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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

Trump Effect: The Power of Noun and Verb

The inauguration of the 47th US president is more than a month away. Yet, for all intents and purposes, Trump is in power. Like in…

6d ago

Trump Effect: The Power of Noun and Verb

6d ago

GST Rate Changes: Consult the Public

The ‘proposed’ rate hikes triggered public anger. The outrage signals need for transparency and wider consultation with stakeholders. Is…

Dec 8

GST Rate Changes: Consult the Public

Dec 8

At the Root of Slowdown: It’s Politics, Stupid

The villain of the slowdown is poor governance. Government expenditure is lower. Private sector capex is slower even as companies pile up…

Dec 1

At the Root of Slowdown: It’s Politics, Stupid

Dec 1

Maha Mandate: Sops Success and Surge of Populism

The verdict in Maharashtra has stunned the opposition and left eyebrows raised. The mandate arrives with costs. The expansion of sops…

Nov 24

Maha Mandate: Sops Success and Surge of Populism

Nov 24

Maha Polls — Live Exchange of Futures and Options

Maharashtra matters beyond the parameters of Lok Sabha seats and size of GDP. It is the hub of soft power, hard cash and political venture…

Nov 17

Maha Polls — Live Exchange of Futures and Options

Nov 17

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…

Nov 3

Here We Go Again — Faustian Fracas on Freebies

Nov 3

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

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

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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