Deepak Lal

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Deepak put a lot of premium on evidence, hard evidence, and was a pioneer in thinking about poverty and inequality

Mani Shankar Aiyar remembers economist Deepak Lal, who remained for 65 years one of his closest friends, as a deeply empathetic confidante and a mentor on everything 'civilised'

Despite his clarity of thought, controversial but well-researched views, fierce political convictions and global reputation and fame, Lal was at heart a shy man, write Suman Bery

Classicism and liberalism were two values that defined the man

There have been worries that there is no clear line of authority in Mr Trump's White House

Explaining Brexit and Donald Trump's triumph through these words would be maladroit

Markets cheered political shocks of Brexit and Mr Trump's election expecting a return of the true progressives of classical liberalism

It is doubtful if India will become a populist autocracy. But it depends on judiciary not caving in as it did during Emergency