Venezuela’s Popular Democracy Under Siege: A Conversation with Elías Jaua
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Venezuela’s Popular Democracy Under Siege: A Conversation with Elías Jaua

In Venezuelan society, there are millions of seeds that haven’t germinated yet. But rest assured: they will. The role of the revolutionaries is to open the furrows so that those seeds can sprout and the plants bloom making for a new harvest, in a time that is to come sooner rather than later.

Can India’s Rich Wealth Creators Boost the Economy to $5 Trillion?

Can India’s Rich Wealth Creators Boost the Economy to $5 Trillion?

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Independence Day, said that wealth creation is a national service and that wealth creators should not be viewed with suspicion. Furthermore, he added, only when wealth is created can it be distributed. These statements come at a time when the…

What the Centre Needs to Do if it Wants to Tackle the Economic Slowdown
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What the Centre Needs to Do if it Wants to Tackle the Economic Slowdown

Only a few weeks ago, the central government was talking grandly about India reaching a $5-trillion economy and refusing to recognise the severe slowdown India is going through. (This is not such a grand ambition when compared with China, which is often portrayed as India’s competitor, because by 2025, China’s economy is expected to achieve…