Taken aback by Amartya Sen's comments

This past Monday, Economics Nobel laureate Amartya Sen blamed the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for stalling the National Food Security Bill by disrupting proceedings in Parliament.

New Delhi: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen tells NDTV that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's model of economic development can co-exist and should be welcomed as much as Congress's focus on welfare for the aam aadmi.Here is the full transcript of ...

It is becoming increasingly difficult to retain respect for Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. He seems to surface in the media every time the UPA government is about to legislate its pet follies, providing intellectual succour to mindless spending and ...

Six researchers and academicians have been selected for the first-ever Amartya Sen Award for distinguished social scientists for 2012. The award, carrying a citation and a cash award of Rs 10 lakh each, was presented by renowned economist and Nobel ...

It is a great pity that despite being a country which has given birth to several great minds, India as a whole has always remained poor and deprived. It is a pity that the cacophony of the mediocre silences voices that are worthy to be heard. It is ...

In recent weeks, two views have formed in public debate: economists, including Ashok Gulati of the Commission on Agricultral Costs and Prices, have fretted about the Bill's understated costs, while others have preferred to focus on the social ...

India will not carry any clout at the international level if it falls behind in economic growth, cautioned top international economist Jagdish Bhagwati, even as he exuded optimism about India growing at around 9 per cent with additional reforms.

The triumph of the great free-market liberalization that took place in India in 1991 is stunning, an advancement for human well-being that is one of the greatest stories ever told. Life expectancy has risen from less than 45 years to more than 60.

John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of The Economist, is now confirmed as keynote speaker for the Annual Summit of transport ministers from the 54 member countries of the International Transport Forum on 23 May in Leipzig, Germany. Micklethwait, who ...