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The author is the Director of Observer Research Foundation and is based in Kolkata.
POLITICS
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The dynamics of self-reliant India
Both — Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India — are great ideas, and are misinterpreted in due to vested interests, or due to lack of communication and lack of understanding among the public.
POLITICS
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How India can hit China where it hurts them most
With a negative public sentiment about China prevailing in India, China, with delinquent antics, is virtually pushing itself to lose out on the buoyant and burgeoning Indian market. This will hit them hard.
MONEY
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Why our MSMEs have very few options left to survive
More than one-third of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will be pulling down their shutters as a result of the present economic trough, despite the liquidity measures promoted by the FM.
VARIETY
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How a delta ravaged by Cyclone Amphan awaits a revival
As if Covid-19 was not enough, Amphan has damaged infrastructure, rendered many homeless, and imposed a cost on the West Bengal economy whose indelible impacts will be felt in the long-run.
MONEY
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How growth and equity get a boost in Finance Minister's economic stimulus package
FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s first tranche of announcements of the fiscal stimulus for economic recovery closely follows PM Modi's vision of making the economy self-reliant.
VARIETY
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How the pandemic is an opportunity to create a ‘more equal’ world
A new “more equal” world has to replace the old unequal world with a paradigm propagating equality from spatial and temporal dimensions.
MONEY
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Clear picture of negative crude oil price
The situation has created rigmarole in market clearance across commodity derivatives markets of the world.
MONEY
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How a changing global order will emerge in the post-Covid world
A changing global economic order will make many nations focus on India as a preferred destination for investment over China.
VARIETY
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How Covid-19 will affect sustainability and the UNSDGs
With the Covid-19 pandemic likely to affect global developmental objectives at a broader scale. the impacts will be observed prominently in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read