President Maithripala Sirisena may go down the history of world democracy as a leader who had no hesitation to acknowledge his own constitutional wrongs and seek correctives! If someone thought it’s about the twin crises...
By Sabrang India
The calls to de-escalate and ease the tension between India and Pakistan are rising from all over the world. Besides, students, concerned citizens, anti-nuclear activists, universities, trade unions and peace workers across the globe, the regional...
Shams Banihani
The
“rise of the South”, as some have called it, has prompted much
speculation about the “decoupling” of growth in developing countries
from that of advanced economies. This phenomenon has...
Global trade has catalysed economic growth both in developing and developed countries, but its benefits have not been shared equally. This could change.
The
world needs fairer – not less – trade to promote shared...
UNITED NATIONS: Describing India as a "valued supporter" of South-South cooperation, UN chief Antonio Guterres has praised the India-UN Development Partnership Fund for "championing greater prosperity" for all through its myriad projects benefitting the least developed,...
K.M. Seethi
For many in the South Block (and several diplomats who served in the West Asia/Gulf region in the past), India’s emergence as ‘Guest of Honour’ at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting of Foreign Ministers, scheduled to...
Scary! The way the Nation is slipping down the slopes with no holds or hurdles to stop the steep and fast slide, it is time someone took charge, not just politically and economically, but socially, too. There is none...
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities (UNCTAD)
Commodities
are the basic products that underpin both our material progress and our
everyday lives. - from the cereals at your table, the cotton of your
shirt or the...
South Asia is one of the least economically integrated regions in the world, despite its recent burgeoning growth in terms of human capital and commercial engagements. An inter-regional and intra regional integration or cooperation is an essential for achieving...
Two decades ago, the BRIC economies were projected to surpass the advanced G6 economies by the early 2030s. Today, the huge potential of the BRICs prevails, but the pace has slowed and country trajectories have diverged....
