Media

"People can tell (one) to shut up, but they can't keep (one) from having an opinion." 

— Anne Frank

and therefore,

"We may have our private opinions, but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?" 

— Mahatma Gandhi

Media Appearance: 

BBC Program Global Queston on Coronavirus and the Economy

POPULAR ARTICLES & OP-ED COLUMNS 

1. ​Need For Cooperation And Security In Asia And The Global Economy – Eurasia Review: News and Analysis: March 13, 2026, OpEd. https://www.eurasiareview.com/13032026-need-for-cooperation-and-security-in-asia-and-the-global-economy-oped/​

2. "New Year, Off-Kilter World Economy and ‘New’ Economic Thinking"  Eurasia Review: News and Analysis: March 2, 2026, OpEd. https://www.eurasiareview.com/02032026-new-year-off-kilter-world-economy-and-new-economic-thinking-oped/  

3. ‘Crusoe-Nomics’ Of Tariff War In The World Economy".  Eurasia Review: News and Analysis: September 15, 2025, OpEd (with Sohom Das, University of Lausanne). https://www.eurasiareview.com/15092025-crusoe-nomics-of-tariff-war-in-the-world-economy-oped/

4. Smith, Keynes and humanistic economics in a fragile world.  The Korea Times.  Jun 18, 2025.  https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20250618/smith-keynes-and-humanistic-economics-in-a-fragile-world 

5. Keynes Meets Trump in A Fractured World – Eurasia Review:News and Analysis: June 2, 2025. OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/author/gouranga-gopal-das/#google_vignette ​ 

6. Fighting the Pestilence: Lessons from South Korea. Part I: A Multidimensional Crisis. Azim Premji University, Practice Connect. December 2020. https://practiceconnect.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/fighting-the-pestilence-lessons-from-south-korea-i/  

7. Fighting the Pestilence: Lessons from South Korea. Part II: COVID-19 in South Korea. Azim Premji University, Practice Connect. December 2020. https://practiceconnect.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/fighting-the-pestilence-lessons-from-south-korea-ii/

8. Fighting the Pestilence: Lessons from South Korea. PART III: India, Korea and the Kerala Model: Unequal Comparison? Azim Premji University, Practice Connect. December 2020. https://practiceconnect.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/fighting-the-pestilence-lessons-from-south-korea-part-iii/

9. “Jey Sporshey Bipoder Barta” (The Sign of Fear in Contact-intensive Sector). Bengali Newspaper Article in Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP). June 2021. (with Sugata Marjit).

10. Culture, creative sector and pandemic, June 3rd-5th, 2022. The Korea Times. (with Professor Sugata Marjit) https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2022/06/197_330241.html

11. India’s self-reliance puzzle: Adding by subtracting? The Daily Star (from Bangladesh). July 21, 2022. https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/indias-self-reliance-puzzle-adding-subtracting-3076071

12. Inclusiveness: the new Imperative. ‘Opinion to the Editor’ in International Herald Tribune and Joong-Ang Daily, September 29, 2006.

13. Peace, Poverty, and Prosperity: Triad of Development. ‘Thoughts of the Times’ In The Korea Times, February 20, 2007.

14. Whither Inclusiveness? Shed Myopic Inhibitions (Korea Needs to Start Welcoming Immigrants). ‘Opinion/Overseas View’ In International Herald Tribune and Joong-Ang Daily, February 26, 2007.

15. Aging and Immigration. ‘Thoughts of the Times’ In The Korea Times, October 9, 2007.

16. The Money-happiness equation. ‘Opinion/Overseas View’ In International Herald Tribune and Joong-Ang Daily, December 4, 2007.

17. Façade of Globalization. Opinion/Times Forum. In Korea Times, September 16, 2008.

18. Keynes is back! Opinion/Times Forum. In Korea Times, January 13, 2009.

19. Government Crisis Plans should be Clear-headed and Transparent. 3rd February 2009, Global Crisis Debate in http://voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/2981 , http://voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/2830 (reprinted from The Korea Times article—vide 7 above)

20. Happy Birthday Keynes! Opinion/Times Forum. In Korea Times, June 11, 2009.

21. Detection of Earthquakes.  Opinion/Times Forum. In Korea Times, June 11 (print version), 2010.

22. Better Quake Warning System. Opinion/Times Forum. In Korea Times, March 27 (web version), 2011.

23. Underbelly of Food Inflation. Opinion/Times Forum. In Korea Times, August 18 (print version), 2011.

24. Is Globalization Passé? Opinion/Times Forum. In Korea Times, November 5 (print version), 2011.

25. Where are all the kids gone? Opinion/Times Forum. In Korea Times, August 15 (print version), 2012.

26. A Reflection on Indian Economy and Other Concerns. Korea Institute of International Economic Policy (KIEP). Invited Column, 14th May, 2012.

27. Matching Technology with Humanitarian Goals. Opinion/Viewpoint. In The Korean Herald, August 21 (print version), 2013.

28. Ideas and Expressions. Opinion/Viewpoint. In The Korean Herald, December 26 (print version, E-version December 25, 2013), 2013.

29. Miracle on the Ganges: myths and realities.  Opinion/Viewpoint. In The Korean Times, August 2018

30. GDP - grossly distorted picture? Opinion/Viewpoint. In The Korean Times, September 2018

31. Bridging scientific approach with economics (for Nobel Prize in Economics 2019). Opinion/Viewpoint. In The Korea Times, August 18 (print version, eversion October 24, 2019), 2019

32. 'Covidonomics' of combating pandemic. Opinion/Viewpoint. In The Korea Times, (print version, eversion March 30, 2020), 2020. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2020/03/197_287071.html

33. Eradicating Religious Bigotry Could Be First Step In India's Fight Against COVID-19. Outlook India. 18 April 2020. https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-eradicating-religious-bigotry-could-be-first-step-in-indias-fight-against-covid-19/351003

34. Fighting the pandemic: Disease, de-globalisation and digital optimism. Business Standard (Bangladesh, Dhaka Edition). https://tbsnews.net/thoughts/fighting-pandemic-disease-de-globalisation-and-digital-optimism-124381.  

35.  Invited Speaker as a Panelist in: “60 Minutes on Covid-19: Managing Triple Crises – Economy, Health, and Climate Impacts” Host from ‘The Lincoln Economics and Finance Research Group (LEAF), Lincoln University, UK. 14th July 2020. https://staffnews.lincoln.ac.uk/2020/07/13/60-minutes-on-covid-19-managing-triple-crises-economy-health-and-climate-impacts/, https://en-gb.facebook.com/UoLBusiness/