The US hopes a new democratic era will begin as the occupation ends, but many people worry a power vacuum will emerge instead, leaving political rivals to fight it out as the Taliban closes in on Kabul. Read Here – GlobalPost
India: Another gaffe from the PM’s office — a defense of the one-sided story Read Here – GlobalPost
The Washington Post story has made many in India unhappy, but let’s be honest: India is a free country and people have a right to express themselves. Why go after Washington Post when the local media itself has been tough on the government and the Prime Minister? Read the Washington Post story here A while […]
State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of China Liang Guanglieis the most senior Chinese military official to visit India since the visit of his predecessor, Cao Gangchuan, in 2004. On the eve of his arrival in Delhi at the invitation of Defence Minister A.K. Antony, General Liang provided written answers to questions submitted by editors […]
Losing legitimacy might not mean the end of the Communist Party. Past Chinese governments have survived worse. Read Here – The Atlantic
Read Here – The Atlantic
In an exasperated outburst, just before he left the presidency of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet complained that, “as a policymaker during the crisis, I found the available [economic and financial] models of limited help. In fact, I would go further: in the face of the crisis, we felt abandoned by conventional tools.” Read […]
Africa is no longer the “lost continent” of popular imagination. The region has been growing rapidly for over a decade, the private sector is expanding, and a new class of consumers is wielding considerable spending power. And because of its young and growing population, the sky is the limit for future growth: Between 2010 and […]
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