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Corrupt Pak Army General, rudderless security establishment

Qamar Bajwa turned billionaire in six years On November 29, 2016, General Qamar Bajwa took charge as Pakistan’s sixteenth chief of Army staff (COAS), succeeding General Raheel Sharif. Within six years of being Army chief, Bajwa’s family became a billionaire, with assets and businesses within Pakistan and outside accumulated of Pakistani rupees 12.7 billion translates […]

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FTAs, free for all?

Free trade agreements with Japan and South Korea have not worked in India’s favour. Will the deals with Australia and UAE deliver? K.A.Badarinath After Canberra ratified the India Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) on Tuesday there was huge sense of achievement that overtook the establishment and media outlets. While fine print was […]

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Population Conundrum: Policy options

Population Prospects 2022 of United Nations has estimated that on November 15, 2022 there will be eight billion people on the planet that would move up to 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100. Since 1990, the global average lifespan has increased by over nine years and in 2019 […]

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Sovereign Green Bonds for India’s Green Goals

Background In the budget speech of 2022, India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman had announced issuance of sovereign green bonds (SGBs) to achieve the country’s objective of carbon neutrality by 2070[1]. In October this year, the Finance Ministry approved the SGB framework which is designed to gather funds for supporting state-run projects which will reduce carbon […]

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New India’s Rupee Goes Global & Dematerialized!

Oil and gas deals, gold imports, small & medium ticket trade payments must be settled in rupees. Russia jumping on to the rupee bandwagon is a big breakthrough even as India readies to overtake Germany as third largest economy.   K.A.Badarinath Two significant developments this week have made the trajectory on Indian rupee very clear. […]

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Canada Turns Breeding Ground for Khalistani Subversives!

Hindus were attacked in Mississauga during Diwali celebrations. Slogan mongering & sword wielding Khalistanis led these attacks. Canada seems to be going bonkers on tackling the malice of a distinct minority as well as vocal Sikhs that profess Khalistan. While peace-loving large community of Sikhs living in  Canada have contributed to its prosperity and progress, […]

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Stay Off Politics!

Big tech companies and media outlets must refrain from pushing political envelope and hidden agenda in India, US and elsewhere K.A.Badarinath Has Meta, US-based technology giant that owns Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram commit an unpardonable crime by reportedly allowing a large Indian political party leader to tamper with posts that were inimical to its interests? […]

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Indo-Japanese Relations Go Beyond the Pacific

Modi and Kishida talks point to evolving common strategies that may spill over to multi-lateral engagement at G-20 and G-7 Amritpal Kaur Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Japan visit was not limited to paying tributes to Abe San. Apart from representing India at his former Japanese counterpart’s funeral, Prime Minister Modi seems to have established […]

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