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Ambedkar, the forgotten free-market economist
On April 14th the world will celebrate, no matter how ignorantly, the 120th birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar for his role as chairman of the Constituent...
The illusion of freedom
There is much to be celebrated about India and the progress it has made since it gained political independence, especially over the last couple of decades. Various...
Failure as the trump card
In November 2008, facing dwindling foreign currency reserves and the looming prospect of default, the fledgling civilian government of Pakistan entered into what...
Quantifying rule of law
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “…so that people are not compelled to rebellion against tyranny, human rights should be protected by rule...
Rising to the occasion
At a seminar in New Delhi last December, an influential Indian strategic commentator issued a clarion call to his assembled peers. While collectively lamenting the...
Pareto
Making a case for Asian leadership in Global Economic Affairs TAN SRI ANDREW SHENG, a leading policymaker from Hong Kong gave a speech titled: “Carnivorous lions...
In Parliament
The budget session of Parliament got off to a good start as the government agreed to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the auction of...
The imbalances are alive
“Too often, the policy response to a sharp adjustment to an unsustainable position starts and ends with the provision of liquidity. Rarely, however, is the problem...
In defence of Jaitapur
The Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) seems to be providing a focus for venting the frustrations directed at the venality and bad governance in our country....
Will Pakistanis put their national interest first?
If there is any country in the world that is a poster child for dictatorship, it is Pakistan. Over the last two and half decades at least, Pakistan seems to have...
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