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America's moral mask is slipping
America's moral mask is slipping

25 Apr 2026

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Time for triple-loop thinking? Are we asking the right questions?
Time for triple-loop thinking? Are we asking the right questions?

09 Apr 2026

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The Purpose of Platforms and Public Utilities
The Purpose of Platforms and Public Utilities

08 Apr 2026

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A Democratic Citizen's Duty to Protest
A Democratic Citizen's Duty to Protest

05 Apr 2026

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A Caring Society
A Caring Society

18 Mar 2026

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Equity must underpin Energy Transition Policy
Equity must underpin Energy Transition Policy

18 Mar 2026

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A New Blueprint for the Indian Economy
A New Blueprint for the Indian Economy

27 Feb 2026

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Capitalism, Socialism, Democracy and the End of History
Capitalism, Socialism, Democracy and the End of History

15 Feb 2026

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Farmers Incomes and Environmental Sustainability
Farmers Incomes and Environmental Sustainability

04 Feb 2026

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The Limits of Technology: Man's Arrogance vs the Power of Nature
The Limits of Technology: Man's Arrogance vs the Power of Nature

12 Jan 2026

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A Feminine View Can Make the World Much Better
A Feminine View Can Make the World Much Better

19 Dec 2025

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The Indigo Crisis Reveals the Need to Reform Corporate Governance
The Indigo Crisis Reveals the Need to Reform Corporate Governance

18 Dec 2025

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Rural Transformation and a New Economics
Rural Transformation and a New Economics

14 Dec 2025

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Bill Gates has changed his mind about climate change
Bill Gates has changed his mind about climate change

09 Nov 2025

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Humanity's obsession with reducing human labour is fatal
Humanity's obsession with reducing human labour is fatal

08 Nov 2025

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India's Quest for Strategic Autonomy
India's Quest for Strategic Autonomy

23 Oct 2025

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India has lost competitive advantage to China since 1991
India has lost competitive advantage to China since 1991

13 Oct 2025

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India is the Most Innovative Country in the World
India is the Most Innovative Country in the World

27 Sep 2025

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What We the People want Now
What We the People want Now

18 Sep 2025

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A Circular Economy for More Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
A Circular Economy for More Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

15 Aug 2025

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A Country is not a Corporation; Social Enterprise is not Business
A Country is not a Corporation; Social Enterprise is not Business

05 Jul 2025

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The Future of Work in Ageing Societies: The Demographic Timebomb
The Future of Work in Ageing Societies: The Demographic Timebomb

02 Jul 2025

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The US Has Never Supported Fair Trade
The US Has Never Supported Fair Trade

21 Jun 2025

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The Value of the Work Women Do
The Value of the Work Women Do

13 May 2025

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The 21st Century Economy is Unfair to Poor People and Nations-2
The 21st Century Economy is Unfair to Poor People and Nations-2

10 May 2025

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The Economy is not Fair to Less Powerful People and Nations-1
The Economy is not Fair to Less Powerful People and Nations-1

29 Apr 2025

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Make in India to make India's economy stronger
Make in India to make India's economy stronger

18 Apr 2025

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India's Economic Strategy must keep the Big Picture in Mind
India's Economic Strategy must keep the Big Picture in Mind

18 Apr 2025

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You Cannot Fool All the People All the Time
You Cannot Fool All the People All the Time

09 Apr 2025

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WHEN WILL MODERN ECONOMIES LEARN TO VALUE HUMAN BEINGS?
WHEN WILL MODERN ECONOMIES LEARN TO VALUE HUMAN BEINGS?

26 Mar 2025

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AI May Push Humans to the Sidelines
AI May Push Humans to the Sidelines

13 Mar 2025

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Reimagining India's Public Sector: A Blueprint for Transformation
Reimagining India's Public Sector: A Blueprint for Transformation

13 Mar 2025

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Women, Families, and Caring
Women, Families, and Caring

07 Mar 2025

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Improving the Economy for Everyone
Improving the Economy for Everyone

26 Feb 2025

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Techno-optimism over AI is crowding out concerns of equity
Techno-optimism over AI is crowding out concerns of equity

25 Feb 2025

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A Time to Re-regulate, not to De-regulate
A Time to Re-regulate, not to De-regulate

16 Feb 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Jobs, and the Future
Artificial Intelligence, Jobs, and the Future

30 Jan 2025

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In What Way should the Economy be Reformed?
In What Way should the Economy be Reformed?

