Shruti Rajagopalan

Senior Research Fellow

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard Visits India - Day 3

Bloomberg Opinion

Why India Can’t Repeat Its 1991 Miracle

The ideas that opened up the Indian economy 30 years ago benefited from a system that was readier to receive them.

July 24, 2021

July 24, 2021

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

Why India Can’t Repeat Its 1991 Miracle

The ideas that opened up the Indian economy 30 years ago benefited from a system that was readier to receive them.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard Visits India - Day 3

April 24, 2021

April 24, 2021

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

Biden Needs to Come to India’s Aid Now

The U.S. should lift export restrictions and donate unused vaccines to help stem the world’s most terrifying Covid-19 outbreak.

Biden Needs to Come to India’s Aid Now

April 5, 2021

April 5, 2021

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

India Needs to Move Vaccines to Warp Speed

The country should use the market to get more shots into more arms faster.

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March 19, 2021

March 19, 2021

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

India Bitcoin Ban Would Be a Terrible Idea

The country’s previous attempts at currency controls impoverished Indians and prevented its companies from competing globally. This one won’t work any better.

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December 20, 2020

December 20, 2020

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

Women Won’t Recover Easily From India’s Pandemic

The Covid-19 crisis has made their already daunting road to economic and social independence even more difficult.

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August 16, 2020

August 16, 2020

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

Why India Wants to Claim Kamala

Birth matters above all for many Indians, but the Democratic vice presidential candidate is defined more by her choices than her ancestry.

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August 2, 2020

August 2, 2020

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

In India, Don’t Hate the Matchmaker

A Netflix hit about arranged marriages reflects Indian society a lot more than critics want to admit.

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July 8, 2020

July 8, 2020

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

How India’s Most Downtrodden Embraced the Power of Statues

India’s so-called untouchables have shown there’s another way to resist historical oppression.

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June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020

OpinionShruti Rajagopalan

India’s States Are a Little Too United

Optimists who think local leaders are about to follow one another in slashing regulations to attract investment are likely to be disappointed again.

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