The writer, a former Union minister, is an economist.
November 02, 2009 03:24 IST
There is a totally unreal aspect to the discussion on Indias stand on climate change. Some of our protagonists are stuck in the original Kyoto mould.
Mon, Nov 02, 2009October 27, 2009 17:47 IST
The government opening up the decision on Bt brinjal at the highest level when it has gone through the required technical and regulatory scrutiny,is not in the best tradition.
Tue, Oct 27, 2009October 21, 2009 15:00 IST
Have you ever eaten Indian food outside India? Lucky you if not.
Wed, Oct 21, 2009October 19, 2009 03:34 IST
So big dams on the Brahmaputra are in fashion again. There is a grandeur in all rivers but the Brahmaputra is awesome. Miles across,it boggles the imagination.
Mon, Oct 19, 2009October 09, 2009 02:33 IST
The unusual floods in the Krishna and Tungabhadra basins bring out the frailty of man vs nature and man in society.
Fri, Oct 09, 2009September 29, 2009 00:27 IST
The Mahatma can still provide the key to breaking deadlocks....
Tue, Sep 29, 2009September 21, 2009 19:32 IST
The debate on capitalism and its critics got a new life with the Asian meltdown and now the anniversary of Lehman Bros.
Mon, Sep 21, 2009September 15, 2009 02:09 IST
The role Norman Borlaug,who died on Saturday,played in the import of the dwarf miracle wheat seeds in the mid-60s has...
Tue, Sep 15, 2009September 11, 2009 04:16 IST
The Indian position has developed since the failure at Cancun last year to a point where India brought the trade ministers to...
Fri, Sep 11, 2009September 07, 2009 15:26 IST
This identity question never really leaves a thoughtful Indian.
Mon, Sep 07, 2009August 28, 2009 15:17 IST
Minister Kapil Sibal hit the nail on the head by categorically laying down that the real challenge for India is to produce world class knowledge at home.
Fri, Aug 28, 2009August 21, 2009 00:40 IST
Sugar reform is half-done,so theres none in stores...
Fri, Aug 21, 2009August 20, 2009 17:00 IST
Admiral Mehta's parting cannon ball on India's security appropriately eclipsed the episode on a Chinese scholar talking of dismembering India.
Thu, Aug 20, 2009August 11, 2009 14:13 IST
There are three lessons to learn from the 1987-'89 drought policy in addition to the policies already announced.
Tue, Aug 11, 2009August 08, 2009 02:55 IST
And why policy needs changing,but sensibly
Sat, Aug 08, 2009August 01, 2009 17:44 IST
The McCain story is quite well known. I sometimes exchange cards with their Sahibs or with the Batas in CIGI meetings.
Sat, Aug 01, 2009July 27, 2009 15:48 IST
The reaction to the demands for security when withdrawn on professional considerations and to the frisking of Kalam Saheb has been of disdain on VIP privileges.
Mon, Jul 27, 2009July 21, 2009 02:55 IST
Some encouraging signs have been visible recently of the power ministry taking steps towards creating a market for the besieged power sector.
Tue, Jul 21, 2009July 20, 2009 13:24 IST
Yes we are global ma'am,well almost. Maybe not fully the way they told you so,but we are.
Mon, Jul 20, 2009July 11, 2009 17:26 IST
The expansion of the G8 to the G14 is taking place with new structures being put together with hairpins and chewing gum.
Sat, Jul 11, 2009July 09, 2009 03:23 IST
Bob McNamara was a phenomenon,and a complex one at that. Also,he was a phenomenon of my generation. In the mid-60s,in College America,he was a hate figure. A former president of Ford...
Thu, Jul 09, 2009July 07, 2009 12:21 IST
In global meetings,there is now concern on India and China changing the balance of power.
Tue, Jul 07, 2009July 03, 2009 02:54 IST
There are unsaid strengths to the recent packages of reform announced by UPA-II. The acceptance in the presidents speech that the growth rate...
Fri, Jul 03, 2009June 30, 2009 16:50 IST
In the late-eighties Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi met Gorbachev & it was decided that Indo-Soviet trade would be doubled.
Tue, Jun 30, 2009June 24, 2009 15:25 IST
The Europeans have a strong tradition of geography and look at many imponderables from the angle of physical space and environment.
Wed, Jun 24, 2009




