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Why the forthcoming caste census will set India back
Discrimination based on caste cannot be eliminated by strengthening caste consciousness. In truth, the caste census is more about identity-based redistribution in the name of social justice. | 15th Jul 2025
The US now confronts the “boots on the ground” dilemma in Iran
Air power can destroy. But ground forces are necessary (but not sufficient) to accomplish “regime change” | 23rd Jun 2025
India urgently needs more civil engineers
The increasing number of accidents and urban disasters are a result of poor design and construction. | 16th Jun 2025
How Pakistan can be dissuaded from employing terrorism
Detangling the confusion from inappropriate use of the term deterrence. | 2nd Jun 2025
Operation Sindoor leaves India better placed for the next round
But India needs a surge in defence expenditure to ensure a favourable military balance with the China-Pakistan alliance. | 19th May 2025
Operation Sindoor sets the new normal
Pakistan can no longer expect to carry out cross-border terrorism with impunity | 9th May 2025
India’s unadvertised grand strategy towards Pakistan is working
Atrocious terrorist attacks do not change the overall direction of India's prevalence in the contest with Pakistan | 5th May 2025
The US looks like it will be the one to blink first...
But the weaknesses behind China's opacity are real | 21st Apr 2025
Self-sufficiency requires federalism and economic freedom
We should hope that a mindless trade war doesn't start or ends quickly. India, however, is a big country with a diverse geography and a large, young population. Our domestic economy is capable of weathering this storm. | 7th Apr 2025
The tragic age of economic statecraft
The Trump administration is using sovereign power in the economic domain to achieve political goals | 24th Mar 2025
India holds many good cards
The right time to play them would be after the Trump administration has gotten a taste of the consequences of its policy agenda | 9th Mar 2025
Paid parking is a big part of the solution to India’s urban problems
Remembering Donald Shoup, the "prophet of parking" | 24th Feb 2025
Making the most of AI diffusion.
Strategists and policymakers must quickly direct their attention to how the India adopts AI as must as how India builds it. | 10th Feb 2025
India must set up a Cabinet Committee on Science & Technology
With the right structures in place, India could better harness its resources, expertise, and human capital to emerge as a major power | 27th Jan 2025
TikTok is an information weapon in Beijing’s hands
TikTok for offence and the Great Firewall for defence: recognising China's information warfare strategy. | 26th Jan 2025
How the IAF can get a lot more fighter aircraft
Domestic combat aircraft production is in doldrums because of a lack of competition. | 13th Jan 2025
Sustaining economic growth requires ingredients from outside the economists’ cupboard
India must invest in social capital, productivity growth and original thinking to become a prosperous nation. | 30th Dec 2024
2024 - The Year in Fiction
A rated list of 76 books I read and a further 34 that I opened. | 23rd Dec 2024
How India could develop the social capital it needs
Public policy, community actions and parental behaviour should focus on weakening caste consciousness | 16th Dec 2024
Only social movements can save the environment in India
Neither judicial diktats nor government action can lift the smog unless Indian society builds the necessary social capital | 2nd Dec 2024
Trump’s moves to contain China will be contained by his other moves
China will look a lot more attractive, not least because America's shine is dimming fast. | 18th Nov 2024
Cautious optimism to start the post-Galwan phase
Diplomacy and military preparedness should go hand-in-hand in dealing with a disdainful China | 4th Nov 2024
India must sharply boost its military strength
There could be a case for an immediate surge in defence expenditure | 21st Oct 2024
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