Month: August 2022

Lest We Forget! 5 Pandemic Lessons We Learnt About Work, Life, And The World We Live In!

Pandemic

Pandemic Lessons As the saying goes, time is the greatest healer. With the pandemic receding from the public consciousness, it is easy to forget the trauma, the suffering, the incalculable loss of lives, and equally calculable disruptions to livelihoods caused. Indeed, more so when nations worldwide have almost accepted the Coronavirus much like the common … Continue reading Lest We Forget! 5 Pandemic Lessons We Learnt About Work, Life, And The World We Live In! →

Chaos Point! How The Global Elite’s Utopian New World Order Degenerated Into Global Disorder

Chaos Point

How did we come to this? Let me tell you a story! Once upon a time, in the early 1990s, when the Berlin wall came down, and the erstwhile Soviet Union had imploded, the Global Elite (read White Western) decided that "history had ended" and it was now time for a Utopian New World Order, … Continue reading Chaos Point! How The Global Elite’s Utopian New World Order Degenerated Into Global Disorder →

Indian Renaissance? India@75 Has Discarded The Begging Bowl, Though, Challenges Remain To Achieve A $5 Trillion Economy!

India@75

India@75: We Have Come A Long Way, Yet, Miles To Go For The Indian Renaissance Indian Renaissance at India@75! I was born in 1975, during the time of The Emergency. Though I was too young to remember, the years after my birth presented the nation with political, economic, and social challenges. As I grew up … Continue reading Indian Renaissance? India@75 Has Discarded The Begging Bowl, Though, Challenges Remain To Achieve A $5 Trillion Economy! →

The Great Derangement Is Here! How Markets “Divorced” Themselves From Economic Fundamentals!

Global Economy

The Great Derangement is here! Markets are increasingly "divorced" from the underlying economic realities, and the popular explanation for this is that traders are now in what is known as a "Drunkard's Walk", where there is a "euphoric" bull rally one day, followed by an equally "dire" bear crash. So, how to make sense of … Continue reading The Great Derangement Is Here! How Markets “Divorced” Themselves From Economic Fundamentals! →

Here’s Why The Indian Economy Is Fast Becoming A “One Pony Trick”, Powered Largely By The Services Sector

India Services Sector

The Fortunes Of The Indian Economy Depend On Its Services Professionals The Indian Economy is fast becoming a "One Pony Trick"! India's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth is powered by the services sector, which accounts for more than 50% of the total GDP. It has generated a tad more than a quarter of all jobs … Continue reading Here’s Why The Indian Economy Is Fast Becoming A “One Pony Trick”, Powered Largely By The Services Sector →

As The West Targets Xi, And Woos Modi, China’s Loss Should Become India’s Gain!

Modi

Xi's Loss Can Be Modi's Gain India is the "flavour of the month". With world leaders wooing Modi and targeting Xi, it sure looks like "our moment under the Sun" has come. The reasons for this newfound "love" for India are many. They include a West that is both weary and wary of China's rise, … Continue reading As The West Targets Xi, And Woos Modi, China’s Loss Should Become India’s Gain! →

Another Recession Looms! Yawn! Deja Vu! And Why It Would NOT Be “Different” This Time

Recession

Another recession is on the horizon. What's new, one might say, especially when booms and busts are regarded as capitalism's "natural" trend cycles, which keep repeating. For the last five decades, "everyone and their dog" have put their faith and money in the neoliberal way of ordering economies and societies. So, it is not fair … Continue reading Another Recession Looms! Yawn! Deja Vu! And Why It Would NOT Be “Different” This Time →