All stories by Deepak Lal
Solomon would have been proud of Ayodhya verdict
Rediff.com9 Dec 2019The Ayodhya judgment of November 9 draws on both the polytheism of Hinduism and the modern rule of law, says Deepak Lal.
With social media came the decline of civility
Rediff.com6 Jul 2017The effects of creating 'baiting crowds' on social media, and their use by politicians, have diluted the civilising processes of parliamentary democracy, says Deepak Lal.
Will the Chinese hegemony come to an end?
Rediff.com9 Jun 2017An aggressive Pyongyang is likely to force Seoul and Tokyo to build nuclear deterrents and thus thwart Beijing's ambitions.
Nationalism? What's that got to do with Trump and Brexit?
Rediff.com3 Feb 2017Nothing, according to Deepak Lal. He argues that the contemporary attempts to control immigration in the US and UK are not nativist.
How cow slaughter ban is hurting Indian economy
Rediff.com25 May 2016Cows are required for milk and as producer goods for breeding cows and bulls for the future.
What is fueling the rise of Sanders and Trump in US primaries?
Rediff.com24 Feb 2016The economics behind the surprising popularity of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Few things that affected China's economic growth so far
Rediff.com28 Oct 2015China's major economic problem has been that its heartland is an agricultural region with about one-third of the arable land per person as the rest of the world.
Few things that affected China's economic growth so far
Rediff.com28 Oct 2015China's major economic problem has been that its heartland is an agricultural region with about one-third of the arable land per person as the rest of the world.