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Business News > Mint Authors > Milan Vaishnav

Milan Vaishnav

ARTICLES BY MILAN VAISHNAV

Before I knew it, my phone’s playlist knew nothing other than Bruce. There was an album for every pandemic mood. Photo: Getty Images

Staying sane through the pandemic with Bruce Springsteen

5 min read . 20 Feb 2021

In October, the Election Commission broke from convention by announcing dates for elections in Himachal Pradesh while staying mum on Gujarat. Photo: Mint

India’s elite institutions are facing a credibility crisis

8 min read . 20 Feb 2018

The World Bank’s Doing Business rankings do not measure all aspects of the business environment that matter to firms or investors. Photo: HT

Doing business in India: myths and realities

7 min read . 31 Oct 2017

The institutional weaknesses of public institutions stand in contrast to relatively dynamic private and civil society organizations. Photo: Sonu Mehta/HT

Weak public institutions behind India’s low state capacity

7 min read . 15 May 2017

Finance minister Arun Jaitley. After the Finance Bill’s passage, public disclosure remains a distant dream. Photo: HT

A body blow for political transparency

4 min read . 30 Mar 2017

Anant Singh. Photo: Hindustan Times

Anant Singh: The ganglord of Mokama

5 min read . 27 Jan 2017

The undisputed foundation of the BJP’s election pitch is nationalism. Here, the low-intensity conflict with Pakistan facilitates appeals to rally around the ruling party. Photo: Hindustan Times

BJP’s ‘five-layer cake’ strategy in Uttar Pradesh

7 min read . 08 Nov 2016

Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

Tackling corruption in India

7 min read . 16 Sept 2015

Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

What makes the Indian voter tick?

7 min read . 06 Jul 2015

On timing, Modi rejects the assumption that the biggest changes must be tackled in the early years when political capital is at its apex, instead insisting on a two-term vision. Photo: PTI

Narendra Modi’s one year ledger

8 min read . 24 May 2015

How representative are India’s MPs?

1 min read . 29 Jan 2015

The Obama administration is energized by a new Indian government which appears willing to engage even on issues once viewed as intractable. Photo: Larry Downing/Reuters

No big ideas in India-US relations—and that’s OK

5 min read . 22 Jan 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Pro-business or pro-consumer?

4 min read . 13 Oct 2014

Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

What kind of reformer will Narendra Modi be?

8 min read . 22 Sept 2014

Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

The politics and plumbing of reforms

5 min read . 28 Jul 2014

Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

Strengthening India’s rule of law

8 min read . 09 Jun 2014

Investors also hope that Narendra Modi will roll back entitlement programmes inaugurated by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Photo: AFP

Indians expect Narendra Modi to be an economic Superman

4 min read . 13 May 2014