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Pakistan Taliban: Peshawar School Attack Leaves 135 Dead

Aamer Ahmed Khan December 16, 2014
Pakistan Taliban attacked an army-run school in Peshawar leaving near 150 dead, most children. Many of the students were children of military personnel. A Taliban spokesman suggested the attack was in retaliation for hundreds of recent deaths of Taliban fighters in North Waziristan and the Khyber area, reports BBC News. Some in Pakistan’s military and intelligence services have regarded...

Incredibly Unwell India

Nayan Chanda December 15, 2014
With bacterial diseases emerging that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, governments should step up monitoring, develop new lines of treatment and prevent overuse. In his column for Businessworld, YaleGlobal Editor Nayan Chanda points out how a manufacturing hub for a product encourages consumer use: “The rise of the country’s $12.4 billion pharmaceutical industry, producer of nearly one-...

Modi's Bangladesh Deal: Small Footprint, Big Impact

Nayan Chanda December 9, 2014
Since taking office in spring, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought good relations with neighbors. As part of such effort, he has pushed for settlement of an old border dispute with neighbor Bangladesh – a move that “will smoothen India's relations with Bangladesh, enable closer cooperation on fighting terrorism and could also help reduce China's seductive appeal to Bangladesh...

An Afghan Dilemma for China and India

Harsh V. Pant December 4, 2014
As most western troops withdraw from Afghanistan, the new nation’s President Ashraf Ghani is promising reform, development and an end to poverty. But he needs help and has also quickly reached out to Pakistan, China and India – expecting Afghanistan’s neighbors to work for lasting stability, explains Harsh V. Pant, author and professor of international relations. The two major powers, China and...

The Olympic Games and Asia’s Rise

Susan Brownell November 27, 2014
The Olympics are global mega events. The world briefly pauses to admire athletic skill and dedication. The audience also assesses the host city’s customs and capability. Anthropology professor Susan Brownell points out that the Olympic Games are increasingly being hosted by nontraditional powers like China. “Concern that this is a sign of Asia’s rise and the West’s decline is unfounded,” she...

A Disservice to the Diaspora

Nayan Chanda November 26, 2014
India’s strong diaspora, 25 million in all, contributes to economic growth in many ways. India is the world’s biggest recipient of overseas remittances, with amounts that surpass foreign direct investment. A large section of the diaspora often goes under-appreciated, comments Nayan Chanda, YaleGlobal editor in his Businessworld column: “Remittances from the diaspora have risen from a mere $2.1...

The China Syndrome

Nayan Chanda November 24, 2014
China and the United States reached agreement on reducing carbon emissions. Nayan Chanda, YaleGlobal’s editor, points to India’s silence over the loss of a fellow emerging economy that might battle advanced economies on reduction of coal and other fossil fuels. In terms of absolute carbon emissions and world share, China ranks first with 26 percent, the United States ranks second with 17 percent...