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Inflation is a Concern for India's Growing Economy

Inflation is a Concern for India's Growing Economy

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is credited with facilitating India’s economic liberalization in 1991, is currently under pressure over concerns of price rise and increasing inflation. Thanks to the economic reforms of the 1990s a color television in India is much cheaper today than it was two decades ago. However, the cost of food items […]

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Stapled visas: a positive step forward?

In a recent turn of events that could be both good and bad news for India-China relations, China has issued stapled visas to two men from Arunachal Pradesh (AP). While this could be construed as an insult to India, it should also be noted that China had so far refrained from issuing visas to anyone […]

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The Latin Americanization of India?

The Latin Americanization of India?

Rather than cast India’s super wealthy as this era’s robber barons or malefactors of great wealth, a more salutary response to renewed concerns about concentrated wealth and influence would be to enact deeper reforms of the Indian state.

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How long will India play to maintain status quo?

How long will India play to maintain status quo?

It was like just another formality in the Sino-Indian relationship being fulfilled, as the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao concluded his “significant” “trust-building” India visit on Friday. The Chinese Premier brought along a huge entourage of 400 business leaders to India, signaling the only purpose of his visit – more business. India and China signed […]

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Will Wikileaks affect the US-India dynamic?

Will Wikileaks affect the US-India dynamic?

Last week began with a bang as Wikileaks snuck out its latest offering of classified government cables and documents causing a stir in diplomatic circles. The leaked documents provide a glimpse into the U.S. State Department’s dealings with and impressions of various countries and global leaders. While the veracity of these documents will continue to […]

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India and the WikiLeaks Dispatches

India and the WikiLeaks Dispatches

The WikiLeaks cables so far contain no bomb-shell revelations but are valuable in providing greater texture to Washington’s policy in South Asia and in illuminating the unsolvable conundrums that bear on U.S. and Indian relations with Pakistan.

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Terror strikes Indian holy town of Varanasi

In yet another tragic attack carried out by terror outfits in the temple town of Varanasi in India, one child was killed and at least 32 others injured. It has been reported that the terror blast was carried out by Indian Mujahideen. The blast occurred outside the temple at Shitla Ghat in Varanasi town in […]

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Some Good News about Public Governance

Some Good News about Public Governance

Amid a spate of corruption scandals in India, glimmers of political change may have shone forth last week from what until a few years ago was the most unlikeliest of places.

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Economic Promise and Peril

Economic Promise and Peril

The past few days have brought mixed news regarding India’s economic future.

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India's Illicit Financial Woes

India's Illicit Financial Woes

The timing could not have been more perfect. A new report by Global Financial Integrity about Illicit Financial Flows from India comes as the perfect topping on the 2G spectrum scam, the Adarsh Housing Scam and the Commonwealth Games. According to the report, India lost approximately $213 billion in illicit financial flows from the country […]

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India Shining Once More

India Shining Once More

India’s reputation has quickly rebounded from the Commonwealth Games fiasco.

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Obama in Asia

Obama in Asia

Among the many significant aspects of President Obama’s trip to Asia this week are the agreements and programs that are being announced relative to climate and energy.  In India, the headline news was his endorsing India’s quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.  But with India being one of the fastest growing […]

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Reflections on Obama's India visit

Reflections on Obama's India visit

As expected, Obama’s maiden visit to India this weekend has been a success. President Obama struck all the right notes, and the First Lady charmed India as she danced with children. The highlight of the visit was Obama’s address to the joint session of the Indian Parliament on Monday where he endorsed India’s permanent membership […]

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Jobs, Trade & Commerce Dominate India Trip

Jobs, Trade & Commerce Dominate India Trip

In a display of the increasing role that financial, trade and economic policy holds in US foreign policy, President Obama in the first leg of his Asian tour announced a host of new trade deals with India supporting tens of thousands of US jobs as he began a 10-day trip through Asia — demonstrating the importance of global trade to the sluggish US economy.

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In Search of Jobs, Obama Heads East

President Obama is off to Asia for a ten-day drip designed to promote U.S. commercial and security interests. After the “shellacking” his party took at the polls, who can blame him for wanting to get out of town? Actually, this trip was planned way before the election, so we can’t really read too much into […]

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