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Evolution of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
January 21, 2019
As the latest edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas gets underway in Varanasi, a look back at how the government’s engagement with the diaspora has evolved over the years since the first PBD was held in 2003. Dr V P Nair, a cardiologist in a leading hospital in Singapore, has atte...
Read MoreFrom Paris to Katowice
December 1, 2018
In the three years after much hyped Paris Agreement, global commitment to protect the planet seems to be unravelling as several nations backtrack or miss their commitments. On December 12, 2015, leaders of over 150 nations, gathered in Paris, announced that they had reached a con...
Read MoreHalf a Degree Short
December 1, 2018
Finance ministers who are either shy or wary of climate change should now try hard to be in line for climate-action. They are more likely to prove that economic benefits and the action to decarbonise the society are not the opposing teams in the game.
Read MoreIndian Economy in 2018
May 31, 2018
As India enters the last year of the fiveyear term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian economy stands at an extremely crucial crossroad. Domestic factors point to sustained growth, but global issues, notably the sharp and seemingly incessant rise in crude oil prices, coul...
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