First Principles
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Poverty Line: Dialogue Of The Deaf
The furore over the apparent reduction of the Poverty Line to Rs 29 is based on muddled assumptions. A higher Poverty Line will only make sense when India's poor are actually better off
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Why The Poor Can't find a Seat on Indian Railways
Even the PMO can't get Railway Board to move
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Will N Srinivasan Save Indian Cricket?
The richest cricket body in the world can't stop the declining interest in the sport. Can BCCI President N Srinivasan revive it?
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A Telecom Roadmap for the Future
India must eschew unnecessary secrecy and let operators choose their technology
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Shrink the Role of the Telecom Ministry
Regulating the telecom sector requires certain expertise which a government ministry cannot be expected to have
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Can the Govt Restart the Telecom Sector?
The Indian government has an opportunity to restart the telecom sector. Will it come through?
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Telecom Needs Variety Not Quantity
Focus needs to shift from infrastructure creation to reuse of resources and innovation
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The Battle For U.P.
How the outcome of the UP elections could influence the course of India's economic reforms
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RTI: Right To U-Turn
Activists fear that the government's move to exempt the CBI from the Right to Information Act could have ulterior motives
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Afghanistan: Emerging From The Rubble
India could play an anchoring role in transforming the country into a modern state but it must first work on the Gordian knot of contemporary geopolitics
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JCB: Hitting Pay Dirt in India
JCB’s strategy of taking the retail route in India has paid rich dividends, but can it protect its turf in the wake of more intense competition?