BUSINESS
RBI | Why should the central bank waste energies on low-hanging fruit, when the sky beckons?
It is simple logic that the banks, the RBI and the government should together foot the cost of electronic transfer of funds, and spare those making or receiving payments any of the cost
WORLD
Lessons for India to learn from the Alex Jones case
Alex Jones shows they also serve, who only stand and lie — provided observers learn the right lessons from where a functional legal system lands the liar
POLITICS
Freebie Politics | Enlightenment is when the polity realises that there are no free lunches
The only antidote to the politics of freebies is a polity that understands that it, ultimately, pays for that seemingly free lunch — a polity with a democratic sensibility
BUSINESS
India must extend a rupee line of credit to Sri Lanka
A rupee line of credit would give immediate relief to Sri Lankans and their interim president, while letting India help the island nation without depleting its own dollar reserves
BUSINESS
Ukraine War | A trade-off between Western losses and developing world misery
The war in Ukraine is a war between US-led allies and Russia, not a war over any principle of sovereignty or democracy
BUSINESS
West must put aside its sanctimonious blame game, and exempt food from Russia sanctions
Russia, the largest exporter of wheat in the world, must be allowed to export its grain, to cool food prices and interest rates, and boost global growth
INDIA
Agnipath | Short-service soldiers - a necessary reform for India to retain strategic autonomy
Reforms of this nature are essential for India to modernise its armed forces, and spend more money on sophisticated weapons and logistics, than on pensions
BUSINESS
Out of the mouths of babes: Localisation of production is no panacea
America’s ongoing shortage of baby formula disproves the thesis that localisation offers assured supply while globalisation represents vulnerability
WORLD
Carbon removal, not emissions reduction, to combat Climate Change
Emission reduction is everyone’s responsibility. But what about carbon dioxide removal? Intuitively, it is primarily the job of the rich countries, which put the bulk of that carbon in the atmosphere in the first place
BUSINESS
Amway | How to tell a pyramid scheme from a genuine, multilevel direct selling scheme
The crucial question is whether recruiters of direct sellers earn a commission from the very act of recruiting or not. If they do, the scheme entails fraud. If the act of recruitment does not generate any income for recruiters or their recruiters up the pyramid, there is no fraud
BUSINESS
Why the West cannot sanction China for its support for Russia
Sanctioning China would mean shutting down large swathes of global production, and if Chinese supplies are halted because of such sanctions, inflation would really go through the roof
WORLD
The world after the Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine will herald changes in geopolitical structures, the energy transition, cross-border payments and technology nationalism
INDIA
Kerala’s COVID-19 management is a model for other states, here's why
Kerala’s handling of COVID-19 has shortcomings, but it is designed to manage the disease, not the public outcry against mismanagement. If other states manage as well, tens of thousands more Indians would live
