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Opinion | Poll Sops: Why Voters Must Question Their Long-Term Feasibility Too

Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest Fiscal Monitor report, which discusses "fiscal policy in the great election...

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NDTV

Bibek Debroy

When inequality shouldn’t be a concern

15.04.2024 4

The Economic Times

Bibek Debroy

What is the connection between urbanisation and sparrows?

Six years ago, in this newspaper, I had written an article on the disappearing sparrow (‘I’d rather be a sparrow,’ IE, February 22, 2018). It is...

11.04.2024 40

Indian Express

Bibek Debroy

Goraiya Gram: A shelter for the sparrow

One shouldn’t blame providence for the fall of the house sparrow, which has disappeared from cities. It has more to do with human development and...

11.04.2024 30

The Financial Express

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | How Women, First-Time Voters Have Transformed Indian Elections

In the 2008 Rajasthan assembly elections, C.P. Joshi, a candidate from the Congress, lost his seat by just one vote. This was not just any seat, it...

08.04.2024 10

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | V-Dem's Democratic Diagnosis For India - Insight or Oversight?

When March arrives, the V-Dem Institute graciously assumes the mantle of the 'democracy weatherman,' offering us its annual prognostication on the...

26.03.2024 9

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

Opinion: India's New Trade Motto Is About Expanding Its Comfort Zone(s)

The concept of a paradigm shift, originally expounded by Thomas Kuhn, is centred around the profound transformation in foundational assumptions within...

18.03.2024 30

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

Why we should not read too much into latest data on spending by Indians

“Every Giffen good is an inferior good. But every inferior good is not a Giffen good.” Every undergraduate textbook on microeconomics will have...

14.03.2024 10

Indian Express

Bibek Debroy

Book review | Not Just Rupa’s Story: It’s the Saga of India’s Evolution Too

“Rupa” is one of my publishers. (I don’t mean the company that makes knitted garments.) Therefore, I read Never Out of Print, The Rupa Story,...

09.03.2024 30

News18

Bibek Debroy

From democracy to arms race, artificial intelligence poses significant risks

Isaac Asimov’s classic I, Robot (1950) insightfully explored the ethical and moral implications of robotics and artificial intelligence. The...

29.02.2024 10

Indian Express

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | 84 Grandmasters and Counting: The Rise of Chess in India

The interim budget speech had a reference to India’s success in chess. To quote, “Chess prodigy and our number one ranked player Praggnanandhaa...

17.02.2024 7

News18

Bibek Debroy

The notion of a ‘developed economy’, as contrasted with a ‘developing economy’, does not exist any longer

The expression “Viksit Bharat” figured in the interim budget speech, as it does in other places too. There is always a problem in transcribing...

08.02.2024 10

Indian Express

Bibek Debroy

Interim Budget gives a peek into longer-term things to come: Bibek Debroy

01.02.2024 7

The Economic Times

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | Vidyasagar, Nara and Rama

There has been a map floating around on social media since last week. It gives the number of towns in India that start with the name Rama. The total...

31.01.2024 8

News18

Bibek Debroy

Opinion: Charting The Course Of Infrastructure Transformation In The Modi Era

Infrastructure development plays a pivotal role in driving long-term economic growth by enhancing productivity, improving living standards, and...

29.01.2024 10

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

Opinion: A Decade Of Modi At The Helm - Changes In The Welfare State

From its philosophical roots to its modern-day applications, the concept of social welfare has undergone a significant transformation over the years,...

15.01.2024 10

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | India and the Opaque Credit Rating Metrics

In December 2023, the office of the CEA (Chief Economic Advisor) brought out a collection of essays titled ‘Re-Examining Narratives’. This has...

14.01.2024 8

News18

Bibek Debroy

Accurate data is the first step in bringing down logistics costs in India

The World Bank has a Logistics Performance Index (LPI) with a focus on trade logistics. This is based on six heads of customs, infrastructure,...

11.01.2024 10

Indian Express

Bibek Debroy

Logistics Performance Index: The state of logistics

While India’s logistics performance may have improved over time, that’s not true of every state. Some have slipped

11.01.2024 8

The Financial Express

Bibek Debroy

Why 16th Finance Commission must think innovatively about fund allocation

03.01.2024 6

The Economic Times

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | India’s Growth Trajectory And Economic Outlook For 2024

For economic data, such as GDP and its growth, we follow a fiscal year system, from April 1 to March 31 of the succeeding year. Many countries follow...

