Monthly Archives: December 2009

‘Bigger the boom, bigger the bust: China is no exception to that rule’

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Venky

(This interview with fund manager and economist Richard Duncan, was published in DNA edition dated December 28, 2009.) The US economy is on ‘government life support’, but instead of spending trillions of dollars to prop up its ‘unviable’ economy and … Continue reading →

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How to fix the broken US economy – permanently

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Venky

(This book review was published in DNA edition dated December 28, 2009.) Venky Vembu After everything that the global economy and financial system have been through since last year, apocalyptic prophecies now come a dime a dozen. Economist and fund … Continue reading →

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On the wrong side of history at Copenhagen

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated December 23, 2009.) Venky Vembu In the late 1990s, when India faced international ostracism following the Pokharan nuclear tests, BJP leader Jaswant Singh, one of Indian politics’ most delightful raconteurs, explained the … Continue reading →

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‘Jihadists have penetrated the US’

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Venky

(This interview with Dr Walid Phares on whether jihadi terror had taken root in the US, was published in DNA edition dated December 13, 2009.) Venky Vembu Recent arrests, in Pakistan and in the US, of US nationals linked to … Continue reading →

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Garlic reeks of million$ in China

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Venky

(This report, about a bubble in an unlikely commodity in China, was published in DNA edition dated December 3, 2009.) Venky Vembu Take a few pods of aromatic garlic, add a squeeze on supplies, splash some over-the-top bank lending. And … Continue reading →

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