They also serve who stand and accuse. Hindenburg Research’s allegations against the Sebi chief should, regardless of the specific merit or otherwise of charges, lead to some systemic improvement of the regulatory regime.
India is predisposed to see any political formation that takes office after overthrowing the Hasina regime with hostility and suspicion; it's a big mistake.
What might get India caught in the Middle Income Trap is a cultural deficit with many dimensions.
It’s the victim of twin betrayals: by the Church privileging material wealth over its core spiritual calling, and by the Communists, of its core constituency, the poor. Behind the failure to respect expert advice on protecting fragile ecosystems is greed.
Geostrategic as well as techno-economic imperatives call for companies that have competence in cutting edge technologies, and the private sector shows no appetite for building such competence.
Kerala’s Muslim radicals are raising divisive demands and, amid opportunist silence on the part of the Communist and Congress parties, strengthening BJP in the state.