Is Protectionism Wearing a Disguise of Freedom?
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A Strong Case for Free Market Environmentalism
There is perhaps one opinion poll that is bound to be answered with an emphatic ‘No’ anywhere in the world and that is:
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From Vegas to Vancouver: Championing the Cause of Free Markets
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Free Market Thinker Rakesh Wadhwa to Speak at Capitalism & Morality 2017
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A robust healthcare program is one that reaches the masses and leaves a significant impact on their lives without burning a hole in anyone’s pocket. With some of the finest medical institutions and practitioners anywhere in the world, America
Currency Ban, Beef Ban, Alcohol Ban. Doing Business in the Current Indian Environment
“Ban” seems to be the buzzword in India right now. One would have imagined a widespread uproar against the recent initiatives being taken. After all, Indians are fiercely free willed. On the contrary, the sentiment
India, The Third World
Should India subscribe to free market principles? Can India overtake the US? Here are some quotes from my book: India, The Third World.
The Road to Serfdom is Paved with Good Intentions
The Road to Serfdom is a singularly influential book published in 1944. The book was written by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Friedrich Hayek and is probably the single most popular book on economic theory to be read and known, thanks to the Reader’s
Bitcoin: Herald for Free Markets?
Imagine a currency that does not belong to any one country, owes no allegiance to geographical or political borders and exists only in virtual form. Now imagine the impact on the economies of the world when confronted by this relative newcomer in the currency category. Today, bitcoin is the most widespread Internet currency. It is
Rakesh Wadhwa. Ever since, I was a school boy, I knew India was on the wrong path. Socialism was just not what we needed to get ahead. Government controlled our travel; government controlled our ability to buy and sell; and government controlled our freedom to move our money. My life has focused on the inherent rights people have. When I was in college, I never understood, what the governments meant by their "socialistic attitude". If people are free to buy, sell and move their capital themselves without any restrictions by state, then the welfare of people is inevitable & hence the countries they live in will become wealthy. The government has no right whatsoever, to point a finger at me or my business. I am not a revolutionary. I just want to light up my cigarette and not get nagged about it. I believe in non-interfering attitude to attain more. 
The Bastiat Award is a journalism award, given annually by the International Policy Network, London. Bastiat Prize entries are judged on intellectual content, the persuasiveness of the language used and the type of publication in which they appear. Rakesh Wadhwa won the 3rd prize (a cash award of $1,000 and a candlestick), in 2006.
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