Pul-E-JawanMeet Masoud, an 18 year old Afghani boy who runs a naan(Afghani bread) shop in the Bhogal market of New Delhi. Masoud came with his family (parents and three brothers)…
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Where India Went Wrong
Today Morning, when I woke up to the last quarter growth figures, which have plummeted to lowest levels since last nine years, I got a feeling that this was…
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The $ 7.6 billion New Silk Route: Trade as the Panacea?
Few hours ago, commercial agreements were signed by India's GAIL Ltd and Pakistan's Inter State Gas System (Private) Limited with Turkmenistan's TukmenGaz for the trans-national Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project as…
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Is Leaving EU Solution for Greece?
It is the irony of our times, just few years back countries were forming a beeline to join the European Union(EU), I vividly remember how crackers lit up the sky…
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Trade is not Panacea to Indo Pak Afghanistan Relations
Yesterday, I was attending one event, the topic of discussion was India Bangladesh relationship. Notwithstanding the Teesta dampener, India Bangla relationship have progressed very well, though we will have to…
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Earning His Bread – The Afghani Way
Meet Masoud, an 18 year old Afghani boy who runs a naan(Afghani bread) shop in the Bhogal market of New Delhi. Masoud came with his family (parents and three brothers) from Kabul to India from in 2009. I ask him…
read moreWhere India Went Wrong
Today Morning, when I woke up to the last quarter growth figures, which have plummeted to lowest levels since last nine years, I got a feeling that this was coming and perhaps it will be difficult for India to…
read moreThe $ 7.6 billion New Silk Route: Trade as the Panacea?
Few hours ago, commercial agreements were signed by India's GAIL Ltd and Pakistan's Inter State Gas System (Private) Limited with Turkmenistan's TukmenGaz for the trans-national Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project as per Govt of India's press release. This…
read moreIs Leaving EU Solution for Greece?
It is the irony of our times, just few years back countries were forming a beeline to join the European Union(EU), I vividly remember how crackers lit up the sky in Warsaw, when the news of Poland being allowed to…
read moreTrade is not Panacea to Indo Pak Afghanistan Relations
Yesterday, I was attending one event, the topic of discussion was India Bangladesh relationship. Notwithstanding the Teesta dampener, India Bangla relationship have progressed very well, though we will have to see whether the improvement in relationship can be sustained when…
read moreYouth bulge in South Asia: Job creation must tap the potential
As the most populated region in the world, South Asia can also boast the highest number of young people per world region as well, and this trend continues to grow driven by high birth rates. This means that in…
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