R Jagannathan
 "R Jagannathan")
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.
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.
R Jagannathan
Dehyping Western lifestyles: Bridging gap between expectation and reality
India would be failing in its duty to its future migrants if it does not do anything to de-market unrealistic aspirations and impossible dreams
 "Dehyping Western lifestyles: Bridging gap between expectation and reality")
The upside of Trump's disruptions: A push for better alternatives
India will come on his radar soon, but while we wait for Mr Trump's other disruptive shoes to drop, taking a helicopter view of his actions serves us better than reacting in a knee-jerk fashion
 "The upside of Trump's disruptions: A push for better alternatives")
Budget 2025-26 must prioritise defence and security over welfare schemes
India's growing external and internal threats demand urgent shifts in fiscal focus to strengthen defence, policing, and cyber capabilities
 "Budget 2025-26 must prioritise defence and security over welfare schemes")
Demography without a TFR obsession: Rethinking birth-rate solutions
Demography may be destiny, but the solutions do not lie in asking women to sacrifice more than they already have
 "Demography without a TFR obsession: Rethinking birth-rate solutions")
Underwhelming economics Nobel: Winners reveal little we didn't already know
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
 "Underwhelming economics Nobel: Winners reveal little we didn't already know")
Good enough vs ideal: Incremental GST reforms may outshine rapid changes
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
 "Good enough vs ideal: Incremental GST reforms may outshine rapid changes")
Difficult but crucial: Discussing high immigration and demographic changes
Political correctness should not prevent us from discussing them
 "Difficult but crucial: Discussing high immigration and demographic changes")
Avoiding quota dystopia
It is time we tried different approaches before merit and talent are completely sidelined
 "Avoiding quota dystopia")
Uncle Sam's dollar Ponzi scheme
US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value. India must act early to avoid being dragged down
 "Uncle Sam's dollar Ponzi scheme")
How 2024 was never a done deal
The exit pollsters owe us an apology, and so does the Congress to the Election Commission
 "How 2024 was never a done deal")
The post-June 4 challenges
Both majority and coalition govts will have to rule by consensus henceforth
 "The post-June 4 challenges")
Democracy, autocracy, or both?
Most democracies, or autocracies, fall in a category of one. Why then are we trying to judge all of them in the same way?
 "Democracy, autocracy, or both?")
A non-binary worldview
The Western paradigm of 'my way or the highway' is no longer workable. It is time to accept complexity and contradictions as the norm
 "A non-binary worldview")
The post-May 2024 dilemma
Even if we have a majority government, economic performance will be sub-optimal without political consensus on reforms
 "The post-May 2024 dilemma")
Ayodhya & India's new tryst with destiny
UP's economic rise will be, in part, driven by religious tourism, and that is a welcome development
 "Ayodhya & India's new tryst with destiny")
Nationalism is back, and it's a good thing
It is Western "universalism", the old wolf of imperialism in lamb's clothing, that is questionable
 "Nationalism is back, and it's a good thing")
Suppressio veri, suggestio falsi
Why quota proponents and social justice warriors are never called to account for their failed remedies
 "Suppressio veri, suggestio falsi")
Democracy, ONOP, governance
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
 "Democracy, ONOP, governance")
De-hyping climate change
We need hybrid solutions to adapt to climate change, not panic-driven funding of net-zero goals
 "De-hyping climate change")
2024: The case for status quo
An alliance formed solely to oust Narendra Modi is simply not the right vehicle to steady the economic ship
 "2024: The case for status quo")
