Economy Watch – 2 reasons the Indian economic tiger will roar !!!
There is now a consensus among analysts that there are only a few bright spots in the global economy, and India is one of them. […]
Economy Watch – Robin Hood and Globalization
International development aid is based on the Robin Hood principle: take from the rich and give to the poor. National development agencies, multilateral organizations, and NGOs currently transfer more than $135 billion a year from rich countries to poor countries with this idea in mind. […]
Society Watch – “Cities are solution not problems” – 6 powerful lessons from the transformation of Medellin
Medellin (Country -Colombia) once a city ruled by crime, drug trafficking and domestic war in the last 20 years of the past century, has made it on to the list of the top 10 urban innovations. This may sound like a news headline but it is much more than that. [...]
Society Watch – War costs us $13.6 trillion. So why do we spend so little on peace?
The latest Global Peace Index report, released recently, finds that 2015 was a bad year for international peace and security. It recorded a further deterioration in global peace based on historic trends. 2015 witnessed the highest number of global battle deaths for 25 years, persistently high levels of terrorism, and [...]
Environment Watch – Preparing Indian cities for high water
If governments paid serious attention to the economic geography of India’s cities, they would be doing a lot more to prepare for annual weather events like the monsoon. UN Habitat estimates that by 2030 India will have 14 major clusters of cities accounting for 40 per cent of its GDP. [...]
Society Watch – Steering India to safer roads
Road accidents in India kill more people than some epidemics, but the Central and the State governments refuse to see it for what it is — a national crisis. The antiquated traffic management and transportation system resulted in 1,50,000 deaths and left more than half a million injured last year, [...]
Polity Watch – RBI : The Institution Should Not Be Beholden To An Individual
1957 was an eventful year in Reserve Bank of India’s history. Sir Benegal Rama Rau was the fourth Reserve Bank governor, and till date remains the longest serving head of the institution from 1949 to 1957. […]
Society Watch – “Udta Punjab”
Background :- “Udta Punjab” is a bollywood movie which was a topic of debate for the past week across media and social media.It was fighting against the censor board for certification.The reason behind the conflict was that it supposedly “maligns the image of an Indian state” . [...]
Geopolitics Watch – NSG and MTCR
Mexico, Italy back India’s NSG bid:- As the extraordinary two-day plenary of the Nuclear Suppliers Group began in Vienna on recently to discuss membership applications, India’s chances received a boost from Mexico, considered a “non-proliferation hardliner” thus far. […]
History Watch – A Harappan Site In South India or a Second phase urbanization in India beyond Harappa ?
The green of the coconut grove was a soothing sight in the fierce noon sun that had started frying Keeladi, near Madurai. The Harappan connection reported in the press but it was a misunderstanding.It is a misunderstanding.The size of the site can be compared to some Harappan sites but there [...]