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By Praful Bidwai, a political analyst, an activist and a regular columnist for the Hindu (THE GUARDIAN, 07/02/12):
Underlying the debate raging over British aid to India is the myth that the subcontinent’s strong, market-driven growth of the past two decades has pulled hundreds of millions out of poverty. The economy is taking off; its people no longer need much aid, it is said.
In reality, since 1991, during which time India has experienced the highest growth in recent history, there has been no significant reduction in poverty or hunger. Two in every five children remain malnourished. A third … Seguir leyendo
By Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the independent Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, and the author of Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India, and Japan (Project Syndicate, 10/01/12):
The launch of trilateral strategic consultations among the United States, India, and Japan, and their decision to hold joint naval exercises this year, signals efforts to form an entente among the Asia-Pacific region’s three leading democracies. These efforts – in the world’s most economically dynamic region, where the specter of a power imbalance looms large – also have been underscored by the Obama administration’s new … Seguir leyendo
By Brahma Chellaney, professor at the independent Center for Policy Research in New Delhi and the author of Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India, and Japan [Versión en español] (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 09/01/12):
At a time when the specter of a power imbalance looms large in Asia, the just-concluded visit of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan to India cemented a fast-growing relationship between two natural allies. The path has been opened to adding concrete strategic content to their ties, including by building close naval collaboration.
The balance of power in Asia will be determined by … Seguir leyendo
By Shashi Tharoor, a former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and UN Under-Secretary General, a member of India’s parliament and the author of a dozen books, including India from Midnight to the Millennium and Nehru: the Invention of India (Project Syndicate, 03/01/12):
India ended 2011 amid political chaos, as the much-awaited “Lokpal Bill,” aimed at creating a strong, independent anti-corruption agency, collapsed amid a welter of recrimination in the parliament’s upper house, after having passed the lower house two days earlier. The episode, which leaves the bill in suspended animation until its possible revival at the next … Seguir leyendo
Por Brahma Chellaney, profesor de Estudios Estratégicos en el Centro de Investigaciones Políticas de Nueva Delhi, y autor de Water: Asia’s New Battlefield. Traducido del inglés por Carlos Manzano [Versión en inglés] (Project Syndicate, 28/12/11):
En un momento en que el ascenso económico, diplomático y militar de China proyecta la sombra de un desequilibrio de poder sobre Asia, la visita recién concluida del Primer Ministro japonés, Yoshihiko Noda, a la India ha consolidado una relación que está intensificándose rápidamente entre dos aliados naturales. Ahora la tarea del Japón y de la India es la de añadir un … Seguir leyendo
By Stephen S. Roach, a member of the faculty at Yale University and Non-Executive Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the author of The Next Asia (Project Syndicate, 27/12/11):
Today, fears are growing that China and India are about to be the next victims of the ongoing global economic carnage. This would have enormous consequences. Asia’s developing and newly industrialized economies grew at an 8.5% average annual rate over 2010-11 – nearly triple the 3% growth elsewhere in the world. If China and India are next to fall, Asia would be at risk, and it would be hard to … Seguir leyendo
By Shashi Tharoor, former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and UN Under-Secretary General, Indian MP and the author of a dozen books, including India from Midnight to the Millennium and Nehru: the Invention of India (Project Syndicate, 15/11/11):
The recent Indian-Italian bilateral dialogue, held in Milan on November 7, at a time when Italy was reeling from the euro crisis and Silvio Berlusconi’s impending political demise, offered a fraught reminder of the potential, and the limits, of India’s relationship with the European Union.
