TK Arun

TK Arun

TK Arun is a Senior Journalist and Columnist based in Delhi.
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English Without Privilege: Towards Linguistic Equality in India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that a day would come when those who speak in English would hang their heads in shame has met with the predictable responses pointing out English's utility as an essential link language, within India and for the globalizing world, as the language of knowledge acquisition, and as a competitive edge for India over China. Some have pointed out that English is no longer a foreign tongue; Indians have evolved an Indian version of English that is all our own.

India’s Research & Development Crisis: Why Innovation Needs Investment, Not Loans

TK Arun The government’s new Research, Development and Innovation scheme is half-hearted hope masquerading as policy. True, it talks big money: Rs 1 trillion, for private sector R&D, which, at present, is vanishingly small, and certainly needs a policy-induced boost.…

Migration of the Millionaires: A New Indicator of Global Power Shifts

Millionaires are moving countries by the tens of thousands, at an increasing pace each year, according to Henley and Partners’ annual reports on Global Wealth Migration (for the latest iteration, see report). Some countries draw in millionaires, like a rare-earth infused permanent magnet snaps up iron filings: Singapore and the UAE, for example. Some lose their millionaires, like Britain, India and China.

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