Human Development Index
Trump’s trade terror tactics
March 13, 2020
Hundreds of millions of the world’s poor could be badly hit by Donald Trump’s distorted vision of the global economy and trade. Last month, United States President Donald Trump abruptly ‘reclassified’ over half a dozen nations in terms of their economic status. Overnight,...
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Sultan Qaboos bin Said: Henry Kissinger of Middle East, with a difference
January 15, 2020
I strongly feel that United Nations owes him more than just a half-mast. My experience with Oman and visits during my UN days revealed Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s new world of quiet diplomacy, a monarchy committed to the people and that skilfully engages in preventing conflicts ev...
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HDI 2019: India continues to trawl the bottom
December 11, 2019
The extent of gender inequality prevailing in India was highlighted in the Gender Development Index, where India ranked lowly at 122 out of 162 countries, showing that the discriminatory attitude was widespread in the country with severe inequalities in three main areas - reprodu...
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Harisal becomes the first ideal Indian digital village
April 20, 2017
As some of the modern technologies like the internet and other western influences have enveloped even the remotest of villages in India, there are still some of them, where the people struggle to make ends meet. One such place was Harisal in Maharashtra, which has now been adapte...
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