Akshan Toshniwal

America Can Print More Money (And Get Away With It)

The American economic response to the COVID-19 crisis has been lauded by many on the world stage, but what exactly are the implications of their ambitious stimulus package? America has spent or plans to spend roughly 7% of their GDP in stimulus to revive their economy, similar to many packages being discussed here in IndiaContinue reading “America Can Print More Money (And Get Away With It)”

The Ventilator Crisis: Survival Through Lottery?

When we strip ourselves of emotion, thought, technology, language, culture; everything that separates us from even our most intelligent primate cousins, we are left with a shared primitive intuition; the survival instinct. Ultimately, everyone must fight for survival in different ways, and seek social status due to the social Darwinism inherent in society. It’s aContinue reading “The Ventilator Crisis: Survival Through Lottery?”

The Indian Unemployment Concern: We Do Not Have Enough Risk Capital

When a major emerging economy grows significantly, you would expect that job growth would follow, however, this hasn’t been the case in India. Between 2016-2019, India’s GDP growth was 27% but its net job growth was only roughly 3%. Unemployment in India had been on the rise, and in fact, due to COVID-19, the situationContinue reading “The Indian Unemployment Concern: We Do Not Have Enough Risk Capital”

Ad Hominem Politics: We Don’t Have A Healthy Political Discourse

There will always exist a dispute amongst two or more parties in politics with a different set of beliefs, and with that will always exist partisanship. However, a democracy allows for the fruition of debate and argument to put that dispute to a rest by the majority’s vote. Yet this vote can be manipulated withContinue reading “Ad Hominem Politics: We Don’t Have A Healthy Political Discourse”