Ajit Ranade

Unless electoral reforms are fully implemented, a piecemeal step can be both counterproductive and dangerous

Rising income and wealth inequality needs a correction

The coexistence of both job and labour shortages points to the urgent need to tweak the scheme and reform labour laws

The ban on listing and other roadblocks on ownership have tainted the Jalan Committee report

Charles Ferguson's film Inside Job reveals the seamy side of academia

The Andhra ordinance and SKS IPO have abruptly changed the industry's prospects

Optimal extraction of non-renewable resources might require that those rights be offered through auctions. But not always

We cannot let it become conventional wisdom that the poor eating well is contributing to food inflation

Better to focus on bilateral deals rather than waste resources on multinational talk fests.

China's treatment of General Electric and the BJP illustrates Deng's pragmatic philosophy

Labour disputes are a manifestation of the global struggle of the working classes to gain a larger share of growth

China?s surplus foreign exchange reserves and India?s long-term fund requirement complement each other

Is sustained corporate profitability simply the flip side of the fiscal mess

Infrastructure is built for the future generations, and hence they must share the burden

Downgrading RBI's standing is an unwitting collateral damage of the ordinance

Pragmatism, perseverance, patience, persistence - and a lot of detailed work

Smaller states facilitate better governance and, strangely, help strengthen federalism

Ominously low levels of trust capital need to be urgently revived