Monthly Archives: June 2012

June 28, 2012

Shaping India’s future: Abid Hussain will be remembered for his achievements in public life

The sudden death of Abid Hussain by a massive heart attack last Thursday, was a tragedy for his family. He was in London with his wife Karki (a woman of great charm and intellectual achievement) on way to Washington to … Continue reading

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June 24, 2012

Rio’s Unsustainable Nonsense

If George Orwell were alive today, he would be irritated, and then shocked, by the cynical way in which every lobby with an axe to grind and money to burn has hitched its wagon to the alluring phrase “sustainable development.” … Continue reading

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June 6, 2012

Reasons to be optimistic about India’s economy

From Prof Jagdish Bhagwati and Prof Arvind Panagariya. Sir, In India, cricket fans know that the Indian team tends to collapse after a mere one or two wickets have fallen. The same phenomenon seems to afflict observers of India’s economy. … Continue reading

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June 1, 2012

The Broken Legs of Global Trade

The Doha Round, the latest phase of multilateral trade negotiations, failed in November 2011, after ten years of talks, despite official efforts by many countries, including the United Kingdom and Germany, and by nearly all eminent trade scholars today. While … Continue reading

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