A country is ultimately just a group of people inhabiting a shared geography. But the prosperity of a country is not determined by its land, its history, or even the individual abilities of its people. It is determined by whether its subgroups can align around long-term national objectives, especially wealth creation. Wealth is created by… Continue reading How a Nation Becomes Rich: The case of India
Category: Economics
Legacy Thinking in a Leverage World: The Geography Obsession of South Asian Leadership
Across South Asia, a peculiar and persistent pattern defines the political imagination: a deep obsession with geography. Maps, borders, ancestral lands, and physical control dominate national discourse. Whether it’s calls to reclaim PoJK, dreams of an undivided subcontinent, or fixation on redrawing lines of control, the mindset remains rooted in the past. Leaders compete not… Continue reading Legacy Thinking in a Leverage World: The Geography Obsession of South Asian Leadership
Looking beyond wealth redistribution and a lesson from Uganda
As a Gujarati, my parents once told me how Gujaratis and other Indians were expelled from Uganda. When I read up about the story recently, I could connect the dots with the talks on wealth redistribution in the Indian political sphere. This lesser-known story serves as a reminder of the risks involved in redistributing wealth… Continue reading Looking beyond wealth redistribution and a lesson from Uganda
Yash Tambawala 