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An absence of judgement

Indifferent policymaking is becoming acceptable because there is no electoral backlash for Modi govt

Xi's dreams

The CPC may lay claim to global glory on the basis of an ethnically-defined "China Dream" but that does not mean the world should not be sceptical about it

Pre-election Budget: Sops for farm sector, seniors, health cover for poor

The finance minister Arun Jaitley also introduced a 10% tax on long-term capital gains over Rs 100,000

JLF Day 3: It's Hinduism, Hindutva, and Shashi Tharoor everywhere

It was clear today that JLF continues to attempt to walk an increasingly difficult path, caught between its attempt to create a broadly liberal institution and an India that is not entirely hospitable

JLF Day 2: Of rosogollas, revolutionary poetry and the republic of ideas

Much of the discussion on Padmaavat dwelt on how Indian constitutional values were being upheld or abandoned in the reaction to the movie

Behind GDP bounce

No sign of sustainable high growth yet - but fiscal concerns re-emerge

Writing a last book

There is always the temptation to try and "finish" notes and drafts that an author has left behind

Eco Survey: Deflation stalks India, farm loan waivers might hit GDP by 0.7%

Real interest rates too high at 4.7%; Indians holding 20% less cash after demonetisation

Google's Damore conundrum

Damore's memo is an odd mix of evolutionary psychology mumbo-jumbo

A government that takes jobs away

Govt inaction is preventing job creation; its actions may have led to job losses

3 years of Modi govt: Is admitting disappointment so hard?

Let's say govt creates new bureaucracy for cow protection. Oh wait, no, they're actually doing that

How to spend Rs 46,000 crore

UDAN is a worthy initiative, but we still have Air India's enormous debt hanging around our neck

Sacred laissez-faire

An economist makes a cogent argument for a free market in belief and religion

Mihir S Sharma: Demonetisation difficulties will be here for a while

Vegetable prices have crashed because of a shortage of cash at mandis

Fear of the Raid Raj: Ill-effects of 50 days of demonetisation

Demonetisation difficulties will be here for a while

Mihir S Sharma: All the President's books

Barack Obama is not just a reader, he is a genuine writer

Mihir S Sharma: No compromise

There is an assumption we must revisit about the right-wing, populist turn in global politics

Mihir S Sharma: A big, destructive bang

Post-demonetisation, this government's reputation for decision-making and implementation lies in tatters

Mihir S Sharma: Harry Potter and the unexpected return

J K Rowling's creation is again at the forefront of the public imagination, more than a decade after the last book was released, is different

Mihir S Sharma: Liberals and losers

In the aftermath of Hillary Clinton's defeat, an ugly and unpleasant impulse has taken hold of many American liberals