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 "R Jagannathan")
R Jagannathan is a Journalist with over 47 years of experience in journalism. Currently he is a Editorial Director of Swarajya and Chairman of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). He has been a part of many launch teams, including Business Today, DNA and Firstpost. He has also helped revamp many business publications as Editor of Financial Express, Indian Management and Business World. He started his career with the Financial Express as a reporter/sub-editor in 1976 in Mumbai. His recent focus has been on digital commentary and journalism while being associated with firstpost.com, moneycontrol.com, business-standard.com, and myiris.com. He was awarded the Shriram Sanlam Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
Demography may be destiny, but the solutions do not lie in asking women to sacrifice more than they already have
Conclusion of laureates Acemoglu, Johnson, Robinson - that prosperity depends on good (non-extractive) institutions, inclusion, rule of law - seems underwhelming, as these values are self-explanatory
Our guiding principle in taxation should be driven by the principle of what works, not what is theoretically the best idea. The good enough should not be made the enemy of the ideal
Political correctness should not prevent us from discussing them
It is time we tried different approaches before merit and talent are completely sidelined
US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value. India must act early to avoid being dragged down
The exit pollsters owe us an apology, and so does the Congress to the Election Commission
Both majority and coalition govts will have to rule by consensus henceforth
Most democracies, or autocracies, fall in a category of one. Why then are we trying to judge all of them in the same way?
The Western paradigm of 'my way or the highway' is no longer workable. It is time to accept complexity and contradictions as the norm
Even if we have a majority government, economic performance will be sub-optimal without political consensus on reforms
UP's economic rise will be, in part, driven by religious tourism, and that is a welcome development
It is Western "universalism", the old wolf of imperialism in lamb's clothing, that is questionable
Why quota proponents and social justice warriors are never called to account for their failed remedies
Democracies are withering everywhere and require constant reform. In India, one-nation-one-poll is a good idea, but it cannot work as a standalone reform
We need hybrid solutions to adapt to climate change, not panic-driven funding of net-zero goals
An alliance formed solely to oust Narendra Modi is simply not the right vehicle to steady the economic ship
Quotas cannot be abolished without better alternatives, but where is the conversation about the latter?
But politicians are using taxpayer funds to get elected, making a low-tax regime difficult
AI cannot be controlled by policy changes. We need to adapt and prepare for the fallout
