Who Is Suneeta Pottam, the Tribal Rights Activist Picked Up for Unknown Cases Earlier This Month?
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Who Is Suneeta Pottam, the Tribal Rights Activist Picked Up for Unknown Cases Earlier This Month?

The police said there are 12 cases pending against Pottam – who has raised her voice against police brutality – though their details are unknown either to Pottam or to the lawyers’ group that is fighting for her release.

Any Plans to Make Lakshadweep a Tourist Hub That Rivals the Maldives Could Prove Costly
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Any Plans to Make Lakshadweep a Tourist Hub That Rivals the Maldives Could Prove Costly

India cannot just open the floodgates to tourism. It must be scientifically paced. There is an obligation to protect the Islands’ fragile ecology and limited assets. It’s no shame to say we have insufficient space.

Costlier, Shoddier, Fewer Passengers & Losing Money: Beyond Vande Bharat & Bullet Trains, the Reality of the Railways
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Costlier, Shoddier, Fewer Passengers & Losing Money: Beyond Vande Bharat & Bullet Trains, the Reality of the Railways

After a decade of PM Modi’s government, India’s prime people-mover, the Railways carry fewer passengers, are losing money but are costlier, especially for poorer passengers, who are packed into proportionately fewer seats in trains.

Free Trade Frenzy: the Hidden Costs of South Asia’s Economic Gamble
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Free Trade Frenzy: the Hidden Costs of South Asia’s Economic Gamble

As debt pressures rise, South Asia’s economic strategies are increasingly revolving around FTAs. The frenzy, however, is not only reshaping the region’s trade dynamics, but also a wide array of national legal frameworks, from labour rights to agriculture policies.

Unlike China, India Cannot Be an Economic Superpower
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Unlike China, India Cannot Be an Economic Superpower

Beginning in the mid-1980s, the prevailing belief among Indian and international observers was that the authoritarian Chinese regime would mismanage its economy, while democratic India would emerge as the bigger and more developed of the two. Instead, India is now paying the price for underinvesting in its human capital.

West Africa Charts a New Course – 2 Articles
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West Africa Charts a New Course – 2 Articles

‘As French Embassy Closes in Niger, West Africa Charts a New Course’: Over the past few years, numerous West African states have taken steps toward greater economic and security sovereignty, often in opposition to Western (specifically French) designs on the region. Also: ‘Barrick Gold Bristles at Mali’s New Mining Code’.