Cash transfers can be economically efficient. But these are not —with some exceptions — being used by either the central or state govts to replace existing subsidies. Rather, new freebies pile up on ...

"When things are so uncertain, I am afraid instead of people saying go for the green light, everybody will be on amber.

Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor, ET Now, says India faces challenging times ahead, similar to other countries. If trade tariffs are imposed, Europe and Japan may retaliate, and India should be ...

"Now the details are not fully in, but there are already a large number of ripples going right through the auto industry right across the world, it could affect India as well. We do not yet know the ...

In a guest blog post, Indian journalist Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar argues that, contrary to their reputation for squalor and crime, slums provide a critical low-cost way for the rural poor to ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar is a Research Fellow for the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity in the Cato Institute with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the ...

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