politics

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…

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…

Merkel, China, And The Rest Of Us

The chorus calling out against Angela Merkel is beginning to sing off-key. Too many voices are singing the same…

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…

Politics and Business in Italy

The Italian Constitution ranks politics as the highest field of the human activity. In it, both personal and social…