If you wanted an example of a classic 19th Century liberal, you would have to point to Deepak. I met him first when he arrived at the World Bank, bow tie and pipe in tow, in 1983.
He was a well-established scholar (and a gentleman) and I was busy in the transition from a 20th Century liberal (socially and economically left-wing) to that broadly represented by Deepak (socially liberal but one who looked for hard evidence to substantiate many so-called “liberal” economic ideas). Our bond was solidified by the closeness of our views on several subjects, but we did differ on ...
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First Published: Sun, May 03 2020. 21:14 IST
