Air India, From Losing Money to Pilot Fisticuffs

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Captain said knock you out : aboard not-so-amazing Air India. Oh dear, these national carriers keep coming to our attention with their unpro... Continue reading →

2017, the Year Indian Growth (Finally?) Beats China's

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As per the story of the and the hare, the World Bank is predicting something that's been a long time coming: With China slowing from its... Continue reading →

Bleeding Forex Reserves: Russia & the 'Fragile Five'

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The 90s "connected" developing countries through contagion . How about now? Whether through coincidence or not, this article on d... Continue reading →

Can Modi Break Indian Coal Miners' Balls?

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It's Thatcher time for N. Modi. (Cue the AC/DC before proceeding.) The make-or-break moment for new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi... Continue reading →

You're So 2001: Fall of the BRICs?

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It's yesterday once more...or is it? It seems like only yesterday that the BRICs were all the rage: Despite the contrived nature of the... Continue reading →

Modi's India: Japan or China as Business Muse

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Japanese, Chinese want the "Gujarat Model" replicated across India. The selection of Najendra Modi as India's prime minister i... Continue reading →

World's Governments vs Uber: In South Korea, India

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To Gangnam, man, on the double! (wherever that is.) Libertarians for the most part tout the ride-sharing service Uber as a way to avoid tax... Continue reading →

Unlike China: India's Civil Approach to Territorial Disputes

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Civil sorts prefer going this route. This Southeast Asian is rather tired of intrusions by would-be imperialists into our waters: China and ... Continue reading →

Bhagwati: PRC's Corruption 'Developmental', India's Isn't

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Corruption is one of the most studied phenomena given its ubiquity in developing countries. If corruption did not occur on a significant sca... Continue reading →

China, India, US & Pol Eco of Pollution Statistics

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We've been conditioned to believe that Chinese cities are the world's most polluted. After all, what would you expect from an author... Continue reading →

Screw Asian Dev't Bank: PRC's Asian Infra Invsmt Bank

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The PRC looks to storm ADB strongholds. What's a country to do with ( nearly ) $4 trillion in FX reserves? To paraphrase Captain Kirk, C... Continue reading →

F1 in Reverse: Drop India/Korea, Add Austria/Russia

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Sochi Grand Prix come October: welcome to irredentist F1. There has been a drive in Formula One to broaden its audience to the developing wo... Continue reading →

The PRC-India Trade Imbalance, c/o 'Shamsung'

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Spot the fakery When it comes to globalized commodities, you probably cannot outdo Chinese no-name electronics as PRC-sourced fakes are the ... Continue reading →

Goldhater: Can India Fix Its Current Account Deficit?

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First came the James Bond film Goldfinger , then came the spoof movie Goldmember . Now we have the threequel... Goldhater . It is generally ... Continue reading →

Last Chance Saloon: WTO's Fate & This Week's Bali Meet

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I just wanted to share the ICTSD's useful primer on the upcoming WTO meetings in Bali, Indonesia where the organization's fate as a ... Continue reading →

LDC Currency Free-Fall: Party Like It's 1997?

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I was dreaming when I wrote this; forgive me if it goes astray. But when I woke up this morning and watched the Bloomberg channel, I could ... Continue reading →

Obstacles to the Global Mobile Banking Era

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In many parts of the developing world, mobile banking or "m-banking" has largely supplanted conventional banking as the primary in... Continue reading →