Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, will make a visit to the UK this week. Ahead of the visit, Dhananjay Tripathi writes on India’s relations with the EU and the UK, noting that the possibility of a Brexit forms one of the country’s key concerns in its dealings with Europe. Europe has a central place …
– Uddipta Ranjan Boruah It is strange that ‘development’, perhaps the most glamorous and aspired term of this century, lacks a universal definition. The dictionary says development is “the process of developing or being developed”. If one goes by this vague definition, does development equate foundation stones, good roads, flyovers, dams, multiplexes, industries? If development …
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NEW DELHI: Media icon from Pakistan Najma Sethi said the media in the subcontinent is playing a negative role and has become a part of the problem rather than creating an environment of mutual understanding in the south asian region. Speaking at a conference organised by the South Asian University, Mr. Sethi also talked about …
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– Prabhash Ranjan & Rachit Ranjan As we approach the tenth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Nairobi, a major question that confronts the global trading community is the very future of the WTO. WTO, the multilateral arbiter of international trade rules between 160-odd counties, faces a serious existential crisis. This is …
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Concept Note for International Media Conference The fundamental objective of the proposed conference is to systematically probe the repertoire of possibilities that the media (both print and electronic as well as the new social media) may offer in terms of both contributing to and helping sustain an ecology of mutual understanding in South Asia. The …