After World War II, there was a surge of decolonization, beginning with India’s independence in 1947; Britain and France found someone to hand over power in colony after colony and left in a hurry. Some...
Donald Trump in the US and rising populist parties in Europe – 2016 wasn’t a good year for advocates of free trade. Recent studies have identified some key aspects of globalization that nativists fear most....
India will soon overtake Britain to become world’s fifth largest economy, a “Forbes” magazine report has said. Economist Rajiv Biswas talks to DW about the impending milestone and the overall state of India’s economy. DW:...
Italy has moved to rescue banks teetering on the edge of insolvency – by agreeing to inject billions of euros on the public tab. A long period of economic stagnation has left banks holding a...
To someone who agrees with neither Jawaharlal Nehruvian students nor self-proclaimed nationalists, their views must sound parochial. The comparison may not be obvious, for parochial conventionally means limited to a small region. But it will...
India wants to go digital and cash becomes outdated overnight. Prime minister Modi certainly wants to do the right thing. But with the demonetization move his calculation just doesn’t add up, writes Katja Keppner. Why...
A week back government came with the sudden announcement that Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes will cease to be legal tender. The government also provided various alternatives for the public to convert their defunct...
It is fashionable to mock the major world summits. It is also fashionable to blame globalization for all our ills. Lastly, it is fashionable to predict a China’s economic collapse. Actually, the last G20 meeting...
The cow has been in the news since the present government came to power. There has always been a difference of opinion between those who think that the cow is a species of mother and...
The systematically depreciating yuan and the house price bubbles in Chinese cities have made the elite nervous. Capital flight has become a priority. Dodging government limits on capital flight has turned into an art. And buying properties...
The municipal bond market in India has been marked by very modest borrowing levels, which have stagnated over the past few years. One of the possible reasons for this could be the availability of ‛soft...
One may want to ignore the recent 8th BRICS summit in Goa (India) and retain only the announcement of the launch of an independent rating agency. We can also consider that the battle of Mosul...
