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Strategic Alliance: India and Japan Unite Forces in Southeast Asia

Upon dropping a series of Chinese-led infrastructure projects due to sustainability and geopolitical concerns, the Philippines is now redirecting its attention to Japan and India as alternative sources of development and security. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista reaffirmed this earlier this month when he noted that the Philippine government is willing to tap both countries for development assistance. This statement intersects with Manila’s desire to deepen and broaden its security and economic partnerships with like-minded partners amidst Beijing’s growing unwillingness to act and behave like a responsible neighbour. India

Balancing Ambition and Reality: An Analysis of Net-Zero Emission Goals

Policymakers have failed to recognise the role of climate, forest and biodiversity in ensuring the welfare of people through sustainable development. This is obvious as the trajectory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, led by fossil fuel production, is on the upswing despite the governments’ efforts to fulfil commitments to achieve net-zero emissions.

One Step Forward in Digitizing India: Digital Rupee

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2022-23 announced that the RBI will soon launch the Digital Rupee using blockchain technology. This digital rupee will be India’s CBDC.A Central Bank Digital Currency or a CBDC is a virtual form of fiat currency. A fiat currency is a currency that is backed up by the government. E.g., bank deposits, coins, currency notes.

Decoding Sam Altman’s Impact on Personal Loan Guarantees in India

The shock and sense of injustice that most Indians feel at the ouster of a founder from the company he or she founded also gives, in the same breath, legitimacy to founders being held responsible, without limit, for the failure of the company and for its resultant liabilities.

Navigating Diplomacy: US and China Seek Common Ground in Xi-Biden Summit

One thing is clear from the separately issued Chinese and the US statements that the two heads of state had a candid conversation and in-depth exchange of views on strategic and overarching issues critical to the direction of Sino-US relations and major issues affecting world peace and development.

Impact Investing: India Philanthropy

The EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023, which was released on November 2, has 119 philanthropists who gave away ₹8,845 crore in 2022-23. Philanthropy is welcome, but impact investing would benefit society more.

What is impact investing? It is investing that prioritizes an intentional, measurable social or environmental benefit over maximizing financial returns. Impact investing is gaining traction among asset managers as a superior alternative to vaguely defined ESG integration. They aim to generate decent financial returns while helping achieve identified social and environmental goals. The global hunt for impact investing opportunities is welcome, but Indian entrepreneurs should model themselves on the Omidyar Network rather than chase after an ESG gloss to their returns.

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