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The writer is an economist, a former newspaper editor, a best-selling author, and former adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Global trade is expected to drop around 18.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020. (AFP Photo)

Sanjaya Baru | A widening gulf: India's trade policy needs a fix

India's foreign trade performance has declined under the Modi government, reflecting policy shifts and missed...

3 March 2024 6:30 PM

The Supreme Court also directed the Election Commission of India to hold the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir by September 30 next year. (AP)

Sanjaya Baru | The bond of wealth, power: SC verdict won't end nexus

Supreme Court's verdict on electoral bonds aims for transparency but the nexus between wealth & political power persists...

18 Feb 2024 6:35 PM

$The Union Budget by Nirmala Sitharaman raises questions about the governments focus on the distant future and past, neglecting present issues like unemployment. The \K-shaped\ growth, where the rich benefit while the poor struggle, continues, with subsidies favoring non-risk-taking businesses. (Image: PTI)$ Opinion

Sanjaya Baru | Modi's economic, political strategy is Ram bharose

Political outcomes seem increasingly detached from economic realities, raising concerns among citizens

4 Feb 2024 6:30 PM

Sanjaya Baru | Sitharamans one bright idea from her JNU days

Sanjaya Baru | Sitharaman's one bright idea from her JNU days

Analysis of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's impactful policies challenging economic norms, reshaping growth...

21 Jan 2024 6:30 PM

The fact is that despite the 1962 war, and the consequences of the Cold War, the leaderships of both China and India have sought to maintain stability in their relationship. (Image: Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | India & China: Of power, performance & posturing

Neither succeeded in full measure, but very quickly came to terms with the ground realities

7 Jan 2024 6:30 PM

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. (PTI File Image)

Sanjaya Baru | The power and legitimacy of nations and leaders

Henry Kissinger was a phenomenal student of history, a master of diplomacy and an engaging author.

24 Dec 2023 6:35 PM

In politics today, there isnt a single South Indian or East Indian political leader of any consequence at the national level. (DC File Image)

Sanjaya Baru | The geography of power, in North, South & West India

Many political leaders from southern states have been articulating their concern about the impact of a new delimitation...

11 Dec 2023 1:46 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets as he addresses at SCO Summit via video conferencing, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Sanjaya Baru | Towards the Amrit Kaal': A Boston Plan for Bharat

There was a time when Indian political & intellectual leadership had the self-confidence to think long-term about...

29 Oct 2023 6:35 PM

Even today, the Delhi and Hyderabad airports outshine Frankfurt and JFK. (AP File Image)

Sanjaya Baru | Don't look Westward: The Sun still rises in the East

It's true that Europe has many rundown airports and many European cities have depressed neighbourhoods.

15 Oct 2023 6:55 PM

School students offer floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his birth anniversary, in Surat (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | India's influence has always far exceeded its hard...

Along with Indian music, dance and cuisine, the legacy of the Mahatma was effectively deployed at the G20 to project...

1 Oct 2023 6:36 PM

The regional signatories to this agreement, namely India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have not just adequate resources among themselves, but long-standing historical trading links for them to have implemented this sea-land connectivity project, along with the European Union, on their own. (File Image: Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | After Look West, Modi govt now Acts West too

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced in July 2005 a Look West policy

17 Sept 2023 6:30 PM

An installation outside Rajghat ahead of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Sanjaya Baru | How we view ourselves and how the world views India

It appears from the Pew data that the image of the country is tied to that of the Prime Minister.

3 Sept 2023 6:35 PM