Op-Eds, Letters, Interviews, etc

Budget 2024 gives cosmetic solutions to unemployment—hollow shells where substance is needed (2024)

The Print. July 12.

Poverty estimates the new weapons in India’s statistics war. But confusion began decades ago (2024)

The Print. March 11.

Is India’s ‘growth story’ a sign of its strength or world’s weakness? China holds the answer (2024)

The Print. February 20.

Does Modi govt deserve credit for tax effort? It’s really nothing to crow about (2024)

The Print. February 4.

A policy road map to tackle COVID-19 (2020)

The Hindu, April 28.

Interview: The Covid-19 crisis in India, the US, and the World (2020)

English Text of Interview with Telugu newspaper Eenadu, April 21.

Lockdown or not? Covid-19 raises key questions on decision-making in a democracy, like India (2020)

The Print, March 31.

Indians deserve a Budget that strikes at structural deficiency, not just tinkers at the edges (2020)

The Print, January 30.

Citizenship law shows tension between BJP’s Hindutva and Modi govt’s economic goal (2019)

The Print, December 20.

With cash transfers, both BJP and Congress are showing no imagination in fighting poverty (2019)

The Print, March 29.

All that is Wrong with Modi Govt’s Obsession with Ease of Doing Business Rankings (2018)

The Print, November 27.

Undermining Autonomy of RBI is the Opposite of Modi’s Promise of Good Governance (2018)

The Print, November 6.

UNDP Data on Poverty Show Gains are in Line with Modi’s Slogan, not a Product of it (2018)

The Print, October 26.

The Fall of the Rupee Shows India has been ‘Swimming Naked’ (2018)

The Print, September 15.

Is Modi’s move to scrap high-denomination notes more about politics than economics? (2016)

Scroll-In, November 8.

Economics Beyond the Economists (2013)

Economic and Political Weekly, August 17.

Bias for Workers Would Foster Asia Trade (2012)

Financial Times, May 14.