23 Jan 2025

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AI cannot Re-form India's Aspirational and Frustrated Economy
AI cannot Re-form India's Aspirational and Frustrated Economy

14 Jan 2025

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Time to Think for Ourselves about Ourselves
Time to Think for Ourselves about Ourselves

06 Jan 2025

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Dr. Manmohan Singh's Social Charter for Business Leaders
Dr. Manmohan Singh's Social Charter for Business Leaders

28 Dec 2024

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How India's economy can catch up with that of China
How India's economy can catch up with that of China

25 Dec 2024

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Reflecting together on the sands of time
Reflecting together on the sands of time

23 Dec 2024

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Rethinking the purpose of economic policy
Rethinking the purpose of economic policy

23 Dec 2024

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AI, Capitalism, and Ethics
AI, Capitalism, and Ethics

23 Dec 2024

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India, the Tatas, and Ratan
India, the Tatas, and Ratan

20 Dec 2024

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The Values that Govern Us-Part 1
The Values that Govern Us-Part 1

07 Dec 2024

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The Values that Govern Us-Part 2
The Values that Govern Us-Part 2

07 Dec 2024

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Money power trumps human values
Money power trumps human values

19 Nov 2024

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Global roadmap for healthy longevity
Global roadmap for healthy longevity

18 Nov 2024

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The Washington Consensus has ended and it won't be mourned
The Washington Consensus has ended and it won't be mourned

13 Nov 2024

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Poly-crisis highlights limits of global economic models
Poly-crisis highlights limits of global economic models

07 Nov 2024

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Scenarios of India's future
Scenarios of India's future

25 Oct 2024

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Tatas the Nation-builders
Tatas the Nation-builders

13 Oct 2024

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"If he works for Tatas he must be telling the Truth"
"If he works for Tatas he must be telling the Truth"

12 Oct 2024

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Local Solutions are Key to Global Challenges
Local Solutions are Key to Global Challenges

08 Oct 2024

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Bazaar and Sarkar have pushed Samaj out of the Indian state
Bazaar and Sarkar have pushed Samaj out of the Indian state

12 Sep 2024

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Realigning Bazaar, Sarkar, and Samaj
Realigning Bazaar, Sarkar, and Samaj

27 Aug 2024

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Listen to the People Left Behind
Listen to the People Left Behind

21 Aug 2024

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Old Thinking in a New Tank
Old Thinking in a New Tank

10 Aug 2024

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Localisation is the key to equitable and sustainable growth
Localisation is the key to equitable and sustainable growth

06 Aug 2024

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Viksit Bharat needs a new paradigm
Viksit Bharat needs a new paradigm

05 Aug 2024

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Putting the Wind beneath the Indian Economy's Sails
Putting the Wind beneath the Indian Economy's Sails

23 Jul 2024

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The Value of a Human Life
The Value of a Human Life

20 Jun 2024

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CARING: The Economics and Ethics of Aging Societies
CARING: The Economics and Ethics of Aging Societies

10 Jun 2024

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Putting the wind beneath the economy's sails
Putting the wind beneath the economy's sails

06 Jun 2024

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Family and Factory Economics
Family and Factory Economics

24 May 2024

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Has climate science got lost in carbon?
Has climate science got lost in carbon?

24 May 2024

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Justice for All Requires Listening to All
Justice for All Requires Listening to All

17 May 2024

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Stop Worrying
Stop Worrying

11 May 2024

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Who am I?
Who am I?

