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There is enough economic justification for pursuing a policy to achieve the Vision Scenario.
President Rajapaksa has now chosen the local audience and delivered the message/threat personally — from the highest levels of the Sri Lankan state.
Maximising the effectiveness of fulfilling the essential functions of fiat money should be the primary objective of CBDC.
The COVID-19 pandemic is acting as a catalyst for deepening anti-Shia prejudice whose geopolitical dimensions are rooted in regional Sunni-Shia rivalr
Vulnerable communities are more confident and comfortable about using their local knowledge in crisis situations and indeed their functional knowledge
India has maintained that there is no such thing as a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ Taliban, and that it views the group under a single umbrella. While dipl
The attacks have rendered true government apprehensions about the ability of the Taliban to control the violence — their own, and that engineered by
It seems very difficult to maintain social distancing while transferring goods.
The nature of the world order that eventually emerges will determine the future of BRICS and not the other way round.
It is necessary to detail the steps that our transit agencies can take in the face of the restart after 17 May.
Most Indian cities experience water supply shortages, particularly during the summer season when the demand for water is phenomenally high. In such si
The urban nature of the pandemic becomes clearer when we consider the megacities and the large Indian cities.
Even as the coronavirus pandemic strains European solidarity, its ideas on social protection experience a fillip — but this time on the other side o
Will Belarus join Russia in a unified state — or will it maintain the status quo and mend relations with the West?
As work from home becomes the new normal, regulators around the world have come under pressure to relook at the rules relating to bandwidth, traffic a
Migrant workers have perennially remained at the socio-economic margins of our society silently serving as the instrumental labour force of the urban
The role of China as the central hub in many global value chains has brought losses in global exports — Chinese suppliers are crucial for many indus
A wish-list of ways for RBI to prompt banks to actually lend.
The recent incidents shed light on the desperation of the migrant labours in the South Asian countries that worsen during disasters like the present p
The pandemic has presented a window of opportunity to reimagine the way we work and imbibe the flexibility to try new ideas such as telecommuting.
Why have the informal workers not been able to form a pressure group, or demand for better rights to housing or living in Mumbai?
People’s Republic of China (PRC) leaders have denied the reports, which should hardly come as a surprise.
The COVID19 pandemic is a wake-up call to the world to realise that the sustainability quotient, in terms of the scale that city population densities
The spread of coronavirus in camp areas is equivalent to spread of forest fires which only leads to more destruction — and questions the government�
Even as states on the US East Coast and West Coast are banding together to figure out a reopening plan, new cases continue to overwhelm the US hospita
The unravelling of the mystery about Bangabandhu’s assassination is crucial for the future stability of Bangladesh.
Keeping the refugees and IDPs confined in the camps uninformed may be detrimental to effective enforcement of the authorities’ efforts and measures
The lockdown is a tough examination that the nation must pass. Depending on how people behave and how the virus spreads, governments would decide thei
Given the uncertainties, it is early to predict a future of Bangladesh politics, especially the path it takes after Khaleda Zia's release.
In the conflict-ridden countries of West Asia, while everyone is hoping for the storm to pass before it destroys their already fragile economies, thos
Myopic policies have robbed Indian shipping companies of a level playing field to transport the country’s EXIM cargoes and caused losses to the econ
Having an urban welfare strategy in place would have allowed the government to act immediately to support workers affected by the coronavirus shock. U
There are certain discrepancies that are openly visible between the threat perceptions of ISIS, the central group, and its supposed wilayat in Afghani
Reckless urbanisation that does not provide for quality of life to the citizens may be counterproductive for the desired levels of growth.
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