Bikash Kumar Malick This year’s Nobel Prize to David Card for his experimental work with Alan Krueger ~ on empirical findings disapproving the common perception that raising minimum wages will cost jobs ~ is a clarion call for developing economies…
T K Arun India should commit itself to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2060 — not as surrender to blackmail or pressure, not as a concession, but as an expression of responsible global citizenship, technological prowess and growth…
Water will be one of the critical drivers of peace and stability in South Asia in the second decade of the 21st century. If the first decade of the new millennium was shaped by terrorism, the next two decades (2010-2030)…
Dr S Jaishankar, Indian Minister of External Affairs (EAM), was possibly the first Foreign minister to have visited Israel for five days (October 17-21) with a comprehensive engagement and agenda.
The unprecedented growth of China in recent years is unquestionable, whether it is in terms of production or in terms of relative military power it has surpassed our expectations. The Chinese government is focusing on its goal of becoming a…
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee The acute coal crisis for thermal power plants could be good news in the long run. Domestic coal production has more or less plateaued; instead of trying to fill the gap with imports, which are expensive, the government would…