India was among the few countries that withstood the global economic crisis 2008, but scandal and a political divide have paralyzed the nation’s ability to confront problems. India offers a reminder, writes Nayan Chanda for the Times of India, that, “to succeed in global engagement, a country...
What a difference a year makes. At the end of 2010, India was shining, defying the worldwide economic downturn that followed the 2008 implosion on Wall Street. Then, the Indian economy was still growing at over 8%, making it a welcome member at the...
China is adapting to its role as an indispensable nation, argues Steven Mufson in an opinion essay for the Washington Post. The world’s second largest economy, also the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is indispensable on a number of fronts, particularly climate change: “while America still...
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Votes at the UN General Assembly reveal foreign-policy objectives and concerns. In March, Bangladesh, China and India along with 55 other nations abstained on a resolution suggesting Russia’s annexation of Crimea was illegal. “Dhaka claims that Bangladesh abstained because the country did not wish...
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Democracies are deeply polarized over worries about migration and loss of culture versus the mass appeal of bigoted leaders who pursue policies by any means necessary including intimidation, insults and lies. “Citizens in democracies repeatedly elect leaders who show scant respect for the law,...
Bigotry and violence: Right-wing leaders from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte resort to populism and violence to consolidate control
GOA, INDIA: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it,...
After the US withdrew troops from Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, Turkey moved in to take control. Supporters and opponents of the US president lashed out with criticism for abandoning Kurdish allies who fought the Islamic State. A week later the US hastily organized a ceasefire that gives...
China’s human rights violations with regard to the ethnic Turkic minority of the Xinjiang province attract international criticism. The Chinese government’s detention of Uighurs into concentration camps was the subject of a segment of a US Democratic presidential debate. China refuses to...
As the coronavirus outbreak turned into a global health emergency, sports stars play a role in advocating for public sanitation practices over social media with their millions of followers. Basketball player Stephen Curry, with 14 million Twitter followers and nearly 30 million Instagram followers...
Discussions of globalization often focus on how it is a homogenizing process, portraying Western culture as a hegemonic force that penetrates new markets and kills off traditional culture and local customs. Yet, argues New York Times columnist Michael Kimmelman, such a "dubious concept"...
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