Sounds familiar – I

World over things seem same when it comes to bad public policies, …..

Food Crisis and Restrictive Trade Practices By Thompson Ayodele sounds very familiar. Same messed up agricultural policies, same bad incentives, bans, restrictions, central planners’ micro management, …..  But this time in Nigeria.

Changing the broken wheel

My latest piece Changing the broken wheel in this month’s issue of Pragati – The Indian National Interest Review
makes out the case for liberal nationalism—and that there is a new
opportunity for a politics that champions liberal values, economic
freedom and nationalism that “transcends, but does not displace other
cultures”.

Pragati starts a series of interviews with leading experts in strategic
affairs with a conversation with K Subrahmanyam, discussing geopolitics
of the 21st century, the role of nuclear weapons, India’s national
interests and military modernisation. Look out for a special podcast of
this interview (will be available on our website in the third week of
May).
It has roundups on the issue of Tibet, developments in Nepal,
engagement with Africa and a review of a novel set in East Pakistan in
1971. Also, this month’s filter section puts you abreast of some of the
key analyses coming out of policy think-tanks.