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Just why are farmers rioting?

It is politics that best explains the phenomena of farmer riots amidst growing prosperity.

Budget 2018/19: Revolutions and Regression

With the government swimming in tax revenues, it makes little economic, or revenue, sense to reintroduce the long term capital gains tax after a hiatus of 14 years. Why?!

Smart Policies for Redistribution

India can, and must, reform its welfare system for a transforming India – more efficient redistribution is desirable for both ethical, and political, reasons.

Madness in monetary policy

In India we have a monetary authority that admits to not understanding inflation — but persists in damaging an already weak economy because it does not understand it

Battle of the elites

The old elite won’t give up their privileges easily. They will try to derail the structural transformation happening in India and object at every turn.

Demonetisation dispassionately demystified

Politicians shouting shrill about demonetisation augur well for the prospects of a new demonetised India. It indicates that the initiative is working

Anti-black money initiative could mean a policy reform bigger than GST

The recent anti-corruption, anti-black money drive of the BJP is being characterised by the same intellectually old people as being against the interests of the poor.