Gautam Chikermane

Those celebrating reservations based on economic backwardness are ignoring the costs the Indian economy would have to pay over the next 25 years.

From Afghanistan and Australia to Thailand and Uruguay, as many as 62 countries will elect new governments and leaders this year. The world will watch as it decides its own future now.

The scheme will be a game-changer for India's people and politicians too. But only if it gets past five major hurdles.

The global economic crisis of 2008, triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, gave Asia a chance to rise, and let nationalist leaders, including Donald Trump, emerge

Ignore the global ‘contagion’. This is actually good news for us as hot money outflows from elsewhere could land on our shores.

Multiple economies are facing 'contagion' globally. India is in a stronger position but must watch its fiscal deficit, savings rate and the impact from speculative exits.

Last month, it was reported that India no longer houses the world’s largest number of extreme poor. But our obsession for 'bad news' made us ignore this stunning development.

The electorate is realising that the AAP chief's allegations against political adversaries are little but a political ploy to create confusion.