July 2022
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Combatting the China Challenge: An Overview of Ways and Means
Rising to the China Challenge: Winning through Strategic Patience and Economic Growth By Gautam Bambawale, Vijay Kelkar, Raghunath Mashelkar, Ganesh Natarajan, Ajit Ranade, Ajay Shah Introduction I have always wondered why India is not a superpower while our neighbour China is, given how their trajectories of economic growth appeared to be parallel. While I found…
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Food as Migrant Infrastructure in Singapore
Global cities such as Singapore are hubs drawing on a rich history of the Indian Ocean and the British Empire. Singapore marked the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. Decolonisation happened pretty late in Singapore in 1959, 1963 and finally in 1965. A question which could be asked is whether Singapore with its deep…
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Repo Rate, RBI, & Indian Economy
WWI came to an end, Germany’s Weimar Republic was made to pay the reparations of war. Germany’s economy collapsed. The Weimar Republic opted for the solution which seemed the easiest. The Weimar Republic printed an excess of notes, completely killing the value and credibility of the currency. Common people were short for plain white paper…
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Blue Economy on the West Coast of India
The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health of the ocean ecosystem, according to the World Bank. In this article, we focus on fishing as a part of the blue economy. The geographical area selected is the western coast of India to…
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Zonal Comparison of Aspirational Districts in India
In this analytics, the objective is to understand the level of growth and development of the aspirational districts. To analyze the regional balance or imbalance, a comparative analysis based on the zonal councils or zones has been undertaken. Geographical area-wise, India is the 7th largest country in the world with an area of 32,87,263 sq. km (1,269,346…