The latest round of high-level government consultations in Berlin were friendly in tone but tough in substance. Germany needs China, but also wants to minimize its dependency. Chinese Premier Li Qiang came to Berlin with ten...
In case anyone was wondering, the title of this edition of Economic Insights is a misquotation from the C19 English poet Robert Browning and constitutes, therefore, a literary upgrade to the previous edition’s self-indulgent punning...
There are ostensibly three main political forces in Italy. The Five Star Movement is seen as a populist party who’s agenda appears unique blend of right/left issues. From the March elections, it emerged as the...
The India of 2019 may be drastically different from India of 2018. A general election is due in 2019 and the outcome of that election is totally uncertain. It is possible that BJP may once...
There have been two developments in German and Japanese politics that will likely have implications for future policy. Let’s review the developments and consider the implications for investors. There is much talk of the Jamaica...
Elections for five state assemblies have just been concluded. In UP and Uttarakhand, BJP got a clear majority. In Punjab, victory went to the Congress. Two other states did not give a clear cut mandate....
It has been long recognized by the investment community that power in Turkey was concentrated in Erdogan’s hands. He enjoys incredible power in the ceremonial presidential post and brooks no rivals. Common among authoritarian leaders...
India is considered to be the fastest growing large economy in the world. Then why are we still complaining about low growth rates in the economy. For India any growth rate above 7 per cent...
Miles to cover for the power sector in India, Could you elaborate on this? India ushered in power sector reforms, with enactment of Electricity Act 2003. After more than two decades, reliability of power in India...
Several new trends are now visible on the Indian political landscape. Rahul Gandhi is back in the saddle. The Congress Party is rejuvenating itself. There are changes visible in other political formations as well. CPI(M)...
The general election of 2014 has drastically altered the pattern of political relations in India. We now have a dominant party ruling at the centre with a clear majority. While BJP is the ruling party,...
No Zola,I, to tilt at the latter day anti-Dreyfusards to contain the likes of fin de siècle Semitism,in current day cyber space. Our major ague of these times is religion in politics.So consider what some...
