Of Course India Should Have Sold ONGC’s Oil And Gas Fields To Foreigners
There are those who insist that a national government must own the company which extracts natural resources from the territory of that country. This...
Nasa And India Confirm The Environmental Kuznets Curve As World Greens
A standard finding in economics has just been confirmed by Nasa - the world greens as it gets richer. The latest studies show that...
Playing The Mischief With Us
As the papers recently filled with the distressing images of desperate souls looking to escape the imminent religious tyranny of the Taliban, I'm reminded...
A Bad Mistake, India Moots Raising National Minimum Wage – It’s Too High Already
It's not surprising that this is happening, India mooting a rise in the national minimum wage. There is, after all, an election in the...
Apple To Make iPhones In India – Won’t Make Much Difference To Be Honest
Apple and Foxconn are getting together to fulfill one of the dearest wishes of Modi's government in India - they're going to start manufacturing...
Jet Airways’ Banks May Need To Swallow A 75% Haircut On Their Loans
This sounds a little extraordinary, that the varied lenders to Jet Airways will need to swallow a 75% haircut on the loans they made...
How Silly Is This? Malaysia Subsidises Sugar So Much People Smuggle It
Most of the world is desperately trying to reduce the amount of sugar people eat. There are calls for taxes on anything which does...
Indonesia’s Prabowo – Ex-Military is Still Military It Seems
There are only the two candidates in the upcoming Presidential election in Indonesia, the incumbent, Joko Widodo, and his challenger, Prabowo Subianto. That second...
A Bangladeshi Parking App Might Not Look Like Much
So, we've a little smartphone app that allows you to find a parking space in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Or, to rent out your parking space...
India Raises Sugar Prices To Correct Problems With Earlier Government Mistake
India has just raised the minimum selling price for sugar in a bid to undo the problems caused by an earlier decision by the...