Desai Diaries

MYOPIC MICROMANAGEMENT by NITIN DESAI The Union Government must not try and micro-manage what corporate management and State governments have to implement. Micromanagement is when matters which should be left for decision by a lower level a....Read More

THE POST-COVID ECONOMY by NITIN DESAI The Indian economy has clearly fallen behind by several years if one looks at the GDP numbers, the sectoral value added in manufacturing and construction or the actual off take of items like electricity, s....Read More

WARMING OF CLIMATE DIPLOMACY by NITIN DESAI Global climate diplomacy must focus on accelerated 2030 goals rather than net-zero target dates Global climate diplomacy appears to be entering a new more activist phase. One can see this in the ....Read More

POLITICAL CULTURE by NITIN DESAI A country as diverse as ours needs a political culture rooted in constitutional values and political discourse based on truth, respect, civility and restraint Indian democracy is facing a major crisis of pol....Read More

AGRI MARKET REFORMS IGNORE REALITY by  NITIN DESAI    The new laws on  agricultural marketing  seem to be designed to make it easier for food processing companies and retail chains to deal directly with farmers. This has ....Read More

MANUFACTURING : FROM LAGGARD TO LEADER by NITIN DESAI   We need policies to promote export-oriented backward integration and linked development of technological capacity in our manufacturing sector ***   The Indian economy seems to b....Read More