Sujata Kelkar's book "Resilience decoded", penguin.co.in/book/the-resil… Her video: youtube.com/watch?v=rvZEbl… A book review by Niharika Yadav: blog.theleapjournal.org/2025/08/book-r… Sujata Kelkar Shetty Niharika Yadav

You can blame this and that but at the end, the buck stops only at one man's table. The one this column dare not name.

How do 70 years of evidence not suffice? Outward looking reforms, openness, and export competitiveness (not promotion) is key. IS never worked and will not - it warps domestic incentives and slows reforms!

Robert Reich said "Capitalism is Killing Democracy." Peter Theil said Democracy is Killing Capitalism. Which is correct? Vincent Geloso and I argue that the data reject both the Reich and Theil arguments. Democracy and Capitalism go hand in hand! marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

Was on the edge every time anyone cut Kotkin off when he shouted “but the interagency process!!!!” Man understands the value of institutions.

The Eric Schickler essay in Larry Bartel's symposium on "What Trump Has Taught Us About Political Science" is one of the most insightful pieces I've read in 2025. US Constitution & institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.

#BlastFromThePast When I reported this time in 2019 how none of the 7 major #MakeInIndia projects (jets, subs, minesweepers etc) had actually taken off! 6 years later: —Rs 21,935 crore deal for 56 C-295s inked in 2021 —AoN for 12 MCMVs for Rs 44,000 crore this July. That’s all!

Only other countries in the world that mandate SIM binding: China, Russia, Iran, UAE, Qatar. Make of it what you will.

The government has issued a press release saying that it isn’t mandatory for handset companies to install Sanchar Saathi. The government has no business infiltrating our phones. While this is a welcome move, the other directive for forcing SIM Binding on Social Media and

If you are going to read one economics essay today, make it this one. One of the most concise explanations of the basic foundations of economics: price theory. As a behavioral economist I agree with the conclusions: small departures from predictions are not evidence price

Price theory can be so simple, but the idea that markets are constantly compressing huge amounts of complex information into simple incentives is one of the most useful intuitions period. Really great post economicforces.xyz/p/what-price-t…

This gig work debate would not exist if we had avoided the socialist nonsense of the 70s and 80s. We would have had manufacturing. By now, we would have had more high-quality employment opportunities and a higher per-capita GDP, leading to higher pay for gig workers, too.

Kurt Campbell, the architect of the U.S. pivot to Asia, discussed the Trump administration's pivot to the western hemisphere. Watch: youtube.com/shorts/fzW27xw…

We are a Republic, not a democracy. This is an extremely important distinction that few fully understand. Please read Kelkar and Ajay Shah's wonderful book to understand why the state must be constrained. amazon.in/Service-Republ…

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The water-cooler conversation on China is warped beyond measure. It doesn't do good to take China lightly, but to say that the Chinese system works and is "winning" just means one is buying into CCP propaganda.

carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/… The biggest bipartisan achievement on both sides since the 2000s had been a depoliticized relationship. Because of all that has happened in recent months, this relationship has become politicized again.

India's semiconductor and AI ambitions are accelerating through powerhouse partnerships. Leaders from Intel, Tata Electronics, CDAC, and Asia Group unpack advanced engineering, strategic alliances, policy synergies, and the roadmap to position India as a global tech manufacturing