Has Europe given up on fighting climate change?
The EU has long prided itself on leading international efforts to control climate change. Today, the issue is nowhere near the top of the EU’s agenda, having been eclipsed by the economic downturn and...
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America vs China in Africa
China’s imminent replacement of the West as the dominant international economic and political force in Africa epitomizes the most dramatic shift in geopolitics since the collapse of the Soviet Union....
View ArticleInfrastructure in India: Infrastruggles
One recent evening in Mumbai a tangerine Lamborghini could be seen taxiing past a sign prohibiting bullock carts, wheeling left and then letting rip on the Sea Link toll-bridge, one of the city’s few...
View Article7% growth possible even without reforms: IMF
The Indian government needs to introduce key reforms to improve infrastructure and address supply-side constraints to check inflation to spur economic growth beyond 7% a year, International Monetary...
View ArticleWhy India is Winning the Entrepreneurial Battle with China
Jun. 7 – As China and India continue to show some of the world’s fastest GDP growth rates, both are also undergoing huge demographic changes. In some ways, there are similarities between the two, yet...
View ArticleWhy China must invest in India
At the third round of the India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing held on March 18, it was evident that the changing demographics of both the Asian giants will dictate future collaborations....
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China’s connectivity tips for India
At the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in Kathmandu this week, connectivity was certainly on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda.[1] In fact, the issue of...
View ArticleAssessing India’s infrastructure aid diplomacy
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sri Lanka this week, two of India’s aid projects were in the spotlight—the Northern Railway Rehabilitation project in the north, as well as the housing project...
View ArticleThe new multilateral financial architecture
The announcement by Britain, France, Germany, Australia and Brazil to join the China-promoted Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has taken the world by surprise. AIIB, dismissed just a few...
View ArticleAn ASEAN lens on the AIIB
From an ASEAN perspective, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an opportune coincidence of Chinese and regional goals. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) considers...
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