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'''Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar''' (born 12 October 1938) is an Indian economist, journalist, and columnist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/Swaminomics/time-has-come-for-an-all-india-muslim-party/|title=Time has come for an all-India Muslim party}}</ref> He is consulting editor for the ''Economic Times'' and writes regularly for the ''Economic Times'' and ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/Swaminomics/so-much-for-hindu-rashtra/|title=So much for Hindu Rashtra}}</ref> He is also a Research Fellow at the [[Cato Institute]]. He is the elder brother of [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]], who is a senior Congress leader.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Aiyar was born to V. Shankar Aiyar, a chartered accountant, and Bhagyalakshmi Shankar. He is the older brother of, [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]] a politician who has served as Minister for Panchayati Raj in the [[Indian government]].<br />
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An alumnus of [[Welham Boys' School]],<ref>From Its Golden Jubilee To Its Diamond Jubilee (Aiyar, Swaminathan) p.158</ref> [[The Doon School]],<ref>The Doon School Old Boys' Society Register (Aiyar, Swaminathan Tata House) p.45</ref> and [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St Stephen's College]], [[University of Delhi]], he earned a master's degree in economics from [[Magdalen College, Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dir.indiamicrofinance.com/sonata-finance/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228235104/http://dir.indiamicrofinance.com/sonata-finance/ |archive-date=28 February 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
He is a research fellow at the [[Cato Institute]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cato.org/people/aiyar.html |title=Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar |accessdate=2008-01-23 |publisher=[[Cato Institute]]}}</ref> a libertarian [[think tank]] in Washington D.C., and an occasional consultant to the [[World Bank]].<br />
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He previously served as editor of ''[[The Economic Times]]'' (1992–94), ''[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]'' (1988–90) and ''[[Eastern Economist]]'' (1980–82).<br />
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Aiyar writes a weekly column titled "Swaminomics" in the ''Times of India'', where he discusses economic and political issues pertaining to India and the world. Aiyar has prepared several reports and papers for the World Bank. In 1976–85 and 1990–98, he was also the India correspondent of ''[[The Economist]]''.<br />
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He has written two books: ''Towards Globalisation'' (1992) and ''Swaminomics: Escape from the Benevolent Zookeepers'' (2008).<br />
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He is currently consulting editor of ''[[The Economic Times]]'', India's leading financial daily that is part of Bennett, Coleman & Co, the same company that owns ''[[The Times of India]]''.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Aiyar has three children: [[Pallavi Aiyar]], Shekhar Aiyar, and Rustam Aiyar from his previous marriage with Gitanjali Aiyar. He is an atheist.<ref name="atheist">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/A_liberal_atheist_demands_respect/articleshow/1411054.cms |title=A liberal atheist demands respect |accessdate=2008-10-31 |last=Aiyar|first=Swaminathan|date=12 February 2006|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''Towards Globalisation'' (1992)<br />
* ''Swaminomics: Escape from the Benevolent Zookeepers'' (2008)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.swaminomics.org/ ''Swaminomics'']<br />
* {{C-SPAN|swaminathanaiyar}}<br />
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