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Sanjeev Ahluwalia
About the AuthorSanjeev Ahluwalia
The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | India, China, West: How to Trade With ‘Foreign Devils’Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | India, China, West: How to Trade With ‘Foreign...

    Boosting growth and smart exports matter more than blocking imports or copying China.

    4 July 2025 10:19 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Do Lower Fertility, Poverty Rates Improve Well-being?Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Do Lower Fertility, Poverty Rates Improve...

    Together with reaching sustainable fertility rates, India has also reduced poverty

    19 Jun 2025 8:37 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is Trump’s America Back to 1940s’ McCarthyism?Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is Trump’s America Back to 1940s’ McCarthyism?

    The community of international students in America is barely 0.3 per cent of America’s population of 337 million....

    2 Jun 2025 8:35 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Only Profitable Wars Are Those Fought ‘Offshore’Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Only Profitable Wars Are Those Fought ‘Offshore’

    War, even short ones, hinders economic growth. India must focus on peace-building and strategic reforms to avoid a...

    6 May 2025 11:43 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Fix Glitches In UPI Fast: National Symbol At RiskColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Fix Glitches In UPI Fast: National Symbol At Risk

    The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) manages the UPI platform. It is a non-profit company under Section 8...

    20 April 2025 11:11 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | America Shackles Itself With a Global Trade WarColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | America Shackles Itself With a Global Trade War

    Trump's trade policies risk global stability, turning America inward with tariffs and protectionism.

    8 April 2025 9:07 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Shoring up India’s flagging growth: Key govt challengeColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Shoring up India’s flagging growth: Key govt...

    To be fair, Prime Minister Modi’s government has harnessed tax revenue well

    6 March 2025 10:50 PM IST

    Elon Musk was a founder of payments company PayPal, electric carmaker Tesla Motors and SpaceX, maker and launcher of rockets and spacecraft. (Photo: AFP)Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Trump’s DOGE and hidden costs of ‘reciprocal...

    The Chinese economy has levelled off at a share of about 17 per cent of global GDP versus 26 per cent for the US in...

    27 Feb 2025 10:46 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Modi goes to Trump’s US: Much ado about not muchColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Modi goes to Trump’s US: Much ado about not much

    New initiatives are planned for supply chains of critical minerals, advanced materials and pharmaceuticals and for the...

    20 Feb 2025 11:46 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Budget 2025: A scorecard of FM’s ‘hits’ and ‘misses’Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Budget 2025: A scorecard of FM’s ‘hits’ and...

    The second target of “inclusive development” -- at least in economic terms -- has been a close favourite of the Narendra...

    4 Feb 2025 10:34 PM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Sane budgeting vital for a world becoming crazyColumnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Sane budgeting vital for a world becoming crazy

    India has a budgeting problem, like any middle-class household. Aspirations are larger than means, possibly, driven by...

    28 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Are corporate bosses wrong to glorify long work hours?Columnists
    Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Are corporate bosses wrong to glorify long work...

    India’s labour regulations do not prescribe the maximum hours per week for those in administrative or managerial...

    13 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

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