivering results on that...

7 Feb 2022 3:38 AM IST

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Sanjaya Baru | Pakistan's geo-economic' pivot to national security

However, to be able to make use of this geo-economic opportunity, says the NSPP, Pakistan has to modernise its economy

24 Jan 2022 2:00 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, in Washington DC, USA. (PTI Photo)

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Sanjaya Baru | Awaiting hope and hype in Union Budget speech

The rich seek incentives to open their purses and invest, loaded with cash as many are, while the rest seek livelihood...

10 Jan 2022 1:15 AM IST

Cover image of Pico Iyers book, The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere. (Twitter)

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Sanjaya Baru | As 2021 draws to a close, it's a time for reflection

The Art of Stillness was, therefore, the right book to read

27 Dec 2021 2:17 AM IST

The ASCI was founded as the Indian equivalent and was meant to train middle management. (Twitter)

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Sanjaya Baru | India the global home of cross-cultural managers

Middle class India, from which the corporate sector draws most of its managers, is largely bilingual, often tri- and...

13 Dec 2021 3:09 AM IST