I interviewed Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy for Outlook magazine in 2009, on the eve of the general elections. In the context of his recent statements about Manmohan Singh's stewardship of the economy ("stagnated") , it's interesting to revisit his comments. #Thread In 2009, when I asked NRN about the significance of the approaching election, he said: "This election is very important because it is being held after a ten-year period of spectacular economic growth in the country."

It’s ironical: the day the PM inaugurates a brand new govt complex (with some public spaces, no picnics please!) in the heart of the capital, we have a telling indicator of just how taxpayer’s money should be spent in a lower middle-income country. #UNDP #thread India's low ranking in the UN's Human Development Index (HDI) is not surprising, and covid hasn’t been kind, but this is a telling indicator about a nation’s priorities when the chips are down. #HDI #Thread

The @ECISVEEP officer came to my home today, seeking my participation in #AadhaarVoterIDCardLink .

I smiled and politely told him that I wasn't going to do so. The officer noted it down, saying the link can also be done online.

Putting this out for awareness. @no2uid @apar1984 The concerns: merger of 2 disparate databases. Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship, and only of residency. It is being merged with a database that is proof of citizenship.

Exactly three decades ago in the summer of 1991, I graduated. A year later, I started working at a recently-launched business magazine. I’ve had a ringside view of sorts of India's reform years. So, here are my two bits. #thread #reforms While history rightly records the necessity of reforms thanks to the balance of payments crisis in 1991, many of the younger lot already knew the country was changing — our hopes and aspirations were vastly different from the earlier generation. #thread