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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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an all-party meeting with various political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, in Delhi, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | A step forward after two steps back: Twist in J&K

The question of J&K's statehood remains on the table and none less than Shah gave assurance that statehood would be...

28 Jun 2021 12:00 AM IST

P.V. Narasimha Rao (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Sanjaya Baru | India's Great Helmsman: Salute to Narasimha Rao

Rao lent his prime ministerial imprimatur to the sweeping industrial and trade policy reforms that set India on a new...

14 Jun 2021 9:20 AM IST

Narendra Modis imperious manner as Prime Minister contrasts with his attitude towards the Central government as the chief minister of Gujarat and his promise of pursuing cooperative federalism . (ANI)

Sanjaya Baru | Flux in Centre-state ties with breakdown of trust

A cooperative relationship between the two is essential for good governance in a quasi-federal administrative system...

31 May 2021 7:25 AM IST

An Indian hawker arranges mangoes at a roadside shop in the southern city of Chennai. (Photo: Reuters)

Sanjaya Baru | The mango as a metaphor: The pluralism of our palate &...

India's mango exports to the US were the fruit of prolonged negotiations

17 May 2021 8:36 AM IST

For all his continued popularity, at least as shown in the opinion polls, the fact is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been at the head of an incompetent administrative response to the pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Ideology or competence: What do the voters want?

Politicians are voted in and voted out for a variety of reasons, but rarely have they been voted out for incompetence

19 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Given the kind of links that China has established with all major economies, it remains to be seen how effective the Quad countries can be in decoupling themselves from China. (AFP file photo)

Sanjaya Baru | Quad Quandary: Of social intimacy, political conflict

India cannot ignore the fact that Australia, Japan and the United States continue to do far more business with China...

5 April 2021 7:39 AM IST

China has for long been a factor in relations between India and the United States. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | India and US: It's still the economy, stupid

Securing US support for India's economic rise is as important for India as strengthening its defence capabilities

21 March 2021 11:31 PM IST

The Sikh diasporas expression of solidarity with Sikh farmers in India is no different from the Tamil diasporas concern about Tamils in Sri Lanka. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Diaspora & democracy: Global Indians go local

A Sikh in Canada does not have to be a Khalistani to express concern about the fate of fellow Sikhs in India

22 Feb 2021 4:35 AM IST

This budget was the one real departure from past practice, apart from the decision to recreate a new development financial institution and an asset reconstruction company. (Photo: AFP)

Sanjaya Baru | Nirmala's Budget made a virtue out of necessity

Declaring boldly to Parliament a fiscal deficit ratio to national income of 9.5%, the finance minister made a virtue out...

8 Feb 2021 4:38 AM IST

President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP)

Sanjaya Baru | Trump to Biden: Modi's US ties in need of reset

How Mr Modi intends to redefine and rework his approach to the new America of Mr Biden and Ms Harris remains to be seen

25 Jan 2021 7:28 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Sitharaman's Third Act: What'll be her Big Idea?

The FM can spend money and secure early results and Ms Sitharaman has promised to spend a trillion rupees on...

11 Jan 2021 7:18 AM IST