elections

India’s Financial Sector Looking Towards The 2014 Elections

India’s financial code for the fiscal year 2013-2014 (from April to March) is vague and generic, not enough substance…

A Leadership Test For India’s Nationalist Modi

The two main Indian political parties are sharpening their swords in preparation for a showdown in 2014, when the…

The Olympic Economy And How It Could Change The World

2012 was the year of the Olympic games. After Beijing in 2008, London showed last August that it is…

China: Doubts And Opportunity Following Bernanke’s Announcement

Just as China barged rudely in on the race for the White House, the actions of the US Federal…

India’s New President Is Facing An Uphill Battle

Pranab Mukherjee is officially the 13th president of independent India, succeeding Pratibha Patil, the first woman to hold India’s…

Obama’s Chinese Heel

China has been a central argument of the American electoral campaign, adding a delicate and complex element to the…

Former Italian Ambassador to China Speaks Out

While I remember every single detail of my daily life in Beijing between 1968 and 1972, I have a…

India’s GDP A Victim Of Pre-Election Uncertainty

Bad news for the Indian economy, worse than expected. In the first trimester of 2012, India’s…

The Race for Hong Kong Chief Executive is Heating Up

In the year 2000, the number of babies born in Hong Kong to Mainland Chinese parents was a mere…