International

Once again Indian stock markets experienced intense tremors under the influence of depreciation of Chinese currency breaking records of last four years. The benchmark BSE Sensex and Nifty dropped 4.7 per cent in the first full…
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England’s churches can survive – but the religion will have to go…The buildings are beautiful, but too many remain empty. They will regain their focus only if they convert to a communal role. England’s biggest, most plentiful,…
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If 2015 yielded extraordinary results in terms of cooperation between the two countries, greater ambitions have been set for 2016.           One year ago this week, my family and I were excitedly packing for the…
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The United States would have had to admit about 4 million refugees this year to take in a similar proportion of its population. It has fallen more than 3.9 million short of that mark. Most of the refugees in Germany are from…
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FOR the first six years of the Obama era, many Republicans made an apocalyptic case against the president’s health care law. It was unconstitutional, immoral, borderline tyrannical. It wouldn’t just fail: It would fail…
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Amid the noise of the opposition, the Narendra Modi government has taken an appropriate step to ease relationship with Pakistan. It is a strong statement even as terrorist activities grow in that troubled state. It is virtually…
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Bloggers and activists say no one who dares to express their thoughts, let alone raise their voice in Bangladesh is safe. About two years ago, Asif Mohiuddin, 31, was on his way to office in an upscale Dhaka neighbourhood when…
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But Delhi will have to step up its game to create a conducive business environmentd. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States has taken place at a moment of significant opportunity for India. The Chinese…
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The central message of Angus Deaton’s work: Becoming richer is not necessarily the same thing as becoming better-off . In the preface to his magisterial 2013 book The Great Escape, Angus Deaton thanks his teachers. “Richard…
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When Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled 30 years into the future, we could only imagine the innovations we take for granted today -- new ideas and technologies that have completely changed the way we live, learn, and work. Back then, if…
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The global demand is shrinking. Public-private-partnerships (PPP) are drain on government finances. Stagnation and global slowdown is triggered by rich countries. The FDI has to be looked with caution as it leads to high external outflows.…
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 “As a tree will blossom only with care and attention, so our countries and our region will blossom and grow from strength to strength. As this tree acquires new zenith, let it encourage us always to aim higher and higher in meeting the new…
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The sudden change in US decision against rate increases apparently under pressure of the US corporate should not deter India from raising rates. The volume of two economies is different. The US possibly has not taken a wise decision in…
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US-based SunEdison and First Solar on Sunday committed to build more than 20,000 megawatts of clean energy capacity in India by 2022, a boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to meet ambitious renewable targets. The…
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India faces a major financial exclusion challenge. According to the World Bank Global Findex Survey, only 35% of Indian adults have access to a formal bank account and 8% borrowed formally in the last 12 months. The…
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Central Asia is the future of world resources, when the middle east shall dry up its Central Asia who will  meet the world demand and unfortunately its a land locked region. China has “China–Pakistan Economic…
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By Soumitra Bose/Mukesh Kumar Sinha 印度是中国最亲密的链接/几乎邻居/合作伙伴。印度和中国一起在亚洲的超能力，并且可以使世界以及在未来的日子。有两个国家之间如此多的相似之处。双方都有巨大的人的力量，当在充分强调实现一切可能，也是不可能的。 …
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By Shivaji Sarkar The Silk Road is mysterious, dazzling, posing hopes, some fears but ultimately unavoidable. India has trudged it for millennia, traded heavily, earned gold but also lost to some marauders as well. Has that…
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By Saibal Dasgupta (China Daily) Veteran Indian journalist reflects on the political roots and character of the nation's premier The tall, sturdily built man looked out of place in the second floor office of a dingy building…
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By Paul Ford for JUST IN PRINT I am a content-oriented individual, to think hard about a specific task that interaction designers frequently take on—namely that they themselves must make things that allow other people to make…
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By Soumitra Bose/Mukesh Kumar Sinha The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an “aggressive” agencyof the U.S. . Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.…
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By Shivaji Sarkar The 2015 Republic Day parade is a global event. Rarely an event or a visit to India draws such attention of the western media. Prime minister Narendra Modi and US president Barack Obama have made it to headlines all…
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By Shivaji Sarkar It is a big economic exercise. People know of the World Economic Forum meet at Davos in Switzerland. They do not know of quantitative easing (QE) of Bank of England, European Union and rate cut of People’s Bank of China…
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By : Harsh Pratap, University of Delhi Intriguing question, it is. Or maybe the wrong question, it is. Perhaps, the right question would be- “Will Pakistan finally learn from its mistakes?” or “Has the time come for Pakistan to finally…
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By : Himadrish Suwan The condition of Hindus in Pakistan is miserable not only because they are in minority but also their temple, daughter, life, religion are not safe. The Hindus of Pakistan are not only maltreated ,deprived and…
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