India’s Financial System Needs New Boost
The Indian financial system suffers from a hangover of cronyism and corruption that have brought the government budgets on the verge of bankruptcy Read Here – The Hindu
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China Weighs On Official Waste
In the latest move in China’s anti-waste campaign, central authorities have issued rules to standardise fund management and ban Party and government extravagance Read Here – China Daily
India’s Tryst With Destiny
Modi is a hypnotic orator who, as one corporate executive after another has said, offers the best model of governance in a country rife with corruption and red tape. His actions in February 2002 have led him to be compared with Adolf Hitler, while his obsession with management details have led him to be compared […]
In India, Lalu Shows Family Power
Much of Indian politics today isn’t much more than the cult of the family. And while individuals come and go, families go on forever. Read Here – Bloomberg
Berlo And His Pushy Hand
Once again, Silvio Berlusconi has pushed Italy’s government into crisis. Maybe, just maybe, that’s a good thing. Read Here – Businessweek
India’s Most Dysfunctional Relationship
The ongoing furore over India’s former army chief General V.K. Singh has turned the spotlight on the dysfunctional relationship between the country’s democracy and its military.
Can China Explode?
Xi’s prolonged attack on civil society—crackdowns, one right after the other—is only increasing the pressure in the country, and that is occurring while the tolerance of the population is decreasing. Read Here – World Affairs Journal
Bo Gets Life Sentence As China Aims to Move Ahead
A Chinese court sentenced ousted senior politician Bo Xilai to life in jail on Sunday after finding him guilty of corruption and abuse of power, a tough term that gives him little chance of staging a political comeback. Read here – Reuters
Innovation, The New Chinese Mantra
Innovation should be one of the major driving forces of China’s ongoing economic reforms and development in the future, as the country’s GDP is expected to slow from double-digit growth, Premier Li Keqiang said Read Here – China Daily
China Going Its Own Way
China‘s contribution to the global economy will be in its steady growth and structural transformation; only long-term reforms can sow the seeds of prosperity. Measures used in emergencies – moves that break market rules – can be effective for a short time but they have long-term disadvantages. Read Here – Caixin
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