Suman Bery

For a conservative, Deepak Lal saw deep strengths in India's civil society

Despite his clarity of thought, controversial but well-researched views, fierce political convictions and global reputation and fame, Lal was at heart a shy man, write Suman Bery

Suman Bery: As the world turns…

2016 has been a tumultuous year of political economy, not economics, springing surprises for many around the world

Suman Bery: Why is energy different?

Mindless import substitution in energy is no more justified than it was in manufacturing

Suman Bery: A night to remember

Though the road ahead for GST is pretty long, Wednesday's landmark legislation is good news for world economy

Suman Bery: Budgeting for uncertainty

A scenario-based approach would help manage uncertainty by stretching the bounds of plausibility

Suman Bery: A way in the world

Some of the newer challenges that India is likely to encounter in the global economy in the years to come

Suman Bery: Hoping for productivity growth

Diminished growth prospects for rich countries would inevitably constrain India's own rise

Suman Bery: Make in India revisited

The US experience can illuminate India's manufacturing aspirations

Suman Bery: What India should do now

India stands to benefit from cheaper Chinese imports more than it loses through China's exports slowing

Suman Bery: What will drive India's growth?

Long-term sustained growth ultimately rests on a set of mechanisms and institutions

Suman Bery: Why AIIB could work for India

The Asian investment bank could transform development finance and enable Sino-Indian cooperation

Suman Bery: The global economy - are we there yet?

It is a wonder how pervasive and long-lasting the damage can be from a balance-sheet crisis

Suman Bery: India and ageing

The Union Budget provides valuable insight into the government's view of social protection

Suman Bery: Smart politics for smart cities

The Delhi Assembly election points to new possibilities for India's urban politics

Suman Bery: Yes, make for India

Raghuram Rajan's anti-mercantilist instincts are right - be cautious about 'make in India', while accepting its promise

Suman Bery: Where now for global growth?

Should India be optimistic or pessimistic?

Suman Bery: Financing global growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should stress at G20 how much India has at stake as global finance gets reshaped

Suman Bery: The argumentative Indian

A reformed Planning Commission should reflect the diversity of Indian debate

Suman Bery: Planning for power

Studies suggest net benefits of hydro-power, nuclear energy or natural gas as sources of electricity are greater than those of wind and solar

Suman Bery: The cost of energy

Fossil fuels overall - and oil from West Asia in particular - will be no less important going forward