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‘China can’t win a trade war; it will be massacred’

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

(This interview with economist and fund manager Richard Duncan, on the prospects of a trade war, and its implications, was published in DNA edition dated November 29, 2010.) Venkatesan Vembu In his first book, The Dollar Crisis, published in 2005, … Continue reading →

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The Power Club

Posted on November 14, 2010 by

Venkatesan Vembu (This article, which addresses five fundamental questions arising from US President Barack Obama’s announcement of US support for India’s candidacy for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, was published in DNA edition dated November 14, 2010 as … Continue reading →

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What the GDP hype about China and India hides

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

(This column was published in DNA edition dated August 18, 2010.) Venkatesan Vembu For the faithful flock of GDP worshippers, China and India provide ever more evangelical reason to praise the lord of macroeconomy. Just yesterday came statistical validation that … Continue reading →

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Is India a tiger or a pussycat?

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

(This article, on why home-grown fantasies of India’s imminent superpower-dom don’t square with the reality of India’s influence on the world stage, was published  in DNA edition dated June 20, 2010.) Venkatesan Vembu It isn’t often that 16th century French soothsayer … Continue reading →

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‘Superpoor’ India

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

(This column was published in DNA edition dated November 6, 2009.) Venkatesan Vembu Recently, a US-based research agency that claims it is committed to promoting “political, economic and individual liberty in the developing and transitioning world” came out with with … Continue reading →

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The kung-fu clown

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

(This column, on kung-fu action hero Jackie Chan’s thoughts on democracy and limits to ‘freedom’, was published in DNA edition dated April 24, 2009.) Venkatesan Vembu A couple of years ago, when action star Jackie Chan was walking the red … Continue reading →

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Who wants to be a slumdog?

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

(This column, which argues that over-the-top rejoicing of the Oscar success of the film Slumdog Millionaire might desensitise us to poverty, was published in DNA edition dated February 23, 2009.) Venkatesan Vembu There was a supreme moment of television irony on … Continue reading →

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The Cycle of the Ages

Posted on December 24, 2008 by

(This column, about the economic rise of India and China, was published in DNA edition dated December 24, 2008.) (UPDATE: For an enormously entertaining exploration of the same theme, check out this video of a presentation by Hans Rosling at … Continue reading →

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