Polaris Memo: January 27, 2009
The RBI re-assesses India’s growth from 7.7 percent to 6.8 percent for this fiscal year, which would give it the lowest growth rate since 2003. Anil Kapoor and A.R. Rahman are being sued for their...
View ArticleMoment of Gyan: Slumdog Liberalism
A few days ago, I said that I mostly agreed with The Hindu‘s assessment of the movie Slumdog Millionaire as an essentially optimistic portrait of contemporary Indian society, something Indian...
View ArticleClimate Change Heats Up
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to India has lent considerable attention to climate change as an area of discord in the bilateral relationship, resulting (most notably) in this showdown...
View ArticleA Level Playing Field
The distribution of IPL franchises is not a question of entitlement, but should be seen as a reward for good governance and economic performance. In a peculiar piece in The Telegraph, historian...
View ArticleIs India a Member of the Anglosphere?
And if so, how do such conceptions of cultural affinity influence geopolitical relationships? Australia is in the midst of a spirited lead-up to its federal election on August 21st, with incumbent...
View ArticleMoney for Something
International aid is not a form of charity. Nor is it analogous to welfare payments. My post last week—on the need for India to offer aid to Pakistan in its time of need—elicited a ferocious debate...
View ArticleThe Wise Men of Indostan
Thoughts on “Nonalignment 2.0″ and “India: The Next Superpower?” It was six men of Indostan / To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant / (Though all of them were blind), That each by...
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