Pradeep Srivastava

The author is a development economist and former director,Asian Development Bank

Pradeep Srivastava

Urjit Patel's new book uncovers Western sanctions and their discontents

The author's analysis highlights another factor, namely, overestimating benefits and understating or ignoring the welfare costs of sanctions, including to third parties

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 11:16 PM IST