A new social contract

November 20, 2005 on 5:11 pm | In Newspapers, Times of India | No Comments

I was deeply embarrassed last week before a distinguished audience of sophisticated investors abroad—they virtually called me a liar. A year ago I had reassured them that our stellar reformers–Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram and Montek–would not only ensure that our economic reforms would continue but they might even accelerate. A year later, the reforms are stuck and they were angry. I could not pretend that the reformers had become victims of coalition politics, for insiders tell me that the problem is with the Congress Party itself, which has lost the will to reform. Continue reading…

Everyone needs an address

November 6, 2005 on 5:13 pm | In Newspapers, Times of India | 1 Comment

When I was growing up in post-Independence In Continue reading…

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