This is the age of terror – physical (blasts, shootings, and crashes), cyber-warfare (Russia’s alleged influence on elections in the US, Latin America,...
ByAlam SrinivasAugust 8, 2019For the past three decades, it proved to be the dreaded ‘D’ word. Disinvestment ensured that the cash-rich public sector undertakings (PSUs) remained...
ByAlam SrinivasAugust 7, 2019Experts praised it. Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley gloated over its achievements. Several entrepreneurs hailed its efforts. But when one examines the intricacies...
ByAlam SrinivasJuly 9, 2019THE investigations into the Bofors’ bribes were unique for several reasons. It was the first time in independent India that a huge defence...
ByAlam SrinivasJuly 8, 2019Ever since the birth of the Indian stock market–the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the oldest in Asia, has its roots in the 19th...
ByAlam SrinivasJune 6, 2019THE business of politics, today, is more important than politics. In fact, politics is now taken over by business, either in terms of...
ByAlam SrinivasMay 6, 2019IT started with a seemingly inconsequential policy to woo NRIs. In the 1982 Budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee allowed Indians settled abroad to...
ByAlam SrinivasMay 5, 2019For decades, from the 1980s to 2000s, experts lamented that the burgeoning middle class, especially the youth, was completely apolitical and a party...
ByAlam SrinivasApril 5, 2019AS we saw in the previous two pieces, Indira Gandhi dictated the new rules of corruption, which ensured that every single government deal,...
ByAlam SrinivasApril 5, 2019BUDDHIST texts have often referred to the analogy of a finger and the moon. Even the late Bruce Lee used it in a...
ByAlam SrinivasMarch 3, 2019