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The global digital surge is exerting a greater impact on productivity and growth than the trade in goods. India is already a leader among emerging markets in the technologically advanced services sector, and as the country approaches its 70th Independence Day, building on this comparative advantage must become a critical goalpost for the next decade.
Courtesy: The Asian Age
Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Programme, Gateway House, wrote a book review for The Asian Age.
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Sifra Lentin, adjunct fellow, Mumbai History, Gateway House, wrote her second of a two-article series on the Jewish community in India for Firstpost.
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Sifra Lentin, adjunct fellow, Mumbai History, Gateway House, wrote an article on the Jewish community in India for Firstpost.
Aung San Suu Kyi anchors new democratic government, but tough challenges remain
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Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Gateway House wrote an article on Myanmar's new democratic government for the Times of India.
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For all intents and purposes, the Union Budget for 2016 is in the right direction. But what is lacking is clarity, or the nuts and bolts of how Finance Minister Jaitley intends to achieve some of its ambitious objectives.
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The problems of the power sector have been created over the last several decades and can obviously not be resolved in a hurry. Renewable energy will have to be part of the solution. It would be good to see the government think creatively about this.
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Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Fellow, Geoeconomics Studies, wrote an article for Quartz India on India's Union Budget for the year 2016.
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Akshay Mathur's piece 'India: A late-bloomer, not a latecomer, in global economic leadership,' initially published in The Lowy Interpreter, was republished on The Diplomat.