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Sanjeev Ahluwalia
About the AuthorSanjeev Ahluwalia
The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Budget 2025: A scorecard of FM’s ‘hits’ and ‘misses’Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Budget 2025: A scorecard of FM’s ‘hits’ and...

    The second target of “inclusive development” -- at least in economic terms -- has been a close favourite of the Narendra...

    4 Feb 2025 10:34 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Sane budgeting vital for a world becoming crazyColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Sane budgeting vital for a world becoming crazy

    India has a budgeting problem, like any middle-class household. Aspirations are larger than means, possibly,...

    28 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Are corporate bosses wrong to glorify long work hours?Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Are corporate bosses wrong to glorify long work...

    India’s labour regulations do not prescribe the maximum hours per week for those in administrative or...

    13 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Global trust deficit: Where have all the leaders gone?Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Global trust deficit: Where have all the leaders...

    Like spy thrillers, which rarely focus on trust as the central plot, global politics is increasingly based on...

    26 Dec 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Trump’s America poised to move much closer to IndiaColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Trump’s America poised to move much closer to...

    Uplifting tailwinds, inspired by personal chemistry, had boosted the America-India friendship to unprecedented...

    15 Nov 2024 12:06 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Looking beyond the fog of ‘short-term’ resultsColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Looking beyond the fog of ‘short-term’ results

    Most institutions in India are characterised by “short-termism” -- privileging near-term results over...

    23 Oct 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Stand firm as illiberalism, gender bias rising globallyColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Stand firm as illiberalism, gender bias rising...

    Social roles evolve over the long term. Today’s “mother” need not be a female and a “father” not necessarily...

    4 Oct 2024 12:18 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget for right results: State needs to step backColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget for right results: State needs to step back

    Does India budget for the right results? The answer to this question is a qualified “yes”. The country has...

    18 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Pitfalls of ‘quick results’ instead of deep reformsColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Pitfalls of ‘quick results’ instead of deep...

    The recent, hastily terminated attempt to induct 45 specialists as senior and mid-level civil servants on...

    30 Aug 2024 12:02 AM IST

    Book Review | The Jagdales of BengaluruBooks
    Book Review | The Jagdales of Bengaluru

    If carrying coal to Newcastle is folly, imagine selling premium Indian Single Malt whisky in the UK,...

    24 Aug 2024 12:56 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Disasters & development: Make safety a top priorityColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Disasters & development: Make safety a top...

    The science of climate change has taught us that human activity is responsible for adverse meteorological...

    13 Aug 2024 12:12 AM IST

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