Sanjaya Baru

China has, without doubt, become an economic superpower.

— Sanjaya Baru

Unplanned urbanisation can create urban chaos and trigger urban violence.

— Sanjaya Baru

On climate change, Russia's interests are aligned with the West rather than the South.

— Sanjaya Baru

In India, too many people do not write memoirs, but Natwar Singh and P. C. Alexander did.

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Angela Merkel is no Konrad Adenauer or Helmut Schmidt.

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Ups and downs are par for the course and very much a feature of the Indian growth process.

— Sanjaya Baru

The people of India and Arabia have interacted across the waters between them for thousands of years.

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Public universities are the lifeblood of modern democracies.

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“He is, even at his worst, a cut above the competition, be it from within the ruling Congress party, or would-be prime…

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The ministries of finance and industries and commerce require modern-minded, transparent, and efficient leadership.

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The world may view India more benignly, but it does more business with China. It courts China; it needs China. Look at…

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If the Asian financial crisis had the impact of accelerating China's rise, the transatlantic financial crisis has had the effect of accelerating…

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I have not broken any promises, but I have full freedom to say or write about what others have said to me…

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India's difficulties in negotiating an FTA with both the ASEAN and E.U. are a reminder of the importance of multilateralism.

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Policies aimed at attracting more foreign investment into India would naturally be a part of an external stabilisation strategy.

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Like wildebeest and zebra migration across the Serengeti, investment managers and consultants, too, have a habit of running together and, every now…

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While the World Bank is an inter-governmental institution, drawing its funds from member governments and run by a board of directors nominated…

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If development is defined in social and economic terms while Hindutva is defined in cultural terms, it should be possible for the…

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“On one such occasion, when Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik, then an ally of the BJP, called on him and sought a…

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All economically well-off nations have used what has been dubbed 'cheque-book diplomacy,' and China does so, too. Apart from funding government-to-government lending,…

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Given the stake that both the U.S. and Europe have in stabilising and sustaining global growth, their policies should be aimed at…

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Policies that aim to promote the livelihood security of the people - promoting employment, improving the nutritional status of children and women,…

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“Pranab was never so transparent either in expressing his disagreement or support. After returning from an important visit to Washington DC, Pranab…

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While free trade purists have always rejected regional and plurilateral trading arrangements, the WTO's charter chose to be pragmatic and regarded RTAs…

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Ordinary people understand that the rich and powerful bully the poor and meek.

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A common language doesn't soothe dry tongues and thirsty throats.

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Africa is experiencing rising rates of growth, but will growth get translated into development?

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Continent-wide nations require continent-wide leaders whenever they are in crisis. The 'idea of Europe,' much like the 'idea of India' was the…

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If the World Bank does not alter its shareholding structure to reflect the shifts in global distribution of income and economic power,…

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Obama's starting point was not as low as Manmohan Singh's starting point, and Obama's rise was not as sharp.

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“Politics is about power and patronage, and ministerial positions are won not just on the basis of competence but also in recognition…

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As Asia's rising powers seek to sustain growth and ensure stability, energy security has moved to the forefront of Asian geopolitics.

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If wars were won by superior technology alone, the United States would not have been vanquished in Vietnam or waylaid in Afghanistan.

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There is no denying the fact that China has been able to convert its economic might into commercial and technological capability.

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While ideological blinkers blind one to change that one does not wish to see, statistics and opinion surveys, too, have their limitations…

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For China, the GCC countries have emerged as a major market for Chinese manufactured goods and food exports.

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The role of the media in economic management is not often recognised even by professional economists. Politicians, however, ignore this at their…

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Just as the policies and programmes for development have to adhere to the law of the land - respecting the basic principles…

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For too long have many of us in India imagined a future in which the country would rise, leaving the rest of…

— Sanjaya Baru

Few in Europe imagined the incompetence and dishonesty of Greek economic managers would bring the entire European project into question.

— Sanjaya Baru