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Protected: Reading In a Fragmented World
Category: Global economic recovery
Hounding Gazans Out of Gaza
Deciding what to write about in this month’s Owleye column on my blog, I had the general elections in India and the Israel-Gaza war as choices. Not having written about the Middle-East conflict for a few months, and with the war having taken a turn for the worse, the final decision was an easy one.… Continue reading Hounding Gazans Out of Gaza
Protected: Understanding a World Divided
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The Global Economy According to The IMF and The World Bank
In my previous blog post I wrote about how changes in politics and geopolitics the world over can impact the global economy this year and the next few years at least. Now that the Annual Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank have concluded, I thought I’d write about how they see the world… Continue reading The Global Economy According to The IMF and The World Bank
Where Geopolitics Can Take the Global Economy
As India prepares to go to the polls tomorrow in the largest democratic exercise in the world, it might be time to also think of elections that have already taken place this year and the others yet to come. I am looking at it from the point of view of the larger political shifts that… Continue reading Where Geopolitics Can Take the Global Economy
Protected: Reading For an Uneasy Spring
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Amid War and Elections, What About Europe’s Economy?
It’s been a long time since I wrote about the European economy, although I do mention it whenever I write about the global economy. The reason I think it needs a dedicated piece this time is because I think that the continent is too caught up in too many things at the moment and the… Continue reading Amid War and Elections, What About Europe’s Economy?
In Big Election Year, Old Wine in Old Bottle
The election juggernaut has begun to roll in India, with the Election Commission announcing the election dates just last week. Hundreds of political parties had already started preparing their candidates list and campaigning months before. In this loud and raucous democracy that we have in India, even the news channels have nothing but politicians campaigning… Continue reading In Big Election Year, Old Wine in Old Bottle
Does India Need Public Sector Enterprises?
While the title of this article might shock many of you, this is clearly not my intention. The idea, rather, is to assess the state of India’s state sector in the economy over the past many decades and see how they are faring as well as how many are still required in today’s business and… Continue reading Does India Need Public Sector Enterprises?
How India Loses by Not Holding a Census
2020-21 was the year of the decadal census for many countries, including India, as I wrote in a blog post at the time. It was also the year of the dreadful Covid-19 pandemic across the world and India too had introduced strict lockdowns. This, and social distancing norms being enforced meant that the census could… Continue reading How India Loses by Not Holding a Census
Peripatetic Perch 