A vital book

...says the President of India while receiving CSE's first report on global environmental negotiations

South Asian Union: Dream reality?

A closer-knit South Asian community is not beyond the realms of possibility now. At the 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation …

Market rules UK's land-use planning

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The last common property

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people's movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale

Regional Trade Agreements dividing north-south trade?

Land acquired for SEZs in Maharashtra to be turned into industrial hubs

New industrial policy follows denotification of SEZ land after promoters backed out of 16 deals

Curative resolve

A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases

Emergence of South

2013 human development report applauds efforts of developing nations. Is India on track?

India still scores low in human development in UNDP report

It is ranked at 136 along with Equatorial Guinea while Sri Lanka strides ahead

Critiquing globalisation

In Churning the Earth, The Making of Global India, environmentalist Ashish Kothari and economist Aseem Shrivastava put India's much-hyped growth …

Southeast African farmers wary of EU deal

World’s ‘model diet’ under threat from lifestyle changes, globalisation

A study shows that people in the Mediterranean region are shying away from fruits and legumes and digging more into meat and dairy products

Risk management can avert future shocks: World Development Report

Nations can cushion themselves against financial crises and natural disasters through proper planning as opposed to ad-hoc responses, says World …

Civil v political

Arguably, this is the hottest political summer for Delhi. Reason: friction between anti-corruption activists and the Union government over the …

Globalisation and its discontents: Why there's a backlash and how it needs to change

The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in Europe are all part of a backlash to globalization

Revenge of the rich

Trump's election reflects the anger of the rich who did not get richer. This inequity is also at the core of the climate change challenge

Growing dissent against ‘successful’ economic growth model

A new de-globalising world order means that to find equitable and affordable growth, we need to challenge the polluted model that has pushed us …

Fruits of globalisation have gone only to few at the top

We need to rewrite the rules of economy to ensure that ordinary citizens benefit

Get ready for post-globalisation era

India's trade negotiators have to fight hard to protect national interests

Can a cash-on-delivery model work for global aid?

As rich nations try to heal the scars of 2008 global financial crisis through deep budget cuts and protectionist policies, business models like …

The road to the great regression

In the 21st century, counter reactions to globalisation have been taking radically different forms

Trade rules are deeply flawed but Trump’s tariff fixation is hurting America and the rest of the world

International trade rules are unfair, but even Trump’s tariff-centric trade policies won’t fix what’s broken about the global …

Balancing trade wars

Livelihood opportunities should take precedence in global trade talks as it is more about employment than anything else right now

'Capital lies with a few, power with the masses'

Only one of the 350 newspapers started as a cooperative venture after Independence survived government's attempts to shut them down. The newspeper'…