Jul 28Oppenheimer: A victim of Nolan’s own genius?*Leaving too much in the perceptive world of Oppenheimer’s mind, Nolan’s masterpiece in its adapted screenplay scores high on cinematic achievement but low on exhibiting the feelings of Oppenheimer’s heart, or the consequences of his actions Oppenheimer, a film adapted from the book American Prometheus, involving more than twenty-five years…Oppenheimer6 min readOppenheimer6 min read
May 14Key TakeAways and Lessons from Karnataka State-Election Results…There is a clear message emerging for the Indian National Congress and the Gandhis: Decentralize Electoral Management and Planning to Local Leaders, Empower Grassroot Leadership, Stay Away from Campaigning, and Promise a ‘Socially-Cohesive Welfare-Driven’ Alternative to the BJP’s Divisive Politics…* A thumping Congress victory in the state assembly elections of…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Mar 29Counter-Factual View: Why A Direct Attack on Rahul Gandhi May Improve BJP’s Electoral Chances in 2024…A lot’s been said over in the past week by political commentators on the possible ramifications of the juridical sentencing of Rahul Gandhi that led to his disqualification as an MP. Two excellent pieces penned down recently by Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Christopher Jaffrelot warrant closer look. Mehta argues how…India6 min readIndia6 min read
Jan 31A political economy reading of Adani’s stock market rise-and stumble…This article is written for a news platform. Published link will be accessible from here. The nature of widespread attention evoked across the financial, business, and political landscape from the Hindenburg Report-Adani Enterprises faceoff offers a telling tale about the ‘volatile’ state of big private capital-government relationship in India. By…Economy10 min readEconomy10 min read
Mar 11, 2022Why ‘Morals’ Matter in Foreign Policy*…*This article is due to be published in print. Published Link will be uploaded here.. A lot is being said on India’s position in the UN on the Ukraine-Russia crisis. The position, thus far, has been broadly of ‘abstention’ and ‘silence’. The Indian Government has also failed to explain the…Russia5 min readRussia5 min read
Sep 3, 2021On learning from history and ‘stupidity’*…*This article is written for a digital news platform.. The published link shall be accessible from here For those wondering, if there are any sub-regional or national lessons for South Asian nations to be drawn out from Afghanistan’s own condition- after the US military pulled out and the Taliban took…History5 min readHistory5 min read
Aug 22, 2021Joe Biden’s Afghanistan Blunder Blemishes His Long-Commitment to Human Rights*…*This is written for The Wire and the published link is accessible from here.. There was something striking in a recent televised address made by US President Joe Biden to his nation -and the world, responding to the chaotic situation and unrest in Afghanistan after the United States announced a…Social Justice6 min readSocial Justice6 min read
May 4, 2021What Are Some of the Key Economic Lessons Learnt from West Bengal-Kerala’s Electoral Results*…*This is written for The Wire and the published link is accessible from here.. The electoral success of Mamata Banerjee’s TMC in West Bengal and Pinarayi Vijayan’s LDF in Kerala mark a critical junction in the state of Indian politics today. Not only have both of these grassroot leaders, belonging…Elections6 min readElections6 min read
Apr 29, 2021An Insidious Politics of ‘Narrative Control’**This article is written for The Wire and the published link is accessible from here… In a column written during the fall of 2019, I discussed some of the key political economy lessons learnt from five years of Narendra Modi led BJP Government. The piece argued, amongst many other reasons…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Apr 24, 2021Cause of India’s Covid-Catastrophe is Rooted in the Nation’s Democratic-Backslide*…*This article is written for Scroll and the published link is uploaded here Few scholars have left more of a mark in the field of development economics than Amartya Sen. Awarded the 1998 Nobel prize in economic science, Sen’s work reoriented mainstream economic thought-and diagnosis, on issues such as collective…Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
