Manoj Ladwa

Modi’s ‘Thatcher moment’

Modi’s ‘Thatcher moment’

Shedding the incrementalism that has marked much of India’s reform programmes, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone the whole… Read More

4 years ago
For democracy’s sake, Modi government must now stand firm on new agricultural laws

For democracy’s sake, Modi government must now stand firm on new agricultural laws

Those who unleashed violence on India’s Republic Day have lost moral authority to speak on behalf of the country’s farmers.… Read More

4 years ago
‘Big Three’ greatest democracies must join hands to fight climate change

‘Big Three’ greatest democracies must join hands to fight climate change

The US President’s decision to re-join the Paris Climate Accord, Indian Prime Minister Modi's ISA initiative and Prince Charles’ Terra… Read More

4 years ago
India’s radical and much needed civil service reforms

India’s radical and much needed civil service reforms

Mission Karmayogi, the Modi government’s much needed initiative to radically reform India’s gargantuan bureaucracy could well become a global benchmark… Read More

5 years ago
New Education Policy to make India’s youth future-ready

New Education Policy to make India’s youth future-ready

The long-awaited overhaul of India’s education policy promises to provide students a liberal education and vocational training that will prepare… Read More

5 years ago
Does the race to the White House really matter for India Inc.?

Does the race to the White House really matter for India Inc.?

The broad bipartisan support for closer strategic and economic ties with India means that on the face of it Trump… Read More

5 years ago
Getting fit for a post-Covid World – India’s huge privatisation programme

Getting fit for a post-Covid World – India’s huge privatisation programme

Prime Minister Modi has repeatedly asserted that government has ‘no business being in business’. But critics doubted the rhetoric. This… Read More

5 years ago
Modi’s bold move to press ahead with Air India sale

Modi’s bold move to press ahead with Air India sale

By pressing ahead at this time with the privatisation of Air India and announcing that Non Resident Indians will be… Read More

5 years ago
India-UK JETCO opens up scope to reap some Early Harvests

India-UK JETCO opens up scope to reap some Early Harvests

The 14th India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) comes with all the promise of post-Brexit “Early Harvest Agreements” in… Read More

5 years ago
Absolute power is making Xi Jinping an arrogant and irresponsible global bully

Absolute power is making Xi Jinping an arrogant and irresponsible global bully

He is China’s most powerful leader since Mao himself and probably doesn’t have any independent sounding board in the upper… Read More

5 years ago