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The Acorn
Estd 2003
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A polar region we must keep on the radar in a multipolar world
Conditions are favourable for private Indian investors to go beyond these and explore fresh pastures in the Siberia and further North. | 31st Aug 2019
When Public Affairs Centre invited me to write a memorial for for Dr Samuel Paul, I took the…
| 23rd Aug 2019
Appointing a chief of defence staff is just the first step
To take the logic of the CDS to its conclusion, the Armed Forces should be operationally restructured into theatre commands | 19th Aug 2019
The case against mandatory corporate social responsibility
Mandatory CSR regulations never made sense to start off with. They have now become obligations that will add to the already stifling compliance burdens that companies face. | 5th Aug 2019
Some space for the private sector in the race for space
Space policy should aim to grow the industry and create the resilience that space security requires | 21st Jul 2019
Some space for the private sector in the race for space
Space policy should aim to grow the industry and create the resilience that space security requires. | 21st Jul 2019
Non-veg without the violence or the guilt that come with it
India has an opportunity to become a major player in cellular agriculture. | 8th Jul 2019
What it would take for India to become a proper space power
India already has significant ability to use space. But our ability to deny its use to an adversary is, understandably, negligible. | 23rd Jun 2019
India must get over its defeatism on manufacturing
We have trapped ourselves in a self-created "big is bad" and "small is good" narrative that is the root cause of low employment growth. | 9th Jun 2019
New military bases can seed new cities and create jobs
Every new military base can create between 100,000 to 1 million jobs in construction and infrastructure alone. | 26th May 2019
Look Beyond Quotas for Equality
Affirmative action is needed in our deeply iniquitous society but there can be better options than reservations and quotas | 19th May 2019
Relocating state capitals will boost growth and employment
The Union government can create fiscal and other incentives to encourage state governments to shift their capitals to brown- or green-field locations. | 12th May 2019
There is no free trade with China
In this piece I advance the argument that censorship and restrictions on free speech are barriers to free trade, especially in the Information Age. | 26th Apr 2019
Preventing over-tourism
Public policy should invest in creating new destinations to prevent old ones from being destroyed. | 15th Apr 2019
Overzealous regulation of Big Tech firms is unwarranted
In the coming years jealous nation-states will first use economic instruments to contain what they see as political encroachments on their primacy. | 1st Apr 2019
Night-time commerce offers India a growth opportunity
Nighttime economy is not merely bars and restaurants, but an extension of day-time economic activities as well. | 18th Mar 2019
India needs to be wary of China-style social credit ratings
I am concerned that Chinese political ideas will subliminally ride on its venture capital and business models and undermine India's constitutional values. | 19th Feb 2019
Soft Power Is Not Power
Our foreign policy priority is not to be some vishwaguru or get everyone on yoga mats once a year: it is to create the external conditions for economic growth during very challenging times. We should heed Kautilya and focus on harnessing intellectual, economic and military power towards this end. | 1st Jan 2019
Managing the China factor in India’s foreign policy
There are two ways the China factor could influence what we do: it could either cast a shadow on our thought and action, or it could act as a reference point for our own journey. | 1st Jan 2019
China’s Belt & Road Initiatives – Implications for Sea Power
| 15th Oct 2018
Why there is an increasingly global pushback against China…
| 5th Oct 2018
Mahathir rocks! He also rocks Xi’s boat.
| 7th Sep 2018
Keep Aero India in Bangalore
Given the plans to set up a defence industrial corridor in Uttar Pradesh, there might be a case for a big industry event. It just doesn’t have to come at Bengaluru’s expense. | 14th Aug 2018
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