Democrats Look to Block Criminalization of Homelessness
Last Updated on April 3, 2024 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and 18 other Democrats filed an amicus brief with the Supreme…
Poverty and conflict cripple Myanmar’s post-coup economy
While the garment industry fueled some meagre growth in 2023, macro-level indicators have arguably never been worse for the people…
India’s thirst for improved water security
India’s water crisis is worsening but there are streams of solutions, if only the government is quick enough to act.…
The complicated truth about sanctions on North Korea
Author: Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, Swedish Institute for Foreign Affairs On the surface, sanctions seem to have had little impact on…
Bhutan seeks out sustainable foreign investment
Authors: Mohammad Sultan Ahmad Ansari, Modern College of Business and Science and Shad Ahmad Khan, University of Buraimi Foreign Direct…
India’s free food policy dilemma
Authors: Debashis Chakraborty, IIFT and Ripudaman Bhardwaj, RIS The COVID-19 pandemic caused not only a health crisis but an even…
India’s workforce woes
Author: Anthony P D’Costa, University of Alabama The 2019 satirical film Eeb Allay Ooo! highlights the grim reality of India’s…
PNG’s tax on monopolists is counterproductive
Author: Maholopa Laveil, Lowy Institute The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government continues to punish the non-competitive sectors within its economy.…
The troubled love lives of China’s rural migrants
Author: Wanning Sun, UTS For the past decade or so, the Western media has been critical of the Chinese state,…
Why is India rolling back COVID-19 food aid?
Author: Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros, NTU Since 2013 India has allocated subsidised grains for its poorer populations under the National…