11 May 2024

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Killing Nature to Increase Wealth
Killing Nature to Increase Wealth

26 Apr 2024

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The Laws of Systems for Justice
The Laws of Systems for Justice

24 Apr 2024

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Provide a Visible Hand: Put Humanity into Capitalism
Provide a Visible Hand: Put Humanity into Capitalism

17 Apr 2024

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Safeguarding human dignity: practicing humanity
Safeguarding human dignity: practicing humanity

12 Apr 2024

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Systems Science for a Better Future
Systems Science for a Better Future

05 Apr 2024

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Capitalism and Democracy: Corporations and Communities
Capitalism and Democracy: Corporations and Communities

04 Apr 2024

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A Better Way to Shape Our Future
A Better Way to Shape Our Future

07 Mar 2024

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Fixing Prices in an Unfair World
Fixing Prices in an Unfair World

25 Feb 2024

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Changing the Growth Paradigm
Changing the Growth Paradigm

25 Feb 2024

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A World on the Edge: An Ode to Books, JLF
A World on the Edge: An Ode to Books, JLF

10 Feb 2024

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Civil Society Must Reform Itself
Civil Society Must Reform Itself

06 Feb 2024

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Finding Leaders Who Improve the World for Everyone
Finding Leaders Who Improve the World for Everyone

24 Jan 2024

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Systems in Transition: Reimagining Systems Science
Systems in Transition: Reimagining Systems Science

04 Jan 2024

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My New Year Wish for India and Palestine
My New Year Wish for India and Palestine

31 Dec 2023

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A New Economics for Inclusive Growth
A New Economics for Inclusive Growth

26 Dec 2023

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The World Needs New Ideas of Progress
The World Needs New Ideas of Progress

25 Dec 2023

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Gandhiji's advice to young managers and old policy-makers
Gandhiji's advice to young managers and old policy-makers

16 Dec 2023

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The Toxic Soil of GDP Driven Growth
The Toxic Soil of GDP Driven Growth

06 Dec 2023

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Transforming Capitalism to Make the World Better for Everyone
Transforming Capitalism to Make the World Better for Everyone

24 Nov 2023

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How Capitalism corrupts Democracy
How Capitalism corrupts Democracy

21 Nov 2023

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The Wisdom and Resilience of Older Women: Five African stories
The Wisdom and Resilience of Older Women: Five African stories

12 Nov 2023

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Reinventing institutions fit for the 21st century
Reinventing institutions fit for the 21st century

23 Oct 2023

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Will the G20 make the world better for everyone
Will the G20 make the world better for everyone

13 Sep 2023

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India's Challenges and Options
India's Challenges and Options

03 Sep 2023

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REPAIRING THE TORN FABRIC OF DEMOCRACY
REPAIRING THE TORN FABRIC OF DEMOCRACY

17 Aug 2023

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Think local to solve global
Think local to solve global

03 Aug 2023

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How to change the economic paradigm?
How to change the economic paradigm?

27 May 2023

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Human beings are India's assets: Treat them kindly
Human beings are India's assets: Treat them kindly

08 May 2023

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Setting the G20 agenda: Bringing more Equity into Economies
Setting the G20 agenda: Bringing more Equity into Economies

12 Apr 2023

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A new Economics for a new World
A new Economics for a new World

05 Apr 2023

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Women and workers will bring the world together
Women and workers will bring the world together

20 Mar 2023

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Crony capitalism is baked into the capitalist market economy
Crony capitalism is baked into the capitalist market economy

10 Mar 2023

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Giving common people control of their own communities
Giving common people control of their own communities

03 Mar 2023

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India's Century: How to drive sustainable, inclusive growth?
India's Century: How to drive sustainable, inclusive growth?

02 Mar 2023

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Human values must replace money values in economics
Human values must replace money values in economics

24 Feb 2023

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A Union of Civil Society Organizations
A Union of Civil Society Organizations

17 Feb 2023

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HOW WILL WE MOVE INTO A NEW PARADIGM OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICY?
HOW WILL WE MOVE INTO A NEW PARADIGM OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICY?