30.12.2023 10

News18

Bibek Debroy

View: Leverage Big Data to improve logistic efficiency — it’ll cut costs, unclog chokepoints, boost productivity

24.12.2023 4

The Economic Times

Bibek Debroy

OPINION: Book Review | Exploring India’s Indenture Story

Some years ago, I went to Mauritius. A friend, who lives in Mauritius, took me to Aapravasi Ghat (Immigration Depot), declared a UNESCO World Heritage...

17.12.2023 6

News18

Bibek Debroy

Opinion: The Real Story Behind Recent Electoral Choices

The recent assembly poll results have sparked considerable debate and controversy, particularly focusing on the perceived North-South divide in India....

12.12.2023 10

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

The multiplier effect of hosting Olympics may be exaggerated, but it can provide many intangible benefits

06.12.2023 4

The Economic Times

Bibek Debroy

How a multi-pronged, technology-led collaborative approach can combat AI-induced deceptions

20.11.2023 3

The Economic Times

Bibek Debroy

In Defence Of Devotion: Amish and Bhavna Roy's 'Idols' Tackles Ridicule of Idol-Worship

17.11.2023 9

Swarajya - Blogs

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | Why Sir Ganga Ram Must Not Be Forgotten: The Practice of Dana, Ishta And Purta

Recently, the Department of Spine Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, invited me to deliver the Annual Sir Ganga Ram Spine Oration. This is the second...

02.11.2023 3

News18

Bibek Debroy

Ravana’s Death And Mandodari’s Lamentation 

25.10.2023 60

Swarajya - Blogs

Bibek Debroy

The spectre of big bad pharma haunts us

Every once in a while, someone will list India’s top brands. For most consumer products, people love brands and purchase them, if they can afford...

12.10.2023 10

Indian Express

Bibek Debroy

A generic problem: Asymmetric information in the pharma space impairs informed choice, leading to healthcare costs being unnecessarily jacked up

There are lists of the world’s most popular or valued brands

12.10.2023 10

The Financial Express

Bibek Debroy

Opinion: India's Unprecedented Success At Asian Games And The Road Ahead

India scored phenomenally at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, scooping up its best-ever medal haul with a grand total of 107, including...

11.10.2023 4

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | Art of the Loot: Canada Houses Not Only Terrorists, But Thieves As Well

We know Canada is slightly confused about gender, as it is about many things. The University of Regina (a public university in Saskatchewan) has a...

30.09.2023 9

News18

Bibek Debroy

Opinion: Women's Reservation Bill - An Epic Moment, Cue Uplifting Music

The need for affirmative action for women in legislative bodies has been articulated by scholars for years. Political scientists like Anne Phillips...

20.09.2023 8

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

Analysis: Why India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor Is A Gamechanger

The transformative potential of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) recalls the prescient observations made by Peter Frankopan in...

14.09.2023 4

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

Current crop of young chess players is excellent. But there were others before them

This is a time when several successes have converged, on the Moon and on Earth. On Earth, there have been sporting successes for India – wrestling,...

14.09.2023 10

Indian Express

Bibek Debroy

Origins of chess: Chess, in some form, no doubt originated in India; But old Indian rules have been recast and new rules standardised

Chess, in some form, no doubt originated in India. Descriptions of battles in texts say armies were chaturanga.

14.09.2023 20

The Financial Express

Bibek Debroy

How the 'perennial pessimist' economists cast shadows on any semblance of positive change in India

11.09.2023 9

The Economic Times

Bibek Debroy

Opinion | Rise of a Rajasic Nation: Beyond G20, Bharat Now Has a Permanent Sheen

The Delhi Declaration has been dissected. Sceptical cynics carped about whether Bharat would be able to pull off such a summit without cascading...

11.09.2023 8

News18

Bibek Debroy

Opinion: Critical Minerals And The New Colonialism

Imagine a small, resource-poor nation on the cusp of an energy transition. Leaders and citizens alike have been working tirelessly to wean the country...

07.09.2023 3

NDTV

Bibek Debroy

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