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From Russia With Love… Putin’s Fog of War

The crux of the conflict is located in Vladimir Putin’s vision of Russia not as it is but as he sees it. The dare has jolted the West out…

Feb 20, 2022

From Russia With Love… Putin’s Fog of War

Feb 20, 2022

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Archaic Laws Criminalise Entrepreneurs

Three decades Licence Raj was dismantled, Inspector Raj persists . Businesses must navigate 26,134 compliances hosting the threat of…

Feb 13, 2022

Archaic Laws Criminalise Entrepreneurs

Feb 13, 2022

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Here We Go Again — Faustian Fracas on Freebies

The freebies debate made a comeback this week. Fact is no party is innocent in the race to assemble a coalition of beneficiaries to win…

4d ago

Here We Go Again — Faustian Fracas on Freebies

4d ago

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Trump Triggers Trade-offs in Geopolitics

This week India and China met to talk peace. What caused the change in China’s approach with India? The state of China’s economy and the…

Oct 27

Trump Triggers Trade-offs in Geopolitics

Oct 27

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Markets Sense the Scent of a Slowdown

It is not yet a deluge of dismal news. State capex is slower. Food inflation is up, consumption is down. Interest rates are higher…

Oct 20

Markets Sense the Scent of a Slowdown

Oct 20

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Maha Battle, Maha Hopes, Maha Promises

The victor sets the tone of the discourse. The Haryana hat-trick has triggered optimism and the echoes are audible in Maharashtra. The Maha…

Oct 13

Maha Battle, Maha Hopes, Maha Promises

Oct 13

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Credit Gap: Poor Lending Haunts Smaller Borrowers & Growth

The RBI will review the cost of money and state of the economy this week. Cost of money is critical but what matters for sustaining growth…

Oct 6

Credit Gap: Poor Lending Haunts Smaller Borrowers & Growth

Oct 6

Shankkar Aiyar

United Nations: Altar of Lip-sync, Graveyard of Peace

405 East 42nd Street, New York is where irony goes to die — again and again, year after year. The theme song at the UN: together for the…

Sep 29

United Nations: Altar of Lip-sync, Graveyard of Peace

Sep 29

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Tirupati Laddu Shocker: A Letter to Andhra CM

The violation of sacred sentiments — the adulteration of ghee with animal fat — stems from systemic apathy blessed by political insurance…

Sep 22

Tirupati Laddu Shocker: A Letter to Andhra CM

Sep 22

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Erosion of Taxpayer Wealth: State of State PSEs

The parade of pre-poll promises funded by taxpayers is riveting public discourse but the destruction of taxpayer wealth for preservation of…

Sep 15

Erosion of Taxpayer Wealth: State of State PSEs

Sep 15

Shankkar Aiyar

Shankkar Aiyar

Journalist-Analyst. Author of ‘Accidental India, ‘Áadhaar: A Biometric History’ and ‘The Gated Republic’. Studying how politics rules the economics of people!

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