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Quote of the day by Ralph Bunche: 'There are no warlike people, just warlike leaders.' Life lessons on war, conflicts and tensions by US diplomat and 1950 Nobel Prize for Peace winnerQuote of the day by Ralph Bunche highlights how conflicts are driven by leaders and not people. The article explains the quote of the day m...
Why the bottom-up approach to eradicating poverty might not workBig picture reforms will eradicate poverty, not small tweaks to programmes that botique RCTs provide.
View: How randomised control trials have indeed been an effective tool for development economicsAn RCT randomly allocates volunteers to, say, two groups. One is treated with the drug in question, the other with a placebo. There are ove...
Carrot-and-stick economic model not workable in all countries, says economist Deepak Nayyar in bookIn his book, 'Resurgent Asia: Diversity in Development', Nayyar writes that Asia, the poorest continent in the world barely a half-century ...
Asia set to regain dominant position in global architecture: Economist Deepak NayyarIn the book titled ' Diversity in Development', Nayyar writes that Asia could account for more than one-half of world income and more than ...
Why dynastic politics is largely responsible for India lagging behind in East AsiaThe hold of the dynasty prevents Congress from owning the reform programme that it authored in 1991, and inclines the party towards posture...
India has enough clout to emerge a winner in global powerHow, then, can India influence developments in countries of interest to it? Relevant to this is the definition of brand India.
Of machismo and politicsIt would be sad day if our politics plays out clichés of machismo and security.
- Manmohan calls for end to corruption
Likening corruption to a canker that would blight the system, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for a comprehensive approach t...