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Saturday 17/November/2018 15:03 PM

A concert of Indo-Pacific democracies

On his week-long tour of Asia, US Vice President Mike Pence had been promoting a vision of a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region, characterized by...

Wednesday 14/November/2018 15:35 PM

TB, NCDs, and the lessons of HIV

Global health is once again in the spotlight. In September, the United Nations General Assembly convened two high-level meetings – one on ending...

Wednesday 14/November/2018 15:18 PM

India’s deadly air

A friend of mine, a diplomat returning home after less than three years’ service in India, was asked at his exit medical examination how many packs a day...

Wednesday 14/November/2018 14:56 PM

Trump’s diminishing power and rising rage

The drama of Donald Trump’s presidency has centered around whether an extremist president would be able to carry out an extremist policy agenda against...

Wednesday 14/November/2018 14:39 PM

Who should control India’s central bank?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is locked in a bitter public feud with the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Modi’s attempts to encroach...

Tuesday 13/November/2018 15:28 PM

Reclaiming community

Economics teaches that the measure of an individual’s wellbeing is the quantity and variety of goods he or she can consume. Consumption possibilities are...