R Jagannathan

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Why Trust In Ambani, Adani, India Inc Is Vital
Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

Who else will take on the might of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon if not the Adanis,...

Modi's Diplomacy Needs To Get More Done
Rediff.com19 Aug 2025

One must wonder whether Mr Modi's efforts to wine and dine the Big Two of today's world...

Time For India's Defence Reality Check
Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

When the technology gap between China and India will remain large, cost-effective...

Trump's Disruptions: Blessing In Disguise
Rediff.com13 Feb 2025

We must bring a laser focus on our own interests, and define our friends and foes more...

Budget 2025: Defence Must Be The Priority
Rediff.com31 Jan 2025

'The first and most basic responsibility of any government is to protect its people...

Uncle Sam's Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its...

No Leader Is Bigger Than The Electorate
Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

There is little doubt that the prime minister's own charisma exceeds that of his party,...

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...