13 Feb 2023

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A New Paradigm for Economic Policy
A New Paradigm for Economic Policy

12 Feb 2023

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Laws cannot make a country democratic
Laws cannot make a country democratic

02 Feb 2023

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The Moral and Intellectual Crises in India's Economic Policies
The Moral and Intellectual Crises in India's Economic Policies

27 Jan 2023

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Too much global trade harms the Earth: Rethinking economics
Too much global trade harms the Earth: Rethinking economics

05 Jan 2023

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A Conflict of Business and Social Values
A Conflict of Business and Social Values

18 Dec 2022

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India and the G20: Changing the paradigm of progress
India and the G20: Changing the paradigm of progress

13 Dec 2022

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Scenarios for the Future of India and the World
Scenarios for the Future of India and the World

09 Dec 2022

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The power within fireflies can improve the world for everyone
The power within fireflies can improve the world for everyone

23 Nov 2022

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The Wisdom of Systems Thinking and Community Cooperation
The Wisdom of Systems Thinking and Community Cooperation

16 Nov 2022

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The Shape of the Indian Economy Must Change
The Shape of the Indian Economy Must Change

16 Nov 2022

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Sustainable movements of change by the people for the people
Sustainable movements of change by the people for the people

11 Nov 2022

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The case for systems thinking in tackling malnutrition
The case for systems thinking in tackling malnutrition

31 Oct 2022

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Reconnecting Business Enterprises with Society
Reconnecting Business Enterprises with Society

29 Oct 2022

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REPAIRING A DISORDERED WORLD BOTTOM UP
REPAIRING A DISORDERED WORLD BOTTOM UP

29 Oct 2022

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India@100: Reaching our Tryst with Destiny
India@100: Reaching our Tryst with Destiny

22 Oct 2022

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Science and Economics Need a Reset, and New Conversations
Science and Economics Need a Reset, and New Conversations

14 Oct 2022

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Solutions by the people, for the people
Solutions by the people, for the people

12 Oct 2022

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Movements for transforming systems on scale
Movements for transforming systems on scale

12 Oct 2022

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Business corporations are not good citizens of society
Business corporations are not good citizens of society

08 Oct 2022

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Tata's Leadership Experiment
Tata's Leadership Experiment

27 Sep 2022

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Gorbachev, Macro-economics, and Gandhi
Gorbachev, Macro-economics, and Gandhi

06 Sep 2022

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NITI Aayog: Cooperative Federalism Fillip or Failure?
NITI Aayog: Cooperative Federalism Fillip or Failure?

04 Sep 2022

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Hard truths about India's labour reforms
Hard truths about India's labour reforms

21 Aug 2022

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My letter to my grandson on India@75
My letter to my grandson on India@75

15 Aug 2022

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CHANGING THE COURSE OF LABOR REFORMS
CHANGING THE COURSE OF LABOR REFORMS

15 Aug 2022

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A sound industrial policy must guide India's trade policy
A sound industrial policy must guide India's trade policy

28 Jul 2022

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Sharing power with next generations
Sharing power with next generations

18 Jul 2022

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Thinking about thinking: putting the soul in the machine
Thinking about thinking: putting the soul in the machine

15 Jul 2022

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New Ways Needed to Solve Global Problems
New Ways Needed to Solve Global Problems

07 Jul 2022

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Focus on creating not just growth but more "good jobs"
Focus on creating not just growth but more "good jobs"

02 Jul 2022

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The Incompleteness of Scientific Knowledge: Returning to Wisdom
The Incompleteness of Scientific Knowledge: Returning to Wisdom

17 Jun 2022

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A New Science for Global Governance
A New Science for Global Governance

16 Jun 2022

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How the global machine could regain its long lost soul
How the global machine could regain its long lost soul

08 Jun 2022

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People, not courts, shape norms
People, not courts, shape norms

06 Jun 2022

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What law will rule India@75?
What law will rule India@75?

03 Jun 2022

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Bharat: One Country, One Destiny
Bharat: One Country, One Destiny

26 May 2022

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A new economics is emerging: it must
A new economics is emerging: it must

17 May 2022

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Counting Daisies?
Counting Daisies?

04 May 2022

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Ways of Mass Dialogue: the WMD We Want
Ways of Mass Dialogue: the WMD We Want

04 May 2022

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India’s role in a disordered world
India’s role in a disordered world

12 Apr 2022

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The mood of Indian voters
The mood of Indian voters

08 Apr 2022

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Why even Good Companies can do Bad things
Why even Good Companies can do Bad things

24 Mar 2022

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What Money Can't Buy
What Money Can't Buy

15 Mar 2022

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Journeys of Learning and Change
Journeys of Learning and Change

06 Mar 2022

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Russia's war: the impracticality of violence
Russia's war: the impracticality of violence

05 Mar 2022

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Rebuild India the Gandhian way
Rebuild India the Gandhian way

26 Feb 2022

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Framing the political debate for a new economy
Framing the political debate for a new economy

15 Feb 2022

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The politics of wealth creation
The politics of wealth creation

15 Feb 2022

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Widen Level Playing Fields
Widen Level Playing Fields

01 Feb 2022

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Zoom meetings: Have they helped or harmed?
Zoom meetings: Have they helped or harmed?

