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Sanjeev Sanyal
For Sanjeev Sanyal's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2014
Who will give refuge to the last pagans of Iraq?
Already the Islamic State has practically eliminated the Shiite Muslim and Christian populations from the lands it controls. The worst of the persecution has been aimed at the Yezidi, a religious group whose pagan roots go back at least to the late Bronze Age.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2013
With changing of India's guard comes new ideas
Behind India's economic gloom, a new generation is taking over, bringing with it fresh ideas and visions.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2012
Brace for the mass customization revolution
The last two decades were the era of hypermarkets — massive superstores that could dazzle customers with an astonishing array of standardized products. But there are signs that the superstore's age of dominance may be over.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2011
The end of population growth
According to the United Nations' Population Division, the world's human population hit seven billion on Oct. 31. As always happens whenever we approach such a milestone, this one has produced a spike in conferences, seminars, and learned articles, including the usual dire Malthusian predictions. After all, the U.N. forecasts that world population will rise to 9.3 billion in 2050 and surpass 10 billion by the end of this century.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2011
India's elites plunge themselves into crisis
NEW DELHI — For a country with 1.2 billion people, India is ruled by a surprisingly small elite, which runs everything from the government to large companies and even sports bodies. But a series of scandals, some involving billions of dollars, has now seriously undermined that elite's standing in the eyes of the Indian public.

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?