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...
Indonesia’s ASEAN Summit 2023: Some Key Takeaways
The ASEAN Summit week in early September was filled with various impressions. To start, businesses convened the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS) and...
Kazakhstan’s Bold New Economic Plan Can Enhance its Regional Role
In his recent state-of-the-nation address titled "Economic Course of a Just Kazakhstan," President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev laid out an ambitious and nuanced roadmap for the...
UAE’s Entry Into BRICS: Crucial Takeaways
The UAE (United Arab Emirates) is one of the new six countries which has recently been inducted into Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...
Vietnam Stock Market Performance Shows Success of Anti-corruption Reforms
Comparing the behaviour of stock markets in Southeast Asian countries in parallel with their macroeconomic performances is an illuminating exercise. Several countries in the Association...
BRICS Summit: Navigating Challenges and Forging Opportunities
The annual BRICS Summit has emerged as a platform of strategic significance, bringing together five of the world's major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia,...
Foxconn’s Growing Presence in India and Its Recent Investment Commitments: Key Takeaways
Young Liu Chairman of Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant -- on Aug. 11, 2023 -- said: “...from the perspective of India’s potential market...
Mounting Economic Challenges and Unemployment Grip China
The August temperatures are baking Beijing so the party's leaders are sampling the waters in Beidaihe, the summer resort north of the capital. They can...
The Decline in Russian Economy: Emerging Challenges Amidst the Russia-Ukraine War
Russia's economy during the Russia-Ukraine war is now transitioning into a stage characterized by the nation's endeavor to address the escalating financial burdens associated...
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How Strategic Autonomy Played a Central Role in Modi’s Russia Visit?
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Human Rights
Rohingya Tragedy: Human Values Must Be Above All
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Foreign Policy
India’s Multi-alignment Policy and Its Response to the Ukrainian War
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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...