Asia April 14, 2021 INDIA: Government lifts restrictions on vaccine imports as pandemic spreads India, Politics vaccines, editorial, covid-19 Aditi Phadnis ( 3 mins) The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has lifted all restrictions on imports of vaccines from anywhere in... Read More...
Asia March 31, 2021 INDIA/PAKISTAN: A thaw after a long winter? Pakistan, India, Politics Aditi Phadnis ( 4 mins) Recent events suggest New Delhi and Islamabad are considering the normalization of relations.India and Pakistan face both geopolitical... Read More...
Asia January 17, 2021 INDIA: Vaccination drive kicks off amid economic and political challenges Emerging Markets, India, Politics editorial Aditi Phadnis ( 4 mins) 16 January will see the first phase of inoculation of 300 mn frontline Covid-19 fighters. Vaccines... Read More...
Asia January 4, 2021 INDIA: An uptick in the economy and Indian vaccines eclipsed by farmer protests Emerging Markets, India, Politics editorial Aditi Phadnis ( 3 mins) Farmer protests, which laid siege to New Delhi in early December and grow by the day, could not... Read More...
Asia March 16, 2021 INDIA: Spike in infections raises economic concerns Emerging Markets, India, Politics editorial, covid-19 Aditi Phadnis ( 4 mins) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an urgent meeting of chief ministers of all states on 17... Read More...
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December 1, 2020 INDIA: Federal policies bring farmers to the streets as opposition fans flames Emerging Markets, India, Politics editorial Aditi Phadnis ( 4 mins) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is struggling to contain protests against a clutch... Read More...
Asia November 16, 2020 ASIA: RCEP heavy on symbolism, but its economic effects will be limited Asia, China, Emerging Markets, India, Macro, Politics RCEP, editorial Bob Herrera-Lim, Gabriel Wildau, Tobias Harris ( 6 mins) After eight years of negotiations, the fifteen participants in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) signed a final... Read More...
Asia November 12, 2020 INDIA: Stimulus and hopes of a vaccine amid the threat of rising prices Emerging Markets, India, Politics vaccine, editorial, covid-19 Aditi Phadnis ( 3 mins) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new stimulus package on Thursday, 12 November that includes tax relief on... Read More...
Asia October 22, 2020 INDIA: Politics begins around a vaccine that is yet to be developed Emerging Markets, India, Politics editorial Aditi Phadnis ( 3 mins) With the last set of restrictions imposed to check the spread of Covid-19 – the near total ban... Read More...