13 Jan 2022

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Liberal economics creates illiberal societies
Liberal economics creates illiberal societies

13 Jan 2022

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Re-injecting democracy into capitalism for a more humane society
Re-injecting democracy into capitalism for a more humane society

12 Jan 2022

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Becoming a civil society
Becoming a civil society

31 Dec 2021

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Enterprises For the People By the People
Enterprises For the People By the People

31 Dec 2021

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Industry leaders and country builders
Industry leaders and country builders

13 Dec 2021

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A WHITE TOUCH TO A REFRESHED GREEN REVOLUTION
A WHITE TOUCH TO A REFRESHED GREEN REVOLUTION

04 Dec 2021

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The power of the local to create impact on scale
The power of the local to create impact on scale

24 Nov 2021

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First reform the process of making economic reforms
First reform the process of making economic reforms

22 Nov 2021

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The Big Cop Out in Glasgow
The Big Cop Out in Glasgow

16 Nov 2021

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Clues to Living Well
Clues to Living Well

14 Nov 2021

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The Complications Humans Create in Complex Systems
The Complications Humans Create in Complex Systems

11 Nov 2021

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The Games We Play with Each Other
The Games We Play with Each Other

10 Nov 2021

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The climate crisis: We need cooperation, not competition
The climate crisis: We need cooperation, not competition

02 Nov 2021

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Young Leaders Rising in India
Young Leaders Rising in India

25 Oct 2021

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Economists' over-simplified models harm complex social systems
Economists' over-simplified models harm complex social systems

20 Oct 2021

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The Young and Change
The Young and Change

21 Sep 2021

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THE NEXT STEP IN DEMOCRATIC EVOLUTION IS OVERDUE
THE NEXT STEP IN DEMOCRATIC EVOLUTION IS OVERDUE

02 Sep 2021

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Democracy's Missing Middle
Democracy's Missing Middle

24 Aug 2021

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Policy frameworks of the 20th century need a paradigm shift
Policy frameworks of the 20th century need a paradigm shift

29 Jun 2021

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Our technocratic approach to institutions has failed us
Our technocratic approach to institutions has failed us

11 Jun 2021

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Humanity matters, capitalism needs an upgrade
Humanity matters, capitalism needs an upgrade

28 May 2021

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Power to the People
Power to the People

23 May 2021

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Wanted: A charter on the public purpose of private enterprise
Wanted: A charter on the public purpose of private enterprise

14 Apr 2021

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India does not shine when only some gleam
India does not shine when only some gleam

01 Apr 2021

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Fix the process of reforming policies, and listen to people
Fix the process of reforming policies, and listen to people

11 Mar 2021

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The Indian government must rethink its strategy to create jobs
The Indian government must rethink its strategy to create jobs

06 Mar 2021

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The poor state of the Indian state
The poor state of the Indian state

17 Feb 2021

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The Listening Deficit
The Listening Deficit

24 Jan 2021

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A New Architecture for Global Governance
A New Architecture for Global Governance

24 Jan 2021

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Business Leaders Must Learn to Learn Faster
Business Leaders Must Learn to Learn Faster

04 Jan 2021

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2021: The Time to Act
2021: The Time to Act

02 Jan 2021

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India must get its manufacturing policy right this time
India must get its manufacturing policy right this time

23 Dec 2020

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In agri-reforms, go back to the drawing board
In agri-reforms, go back to the drawing board

19 Dec 2020

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Listen to the less powerful
Listen to the less powerful

10 Dec 2020

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Back to the Basics of Manufacturing
Back to the Basics of Manufacturing

02 Dec 2020

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India's manufacturers and policy-makers must learn much faster
India's manufacturers and policy-makers must learn much faster

