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The writer was Chief Commissioner of Income-tax and is the author of the Moral Compass- Finding Balance and Purpose in an Imperfect World, Harper Collins India, 2022
The first quarter of the current financial year (QI FY25) more or less coincided with the recently concluded general elections in our country
Read MoreWe have left that era behind us, and have now begun to judge people by qualities more substantial than their ability to speak English with the right accent, writes author
Read MoreYes, the BJP failed to win an absolute majority on its own but it is still by far the single largest party
Read MoreSurjit Bhalla's book, How We Vote, provides an analytical framework for understanding electoral trends in India, highlighting the historical decline of the Congress and the rise of the BJP
Read MoreTheir essential genius lies in trading and never shying away from taking risks, when called upon to take tough decisions.
Read MoreIndia may have lost the World Cup, but it won the tournament. This was because it was by far the best team that competed
Read MoreToday, we are already grappling with some of these problems. Some will descend upon us soon, some others in the long run. The time to debate them all has come!
Read MoreIn life, as in economics, it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere, you may have to run twice as fast, the Red Queen advises Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass
Read MorePoor people near the equator have as much of a chance of finding it as rich people living away from it
Read MoreAdani's biographer, R.N. Bhaskar points out that, although he speaks English hesitantly, he makes up for this weakness by listening intently
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