Why India urgently needs trade commissioners?
A trade commissioner role is all about starting with data, data collation, data interpretation, packaging them into a win-win pitch for both sides.
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No U.S, India’s DST is not discriminatory
The U.S. has called India's digital services tax (DST) discriminatory. But India adopted DST to deal with the challenges posed by the digital economy. It isn't restricted to the U.S. alone.
A world now changed by a bio catastrophe
India and other countries, especially in the EU, which have suffered grievously owing to Covid-19, need to press for wide-ranging international agreements on biological warfare and peaceful research.
India’s Great Power ambition in the age of coronavirus
Pandemics have historically led to a collapse of economies and geopolitical power shifts. What can the coronavirus deliver for India?
Don’t judge Indian regionalism by EU standards
By preferring BIMSTEC over SAARC, Prime Minister Modi has made a clear choice for his inauguration. But what does this mean for regionalism in South Asia?
The ‘non-state’ future of India-U.S. ties
Not just political leaders, but the next age of India-U.S. ties would be equally determined by giant corporations and startups.
India-Pak ties: Whither international community?
If the international community truly wishes to ease tensions between India and Pakistan, it must relook the approach it has pursued till now.
Indo-U.S. relations: Shaping the digital world order
It is in the interest of both India and the U.S. to iron out their bilateral issues and identify ways to increase synergies across new sectors.
Being nationalistically global
At WEF’s India Economic Summit there was a distinct sense that the voice of assured globalisation is changing its tune. It seeks out and celebrates, today, the local.
‘India’s economy is a lifting tide for neighbours’
The external affairs minister, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, and others talk of regional cooperation and inclusive growth at WEF’s India Economic Summit in New Delhi.