21 Nov 2020

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Spinning a new world, post-Covid, that is better for everyone
Spinning a new world, post-Covid, that is better for everyone

11 Nov 2020

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Fixing the Rules of the Economy
Fixing the Rules of the Economy

05 Nov 2020

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Post-Covid world must reduce distorting power of global capital
Post-Covid world must reduce distorting power of global capital

28 Oct 2020

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‘Shares’ vs ‘values’ conflict in business
‘Shares’ vs ‘values’ conflict in business

23 Oct 2020

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The learning factories India needs for rapid industrialization
The learning factories India needs for rapid industrialization

23 Oct 2020

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Should Tatas have advertised for social harmony
Should Tatas have advertised for social harmony

23 Oct 2020

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Transforming systems is key to policy gains
Transforming systems is key to policy gains

15 Sep 2020

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Build local economic ecosystems to grow the Indian economy
Build local economic ecosystems to grow the Indian economy

07 Sep 2020

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Keep older people engaged, don't isolate them
Keep older people engaged, don't isolate them

25 Aug 2020

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My Vision of India...
My Vision of India...

15 Aug 2020

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The informal sector isn't well understood
The informal sector isn't well understood

29 Jul 2020

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The great scramble of millions to board India’s economic bus
The great scramble of millions to board India’s economic bus

22 Jul 2020

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A new paradigm for India’s economy
A new paradigm for India’s economy

15 Jul 2020

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Enabling people to govern themselves
Enabling people to govern themselves

14 Jul 2020

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Effective coalitions form bottom up, not top down
Effective coalitions form bottom up, not top down

09 Jul 2020

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The excuse of rigid labour laws
The excuse of rigid labour laws

05 Jul 2020

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Recoupling the economy with society
Recoupling the economy with society

20 Jun 2020

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Lessons for Yogi from Gandhi and Lee
Lessons for Yogi from Gandhi and Lee

15 Jun 2020

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A new economy good for everyone
A new economy good for everyone

06 Jun 2020

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Post-COVID economic models must be bottom-up
Post-COVID economic models must be bottom-up

25 May 2020

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A long haiku about my locked-down mind
A long haiku about my locked-down mind

23 May 2020

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JRD Tata — the democratic capitalist
JRD Tata — the democratic capitalist

22 May 2020

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The used and discarded workers of India
The used and discarded workers of India

18 May 2020

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View: Need for reforms, the right reforms
View: Need for reforms, the right reforms

13 May 2020

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Pathways to a more resilient economy
Pathways to a more resilient economy

06 May 2020

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Opinion | A new economy must take shape once this crisis passes
Opinion | A new economy must take shape once this crisis passes

04 May 2020

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From relief and recovery to resilience
From relief and recovery to resilience

21 Apr 2020

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For an economy driven by compassion
For an economy driven by compassion

14 Apr 2020

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It is time to revisit how civil society engages with politics
It is time to revisit how civil society engages with politics

07 Apr 2020

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Thinking national, acting local
Thinking national, acting local

02 Apr 2020

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What is the shape of the new economy we will build?
What is the shape of the new economy we will build?

01 Apr 2020

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The Return of Socialism
The Return of Socialism

28 Mar 2020

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It is time for good all-round national planning
It is time for good all-round national planning

26 Mar 2020

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Opinion | A chance to heal a world divided by invisible barriers
Opinion | A chance to heal a world divided by invisible barriers

24 Mar 2020

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An online debate about planning for India in the 21st century
An online debate about planning for India in the 21st century

24 Mar 2020

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A time to heal
A time to heal

11 Mar 2020

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What business ethics is really all about
What business ethics is really all about

28 Feb 2020

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Listening to the call of the informal
Listening to the call of the informal

07 Feb 2020

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Opinion | There’s a Gandhian third way for an inclusive economy
Opinion | There’s a Gandhian third way for an inclusive economy

23 Jan 2020

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Corporate governance must be fixed
Corporate governance must be fixed

14 Jan 2020

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“Constructive Work”- A new vision for India's economy
“Constructive Work”- A new vision for India's economy

07 Jan 2020

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Opinion | In an age of uncertainty, what'll be the next big turn?
Opinion | In an age of uncertainty, what'll be the next big turn?

