Publications

North Korea: A Mirror unto Myself

In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss my visit to North Korea, its perfected tyranny, propaganda, lack of private property and freedom, and why the country also serves as a mirror for the West.


India — The Neverending Saga

In this Liberty Unbound article, I use the broken road outside my parents’ house in Bhopal as a picture of India’s corruption, socialism, bureaucracy, externalized costs, and deteriorating social morals.


Democracy: A Western Religion

In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss democracy, India, China, Bal Thackeray, the arrest of two young women over a Facebook post, and the Western tendency to confuse democracy with freedom.


Confessions from China

In this Liberty Unbound article, I reflect on my travels in China, my instinctive frugality, Chinese saving habits, entrepreneurship, economic growth, and why China’s rise is rooted in culture.


Are Crises Good for the Economy?

In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss whether crises can help an economy, why the broken window fallacy remains false, and how India’s crises weakened government control and created space for private initiative.


Greece: A Lesson for All

Originally published in The Casey Report in July 2010, this article discusses Greece’s debt crisis, entitlement culture, socialism, corruption, welfare dependency, and the lessons it offers for both developed and developing economies.


Passage to India

Originally published in the March 2010 issue of Liberty Magazine, this article discusses India’s economic boom, cultural contradictions, institutional weaknesses, and the realities behind India’s rise.