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Recent Nobels explain the real drivers of economic growth: Is anybody up there listening?

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- This year's Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded "for having explained innovation-driven economic growth," with one half to Joel Mok... Read More


Here's why crime rates in India will climb further before we can bring them down

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Every year, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) puts out a collated report on crime in India. The just released report for 2023 has information on crime broken down by states... Read More


Trump tariffs: GST cuts help but India must raise its game

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Nothing focuses the mind like a commonly felt external threat. Suddenly, the quagmire that had developed in India's goods and services tax (GST) regime has been cleaned up. Even ... Read More


Cultivation challenge: India must liberate its farms, not just protect them

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- As mango lovers in India would have noted, there was a glut this year. While premium varieties like Happus and Imam Pasand maintained their prices from prior years, ordinary mang... Read More


Trump's tariff drama is playing out as a tragicomedy in three acts

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- American President Donald Trump's tariff drama is a play in five acts. As students of theatre will know, five-act plays were the norm until the 18th century. Roman playwrights Se... Read More


Let the countdown begin: NISAR is a splendid example of space collaboration

New Delhi, July 28 -- Earlier this month, Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla returned to earth after spending 18 days in space. He is only the second Indian to have been to space, and piloted the Space ... Read More