03 Jan 2020

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Who do economists serve, really?
Who do economists serve, really?

02 Jan 2020

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India needs a bottom-up growth model
India needs a bottom-up growth model

29 Dec 2019

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The crux of unity in diversity
The crux of unity in diversity

17 Dec 2019

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Opinion | Our economy needs ‘hard work’ as much as ‘Harvard’
Opinion | Our economy needs ‘hard work’ as much as ‘Harvard’

16 Dec 2019

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Role of ethics in business of innovation
Role of ethics in business of innovation

24 Nov 2019

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Opinion | The case for a holistic approach to policy formulation
Opinion | The case for a holistic approach to policy formulation

17 Nov 2019

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Systems thinking for improving policy outcomes
Systems thinking for improving policy outcomes

12 Nov 2019

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Conversations in a noisy place
Conversations in a noisy place

09 Nov 2019

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Some lessons in bottom-up growth from China and India too
Some lessons in bottom-up growth from China and India too

06 Nov 2019

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Economies of scope: Singapore’s alternative approach to progress
Economies of scope: Singapore’s alternative approach to progress

04 Nov 2019

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Discovering real economics for citizens’ benefits
Discovering real economics for citizens’ benefits

19 Oct 2019

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Opinion | We need a people-centric approach to economic policy
Opinion | We need a people-centric approach to economic policy

16 Oct 2019

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Education: Richness and Reach
Education: Richness and Reach

13 Oct 2019

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Reinventing the business corporation
Reinventing the business corporation

11 Oct 2019

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Reinventing the governance of the business corporation
Reinventing the governance of the business corporation

07 Oct 2019

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Citizens’ incomes and the engine of economic growth
Citizens’ incomes and the engine of economic growth

27 Sep 2019

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Opinion | Our economy needs a systems thinking-based solution
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03 Sep 2019

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29 Aug 2019

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21 Aug 2019

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11 Jul 2019

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08 Jul 2019

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23 Jun 2019

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13 Jun 2019

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11 Jun 2019

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30 May 2019

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28 May 2019

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01 May 2019

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25 Apr 2019

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21 Apr 2019

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17 Apr 2019

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10 Apr 2019

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01 Apr 2019

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14 Mar 2019

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26 Feb 2019

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23 Feb 2019

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22 Feb 2019

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28 Jan 2019

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27 Jan 2019

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28 Dec 2018

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27 Dec 2018

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02 Dec 2018

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27 Nov 2018

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21 Oct 2018

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28 Sep 2018

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03 Sep 2018

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24 Aug 2018

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14 Aug 2018

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High growth alone is not the answer
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12 Aug 2018

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05 Aug 2018

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30 Jul 2018

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Government by the people is crucial for India

01 Jul 2018

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24 Jun 2018

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17 Jun 2018

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30 Apr 2018

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19 Apr 2018

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07 Apr 2018

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02 Apr 2018

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01 Apr 2018

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11 Mar 2018

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07 Mar 2018

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26 Feb 2018

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A common man’s view of India’s progress

04 Feb 2018

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We need labour reform of the right kind

18 Jan 2018

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09 Jan 2018

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Business for the people by the people
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03 Jan 2018

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India cannot take shortcuts to development
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20 Dec 2017

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04 Dec 2017

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07 Nov 2017

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24 Oct 2017

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25 Sep 2017

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14 May 2017

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17 Mar 2017

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16 Dec 2016

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Seven imperatives for job creation in India

16 Dec 2016

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11 Dec 2016

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12 Nov 2016

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05 Sep 2016

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26 Jul 2016

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27 May 2016

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16 Mar 2016

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13 Jan 2016

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27 Aug 2015

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31 Aug 2014

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31 May 2014

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29 Mar 2014

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27 Mar 2014

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08 Feb 2014

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31 May 2013

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18 May 2013

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28 Apr 2013

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Fixing India’s city-systems
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28 Feb 2013

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12 Jan 2013

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31 May 2012

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21 Dec 2011

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20 Dec 2011

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02 Dec 2011

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31 May 2010

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31 May 2010

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13 Apr 2010

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08 Jun 2009

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26 May 2009

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