My latest "Marginalia" column for Business Standard, "The truth about competition" (October 1, 2013), looks at whether increased political competition leads to better economic policy.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/vivek-dehejia-the-truth-about-competition-113093001057_1.html

In the Mint (September 9, 2013), I argue that Zubin Mehta's concert in Srinagar was avowedly political, as music since the time of Mozart has been.

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/v89JjaXEGuh9ZhMXniQTBJ/Zubin-Mehtas-concert-in-Srinagar-was-avowedly-political.html

My latest for Business Standard ("Volatility's the problem", September 8, 2013), looks at the potentially detrimental effects of a volatile currency.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/vivek-dehejia-volatility-s-the-problem-113090700696_1.html

On "The Current" on CBC Radio One in Canada, I debate Reetika Khera on the merits of the Food Security Law. (September 6 2013) [audio]

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/09/06/can-india-afford-its-new-food-security-bill/

My appreciation of the life and work of the late Ronald Coase, in the Mint (September 5, 2013).

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/dPTdbOUK9bu0YBzYVLjmFJ/The-importance-of-Ronald-Coase.html

My latest "Marginalia" column for Business Standard (September 3, 2013) revisits the classic flexible vs. fixed exchange rate debate as waged between two titans, Friedman and Mundell.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/vivek-dehejia-fixed-or-flexible-exchange-rate-113090201099_1.html