The time has come for me to head back home to California. On the way there, I plan to take two short breaks: one in Belgium and the other in the New York-New Jersey area. I will be visiting my… Read More ›

1947 Bengal….5,000 to 10,000 dead …CONGRESS RULE. 1967 Ranchi….200 DEAD……….CONGRESS RULE. 1969 Ahmedabad…512 DEAD……..CONGRESS RULE. 1970 Bhiwandi….80 DEAD………….CONGRESS RULE. 1979 Jamshedpur..125 DEAD……CPIM RULE (COMMUNIST PARTY) 1980 Moradabad…2,000 DEAD…CONGRESS RULE. 1983 Nellie Assam…..5,000 DEAD…CONGRESS RULE. 1984 anti-Sikh Delhi…2,733 DEAD…CONGRESS RULE 1984… Read More ›

External shocks — the type that bring about radical change in large, complex systems — is the focus of my recent piece on Niti Central. When things are at their worst, what’s needed is a push to put matters on… Read More ›