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R Jagannathan

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Voters Prefer Strong Leaders Like Modi
Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

...Even if it means less democracy, so that their everyday problems get solved? argues...

Abrahamic binary has outlived its utility
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

It is only the Indian approach of holding on to multiple realities and contradictory...

What Reforms Can We Expect, Modiji?
Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Assuming we still have a Modi-led majority government after May 2024, there is no...

Ayodhya And India's New Tryst With Destiny
Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

If Saudi Arabia, with just two Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina, can create a huge...

Quotas: Band-Aids Not The Solution
Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

Our caste warriors will not even ask these questions, let alone explore better...

Should We Ignore Democracy Rankings?
Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and...

NDA Better For Economy Than INDIA In 2024
Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

What is most troubling is that not a single party that is part of INDIA has talked...

Time To Abolish Quotas?
Rediff.com17 Jul 2023

Ultimately quotas kill talent and true meritocracy, argues R Jagannathan.

The Political Mindset On Jobs Needs Change
Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

The challenge is to enhance opportunities for people to generate livelihoods through...

How To Fix The Jobs Crunch
Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

The only real solution to the jobs crisis, whether in India or abroad, is to direct...

Is Our Constitution Out Of Date?
Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

There is an acute imbalance of power between the various organs of the State, including...

Modi's socio-nomics starts to pay off
Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Here's what could be ahead for India: A $10-trillion economy by 2030-32, a Sensex at...

Why it's too early to write off payments banks
Rediff.com15 Jan 2019

While payments banks surely lose money, their operating ratios were looking better in...

How RBI's reserves can boost the economy
Rediff.com28 Dec 2018

The use of RBI capital to strengthen public sector banks will have many positive...

Politicians will find it tougher to retain voters's allegiance
Rediff.com21 Dec 2018

'This may be good news for Rahul Gandhi, for no matter how Modi performs, there will...

2G verdict is a big win for crony socialism
Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

The judgment in the 2G case is a huge, huge, indictment of the criminal investigation...

Masters of the electoral game
Rediff.com19 Dec 2017

The narrow win in Gujarat can be contributed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his...

What Verdict 2017 says about 2019
Rediff.com12 Mar 2017

BJP's overwhelming win in UP shows that 2014 was no fluke, says R Jagannathan.