Mihir S Sharma
 "Mihir S Sharma")
Mihir S Sharma
Mihir S Sharma
War for superintelligence: Are the huge investments in AI unprecedented?
Are the enormous numbers being thrown into AI unprecedented?
 "War for superintelligence: Are the huge investments in AI unprecedented?")
Take Trump at his word, and finalise a trade deal before tariffs hurt
A trade deal with the US is both possible and essential - and so is one with Europe
 "Take Trump at his word, and finalise a trade deal before tariffs hurt")
The job promises: Bihar continues to fuel India's migrant labour force
Bihar has often supplied many of the unskilled and skilled migrants required by states with more vibrant economies
 "The job promises: Bihar continues to fuel India's migrant labour force")
Where growth comes from: Nobelists stress pragmatism and progress culture
That should be a core question for the discipline of economics, but surprisingly few Nobel Prizes have been awarded to those who ask it
 "Where growth comes from: Nobelists stress pragmatism and progress culture")
Off the cricket pitch, Pakistan has outplayed India on the world stage
The Chinese might have lost some enthusiasm for their "iron friends" in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, but they are not turning off the tap completely
 "Off the cricket pitch, Pakistan has outplayed India on the world stage")
Indian exceptionalism over as Trump ends US special treatment consensus
The US' relations with Pakistan appear to be on the upswing, without any objective reason why this should be so
 "Indian exceptionalism over as Trump ends US special treatment consensus")
The return of a familiar distrust in India's global political outlook
This is not a product of American President Donald Trump, nor a consequence of his unfair singling out of India over the past few months
 "The return of a familiar distrust in India's global political outlook")
Trump's assault on institutions will be a litmus test of their importance
Do institutions matter? Donald Trump's sustained assault on them will give us an answer
 "Trump's assault on institutions will be a litmus test of their importance")
Misjudging a presidency: How overconfidence about Trump era turned to anger
India may yet emerge from this period of flux in trading relations with a tariff rate and exemption list from the US that allows some of its exporters to survive
 "Misjudging a presidency: How overconfidence about Trump era turned to anger")
Tariffs create the wrong jobs: Should US really be making T-shirts, shoes?
It should be noted that most developing countries that have sought to negotiate Mr Trump's threatened tariff rates downwards have had limited success
 "Tariffs create the wrong jobs: Should US really be making T-shirts, shoes?")
America stays unique: Why it's dangerous to learn lessons from the US
The US has a particular, almost unique, history of racial oppression on its own territory
 "America stays unique: Why it's dangerous to learn lessons from the US")
Closing of West: Has Trump won his decade-long argument about immigration?
Mr Trump's actions in this sphere, because of their extreme nature and the dangerous rhetoric that accompanies them, receive the most attention
 "Closing of West: Has Trump won his decade-long argument about immigration?")
Tragedy and farce: Air India 171 crash calls for facts, not speculation
It is worth noting that it has been five years since the last large-scale civil aviation accident in India, the 2020 crash of Air India Express 1344 from Dubai to Kozhikode
 "Tragedy and farce: Air India 171 crash calls for facts, not speculation")
AI's singular uncertainty reflects scope, speed, and unpredictability
The real issue, however, is that few technologies of the past created such uncertainty. It is true that nobody could predict what the internet would do to society
 "AI's singular uncertainty reflects scope, speed, and unpredictability")
After the 'pause': Trump's trade threat shows how it benefits everyone
China had been left out of the original comprehensive list of countries being hit with what Mr Trump inaccurately described as "reciprocal" tariffs
 "After the 'pause': Trump's trade threat shows how it benefits everyone")
Donald Trump, accountability, and the familiar playbook of populists
Populist leaders of Mr Trump's stripe are provided the latitude to make multiple mistakes on an epic scale, any individual one of which might have sunk the career of a centrist predecessor
 "Donald Trump, accountability, and the familiar playbook of populists")
The forgotten consumer: How trade policy ignores the largest interest group
Trade policy, whether in the US or India, is made without taking the largest interest group into account
 "The forgotten consumer: How trade policy ignores the largest interest group")
An unavoidable product of democracy: Trump tariffs ignore economic theory
The hallmark of the populist has always been the willingness to risk it all in service of his personal ambition and national honour
 "An unavoidable product of democracy: Trump tariffs ignore economic theory")
The real culprit on trade: China, not Trump, broke trading system
The interregnum of a Democratic administration under President Joe Biden did little to reverse Mr Trump's original actions destabilising the global trading order
 "The real culprit on trade: China, not Trump, broke trading system")
Donald Trump defies assumptions: 'Make America Great Again' redefined
The swiftness with which Mr Trump has betrayed Ukraine is less surprising than the speed with which he has moved on domestic priorities
 "Donald Trump defies assumptions: 'Make America Great Again' redefined")
