Indian politics has a way of taking a curious turn and surprising the wisest of pundits. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
The role of the media in economic management is not often recognised even by professional economists. Politicians, however, ignore this at their… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“He was the first prime minister in a long time who did not have a son or a son-in-law in business or… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
As fiscal constraints impinge on defence and diplomacy, governments find themselves increasingly homebound, even if diplomats happily travel to summits. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
When national policy becomes hostage to regional interests, the federal government becomes paralysed and would be unable to act in the larger… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
Civil servants and government functionaries do not write memoirs because they hope to get more government jobs or assignments. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
A politician normally flatters you in your face and criticises you behind your back. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“Politics is about power and patronage, and ministerial positions are won not just on the basis of competence but also in recognition… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
While the World Bank is an inter-governmental institution, drawing its funds from member governments and run by a board of directors nominated… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
I think the government lost control over fiscal policy in UPA-2. But it is possible to suggest that the momentum of the… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
There are any number of socially relevant causes that publicly minded individuals may feel strongly about. In a democracy, it is for… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
The liberal fiscal spending of the 2004-08 period was made possible both by rising government revenues and national income growth and by… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“The Manmohan Singh government has won for India the keys to unshackle its nuclear programme from the unfair restrictions it has been… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
The new era of bottom-up politics has had politically paradoxical consequences in China. While it has made the system of governance more… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
The challenge of leadership in a plural democracy is to construct policies that ensure political stability, social equity, and economic progress on… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“The days when the Planning Commission was composed entirely of subject experts were long gone. Various political and social quotas had now… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
If Iran seeks to meddle in domestic Indian politics by creating disaffection among the Shias of Uttar Pradesh, what better way to… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“Political analysts and reporters who skimmed the surface only saw Dr Singh as ‘Sonia’s puppet’. Those who had a deeper knowledge of… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“Ostensibly, the most important governance reform was supposed to be the Right to Information (RTI) Act that aimed to impose greater accountability… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“But his opinion that Sonia should enter politics was also based on his conviction that without a Nehru-Gandhi family member at the… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
I think the government lost control over fiscal policy in UPA-2. But it is possible to suggest that the momentum of the populism of… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
Unlike China's growth story, which has been built on the strategy of creating excess supply, the Indian growth story has been built on the… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
It is inconceivable that the rise of Asia could happen without the rise of the Indian subcontinent. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
In the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, regionalism was seen as a building block of globalisation. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
The 1990s was not just Japan's 'wasted decade,' it was also a wasted decade for the India-Japan relationship. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
If Iran seeks to meddle in domestic Indian politics by creating disaffection among the Shias of Uttar Pradesh, what better way to counter that… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“Victor Hugo: ‘No power on Earth can stop an idea whose time has come.” — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
A politician normally flatters you in your face and criticises you behind your back. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
Every university has its problems. The issues range from lack of amenities, plagiarism, poor quality research, sexual harassment, faculty moonlighting, and faulty and biased… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
India's difficulties in negotiating an FTA with both the ASEAN and E.U. are a reminder of the importance of multilateralism. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
