Sanjeev Sanyal was Deutsche Bank’s Global Strategist and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. He is the author of The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise After a Thousand Years of Decline and Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography.
It is still too early to gauge the impact of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic and foreign policies. But there is one area where his government is making palpable progress: taming the ent… read more
As China shifts from being the world’s workshop to its main financier, only the US has the capacity to absorb China's savings. The resulting imbalances should be welcomed as a spur to global growth – j… read more
Since 1991, India has been slowly changing its policy framework away from the socialist vision of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. But now, despite significant obstacles and risks, Prime Mi… read more
With US President Barack Obama belatedly ordering air strikes and humanitarian airdrops of food and relief supplies to refugees in northern Iraq, the world is finally taking action against the Islamic… read more
Periods of global expansion have virtually always been characterized by symbiotic imbalances, with some economies running large current-account surpluses and others running large deficits. But countri… read more
Although India is one of the youngest countries in the world, with an average age of just 26 years, until recently aging stalwarts incongruously dominated most fields, ranging from politics to the art… read more
When the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy last week, it became the largest such filing in US history. Detroit's fate should serve as a warning, not only for China, but for the next generation of u… read more
Current economic conditions in the US and China imply that the post-crisis global economy will experience a return to large macroeconomic imbalances. Although many economists condemn such imbalances, … read more
The Indian government's announcement this month that it will open the country’s retail market to foreign players has provoked intense opposition from small shopkeepers. But the debate misses a crucial… read more
