On Aamir Khan’s decision to carry the torch
There are good reasons to carry the Olympic torch. Aamir Khan gave the worst one. Aamir Khan, it has been reported, has turned down pleas by Tibetan refugees, fans, friends and some members of his...
View ArticleReading the Arthashastra: The rule of law
The science of punishment and the science of government The concept of dandaniti, variously translated as the science of punishment, the science of chastisement, and in Dr Shamasastry’s translation,...
View ArticleA world full of barbarians
China is unlikely to succeed in using moral power to upstage the United States Yan Xuetong is one of China’s finest minds on international relations. His recent volume, Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern...
View ArticleThe immorality of leaking private information indiscriminately
The Hindu shouldn’t be collaborating in this unethical enterprise When Wikileaks indiscriminately leaked diplomatic correspondence it had the fig leaf of claiming it was exposing wrongdoing by...
View ArticleRedistribution as theft
Alleviating poverty requires economic growth alone. It is not often that Indian public discourse seriously discusses big ideas. So it was nice to see, a few days ago, a debate in large sections of the...
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What causes corruption and erosion of moral values?
Ans: The abridgement of economic freedom An illustration showing how government interference in economic activity increases corruption, crime and leads to the moral degradation of society. Although the...
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How social change happens?
The speed and legitimacy of social change Here’s a chart that compares various ways social change can be attempted. In the light of contemporary public debates on a number of issues — most of which...
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