For more than three decades, China followed the ‘one-child’ policy. Introduced in 1979, the policy was part of the overall strategy of economic transformation in China. The then Chinese birth rates were considered unsustainable in...
The Chinese President’s visit to India was noticeable for not having been accompanied by the declaration of a bilateral trade target. While the ex-premier Wen Jiabao’s visit in December 2010 was followed by the announcement...
Apple probably never thought it would face its stiffest challenge in China, the country from where it assembles iPhones, iPads and their accessories. One of the myths about China that has largely exploded in recent...
India is not a member of the APEC notwithstanding its long history of cultural and commercial exchanges with several APEC members. While this might seem odd, the absence is not difficult to explain. India was...
Narendra Modi was being widely discussed in China in the week before the election results were announced in India. Several Chinese scholars and researchers I met in Shanghai were curious to find out the prospects...
While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stubbornly refused to respond to the Indian industry’s repeated pleas for lowering interest rates, its Chinese counterpart, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has begun implementing major...
The latest United Nations projection for world population reflects the significant demographic changes likely to occur in different parts of the world over the next few decades. The changes have strong economic implications, and many...
The US-China standoff over surveillance and hacking has diverted attention from the steady penetration of Chinese investments in the American real estate industry. Chinese sovereign wealth funds like the China Investment Corporation (CIC) have become...
Emerging Markets – Quick Commentary The risk of running high current account deficits (CAD) has hit hard several emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific. With FIIs withdrawing to invest in US bonds and supply of dollars dipping, national...
The Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US and the rather facile meetings and discussions he had, re-emphasized the awkward and uneasy nature of the Sino-US relationship that both countries are trying hard to...
