My latest Mint column on the real lessons of recent events in the US for observers in the rest of the world.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/the-real-lesson-of-trump-s-coup-attempt-that-shocked-everyone-11610292708081.html

My latest Mint column, "Labour reforms are not to blame for the unrest at Wistron’s plant".

 https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/labour-reforms-are-not-to-blame-for-the-unrest-at-wistron-s-plant-11609079186877.html

Liberal economic reforms in India starting in 1991 often occur in a crisis mode, as in recent labour law and agricultural sector reforms. My latest @livemint argues Indian policymakers must move beyond this, and make a principled case for reform to voters.

 https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/a-redux-of-the-modi-government-s-thatcher-moment-11607873118891.html

My latest Mint column: "In this time of crisis, classical music has been our saviour".

 https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/in-this-time-of-crisis-classical-music-has-been-our-saviour-11606658804389.html

My latest Mint column argues that, while Trump is on his way out, Trumpism isn't.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/trump-may-have-been-defeated-but-trumpism-certainly-has-not-11605450653893.html

My latest Mint column examines the chequered history of the efficacy of lockdowns to fight COVID-19.

 https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/the-dubious-record-of-lockdowns-against-coronavirus-11604247375966.html

I'm quoted in the Wall Street Journal, on the prospects for success of recent economic reforms in India.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-turns-to-economic-overhaul-as-growth-prospects-slide-amid-coronavirus-11602586802?mod=hp_listb_pos2

“In a word, all reforms are good in theory,” said Vivek Dehejia, an expert on the Indian economy at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. “In practice, I worry it may be too little too late, and I’m not confident that market incentives work well during a time of a public safety emergency.”