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Sanjeev Ahluwalia
About the AuthorSanjeev Ahluwalia
The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert
    Cover photo of Work 3.0 by Avik Chanda and Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | How to rehumanise the workplace in the era of cyborgs

    The fear is, machines could become sentient in the not-too-distant future.

    23 July 2023 12:04 AM IST

    The chronological narrative follows three themes. First a brief overview of the budgets presented by each FM a refresher for fiscal policy wonks and deeply instructive for eager learners. Second, an informed and lively peek into the personal dynamics between the Prime Minister (PM) and each FM and between each FM and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) all situated within the political economy context over the three decades. (Image By Arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Finance ministers who shaped early post-Independence...

    What struck this reviewer was how many FMs resigned from office in those early days a practice that ended soonafter

    3 July 2023 12:19 AM IST

    People at a medical camp organised by Army, in an area of Manipur. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | The sounds of a silent Internet in Manipur

    Manipur is a leader in Internet access. 44.8 per cent of Manipuri women and 73.9 per cent of Manipuri men have access to...

    12 Jun 2023 12:15 AM IST

    For those who are not drunk on the magic of numbers, this massive over-population can only warn of a Malthusian disaster looming ahead. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Too many people: Think before you have a baby

    Till we achieve global climate stability, encouraging the young to think before becoming a parent is fairly sound advice

    27 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | How culture underpins the budgets of states in IndiaOpinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | How culture underpins the budgets of states in...

    The inequity of Bombay, controlled by Gujarati money with the local people working for them, became a flashpoint

    5 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Cover photo of Transforming the Steel Frame: Promise and Paradox of Civil Service Reform edited by Vinod Rai. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Could our civil service be less rule-oriented, more...

    Review of 'Transforming the Steel Frame: Promise and Paradox of Civil Service Reform' edited by Vinod Rai.

    26 March 2023 12:11 AM IST

    In March 2020, the year before Covid-19, merchandise exports were $314 billion. Meaning there was no growth in merchandise exports in six years. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Export, monetise, privatise: The eco mantra India...

    Despite the hoopla of centralised governance, the economy is mutating away from the government and towards the private...

    14 March 2023 12:38 AM IST

    \Seven passengers on Sundays Air India Delhi-Auckland flight have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after arrival,\ New Zealand government official said. (PTI)Opinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Will a sparkling Maharajah be home away from...

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the two agreements for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with both the...

    17 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Today there are 5.03 billion Internet users around the world and 4.9 billion of these use social media. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | How the fatal tug of social media got bigger,...

    Social media fills the spatial, societal and relationship gaps which separate individuals from their dreams.

    29 Dec 2022 2:18 AM IST

    It is never too early to explore more intrusive management measures to improve the efficiency of public expenditure. 9Representational Image)Opinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Indian economy between a rock and a hard place

    Budget reform must enable doing more with less, cut waste, improve project execution, and control administrative...

    9 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Firewalling Indian personal data is out of place with this strategy and plays to a jingoistic Chinese playbook, sans its economic and business heft. (Representatioanl Image)Opinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Personal data is only half protected' by new data...

    It includes a bland provision for transfer of data outside India to countries notified by the govt on terms and...

    25 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Elon Musk (AP file image)Opinion
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Musk storms tweeter nest: Twitter to retain its...

    Musk's stance in favour of free speech seems as doomed as Custer's last stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876

    2 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

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