I examine how some immigrants criticise Canada while idealising the countries they chose to leave, focusing on university tuition and public education.

Writing after the 2004 World Social Forum in Mumbai, I examine the contradictions of anti-globalisation activism and why it offers little to India’s poor.

You may expect me to provide a moral argument for not voting, or to say that the right to vote includes the right not to vote. Perhaps you expect me to repeat the familiar claim…

In this July 2003 report, I examine activist pressure groups, their hostility toward markets and profit, and the difference between genuine freedom and political pressure disguised as public interest.

A short reflection on the difference between formal rules, stated principles, and the reality of institutional conduct.

A critique of WWF India’s save-the-tiger campaign and the tendency of environmental NGOs to use fear, exaggeration, and moral prestige to avoid scrutiny.

In this August 2002 article, I examine how laws, regulations, and public institutions can preserve discrimination while presenting themselves as instruments of equality and social justice.

In this article published in The Pioneer on 9 August 2002, I examine how caste-based reservation attempts to remedy historical discrimination by imposing a new system of unequal treatment.

In this article published in The Pioneer on 28 June 2002, I respond to Arundhati Roy’s attacks on capitalism and argue that India’s deeper obstacles lie in the failure of its state institutions.

In this article published in The Pioneer on 15 April 2002, I reflect on meditation as a process of self-observation, honest self-analysis, and gradual personal development.