T Thomas

T Thomas: India's shameful web of discrimination

There is hope that factors like education, urbanisation and the experience of working together in offices will reduce the scope for prejudice and help us see each other as equal human beings

T Thomas: A recipe for improving armed forces hiring

To make it possible to attract the best of our young people to join the armed forces, all university courses anywhere in India should include compulsory National Service for a total period of six mont

T Thomas: Maggi imbroglio - The big picture

Exaggerated negative action against reputable companies such as Nestle could erode the ardour that has been generated among India's private foreign investors

T Thomas: Riding the tide

The government could offer a majority shareholding to Indian private-sector investors in all major public-sector enterprises, with, say, five per cent of shares reserved for the employees of such comp

Determined to succeed

A capacity for hard work and a realistic attitude to life and employment make the people of Gujarat leaders in the fields of business and politics

T Thomas: An agenda for Mr Modi

T Thomas: The anatomy of corruption

Increasing the remuneration of civil servants and elected representatives will remove the need for them to seek additional sources of income

In the land of the monk

The Buddha's influence pervades the length and breadth of Myanmar, the author finds out on a recent visit

Friend among neighbours

There are strong reasons why friendship with Russia is a necessity for India, despite stark differences in the political structures of the two countries

In praise of Thatcher

Here was a lady who was the scourge of trade unions and the Irish Republican Army, coming in to have lunch in a place where anyone could force an entry and kill her

T Thomas: Who is my neighbour?

It is time India embarked on a serious charm offensive, and chose a policy of imaginative cultivation of our neighbours

T Thomas: India's barren Olympics

The quest for gold will require much more action on the part of both Central and state governments

T Thomas: A union to be proud of, despite the diversity

It is a surprise that the Indian Union of states has held together and even got stronger over the last seven decades