India has a long history of relations with Europe, going back to the days … Seguir leyendo
Shashi Tharoor, a former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and UN Under-Secretary General, is a member of India’s parliament and the author of a dozen books, including India from Midnight to the Millennium and Nehru: the Invention of India (Project Syndicate, 10/05/11):
When the Commonwealth heads of government meet in Australia later this month, one prominent leader is almost certain to be conspicuously absent: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. India is a strong backer of the association of former British colonies (and some new entrants without that shared heritage, notably Mozambique and Rwanda), so no displeasure with … Seguir leyendo
By Jaswant Singh, a former Indian finance minister, foreign minister, and defense minister, is the author of Jinnah: India – Partition – Independence (Project Syndicate, 27/09/11):
The September 7 bomb blast at the entrance to the High Court in New Delhi was a macabre finale to a summer of crisis. Previously, weeks of anti-corruption protests launched by Anna Harare, and supported by the country’s rising middle class, had brought India’s government to a virtual standstill. This was followed by an embarrassing surrender to the demand of protestors that a powerful new anti-corruption agency be established.
For some people, the … Seguir leyendo
By Ranjani Iyer Mohanty, a writer and business/academic editor (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 15/09/11):
I was scrawny as a baby, scrawny as a toddler and scrawny as a youth.
As a young girl, you could see the outline of my clavicle; my elbows stuck out and my wrist bones protruded. Throughout my school years, I was self-conscious of my spindly legs.
There was much speculation about my skinniness, particularly from outsiders. Was my Mom not feeding me enough? (She was a wonderful cook.) Was my father not earning enough? (He was a highly educated engineer with a very good … Seguir leyendo
Por Pablo Bustelo (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 14/09/11):
Palabras clave: China, India, crecimiento económico, comercio exterior, energía, inversiones, reservas en divisas, turismo, economía española.
Descriptores: China, India, PIB, exportaciones, importaciones, petróleo, carbón, gas natural, inversiones en el extranjero, reservas en divisas, turismo, España.
(1) Introducción[1]
El auge económico de China y la India es uno de los fenómenos más llamativos y trascendentes en la economía mundial de principios del siglo XXI. Dicho auge presenta diversos contornos, que se exploran a grandes rasgos en el apartado 2 de este Documento de Trabajo. Seguidamente, en el apartado 3, se argumenta que las tendencias … Seguir leyendo
By Sonia Faleiro, the author of Beautiful Thing: Inside the Secret World of Bombay’s Dance Bars (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 07/09/11):
While investigating child labor in India last month for a book, I found myself in the northern state of Bihar, an established source of children for trafficking networks.
Here, alongside the expected stories of abduction, I heard of another unexpected and heartbreaking path to servitude. Children as young as 10 had begun to directly offer themselves to traffickers because they could no longer go hungry.
I met 14-year-old Arun Kumar, who told me of his experience.
Kumar lives … Seguir leyendo
Shashi Tharoor, a former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and UN Under-Secretary General, is a member of India’s parliament and the author of a dozen books, including India from Midnight to the Millennium and Nehru: the Invention of India (Project Syndicate, 06/09/11):
India is no stranger to protest movements, hunger strikes, and the mass mobilization of citizens for a popular cause. But the recent fast by the Gandhian leader Anna Hazare, culminating in an extraordinary Saturday session of Parliament to pass a resolution acceding to his main demands, marked a dramatic departure in the country’s politics.
The … Seguir leyendo
Jaswant Singh, a former Indian finance minister, foreign minister, and defense minister, is the author of Jinnah: India – Partition – Independence (Project Syndicate, 17/08/11):
Like monsoon flurries, recent events in the Indian subcontinent have sent conflicting signals. Has Indian diplomacy finally awakened after its long summer siesta, or is this just an illusion?
In late July, after lower-level ministerial officials from India and Pakistan had prepared the ground for their respective foreign ministers to meet, the two finally did so, in New Delhi, on July 26 and 27. This was remarkable in itself, given the bomb blasts just … Seguir leyendo
Shashi Tharoor, a former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and UN Under-Secretary General, is a member of India’s parliament and the author of a dozen books, including India from Midnight to the Millennium and Nehru: the Invention of India (Project Syndicate, 09/08/11):
Every year, during India’s rainy season, there is, equally predictably, a “monsoon session” of Parliament. And, every year, there seems to be increasing debate about which is stormier – the weather or the legislature.
Consider the current session, which began on August 1. The opening day was adjourned, in keeping with traditional practice, to mourn … Seguir leyendo