Economy
Giving a Boost to Healthy Economic Competition Between India’s States
Indian PM Narendra Modi, after taking over in 2014, has repeatedly underscored the need not just for ‘cooperative federalism’ but also ‘competitive federalism’ –...
Resources Nationalism Meets Green Trade: The Role of Palm Oil Plantation for Indonesia’s Green Growth
Green or sustainable trade is the only possible way to make a clear progress in the climate agenda. Indonesia, as the world’s center of...
Reliable Investment Key to EU-Kazakh Mineral Cooperation
In early April, the EU launched a new initiative, the Minerals Security Partnership Forum, intended to serve as a platform for cooperation between suppliers and consumers...
Cambodia’s Money Laundering Relisting Shows Dangers of Corrupt Institutions
The global money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February put Cambodia on its "grey" watchlist because of concerns over money laundering....
The Deal of the Future: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The origin of free trade agreements between the USA and EU can be traced back to the rift between the two following the end...
EU Move to End Cambodia’s Free Trade Status Must Be Trigger for Democratic Change
European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström announced on October 5 that the EU had started a review of Cambodia’s duty-free access to European markets,...
What Mahathir’s New Economic Policy Means for Malaysia-China Relations
In burying the hatchet, with his one time foe, Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammad exhibited immense pragmatism. An arrangement has been worked out,...
Three Likely Developments in Democracy-free Cambodia
In late July, Cambodia participated (sort of) in the General Election, without having the option to choose the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP),...
India-China FTA: What Lies in Store for India
Among the many predicted ill impacts that the protracted trade war between the U.S. and China will have on the global trade and supply,...
Better Money
Humans improve things. If there’s a simple way to define us – it’s that. We’ve been improving things since our species emerged – devising...
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: An Overview
China has a big dream about One Belt One Road or Belt and Road Initiative. The Chinese people believe that there will be a...
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Foreign Policy
How Strategic Autonomy Played a Central Role in Modi’s Russia Visit?
During the Cold War days, India was the vanguard...
Human Rights
Rohingya Tragedy: Human Values Must Be Above All
There is no suffering more painful than when humanity...
Foreign Policy
India’s Multi-alignment Policy and Its Response to the Ukrainian War
India’s foreign policy under the leadership of Prime Minister...
Opinion
Donald Trump-Orban Meeting and the Populist-Liberal Debate
In recent days, the electoral verdicts in UK and...
Southeast Asia
Indonesia Can Learn from Germany regarding Corruption Prevention and Control
Corruption is like a cancer that is eating away...
