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Researchers from Columbia and California universities studied migrants to Delhi and Lucknow and found that politicians seek their support if they are registered as voters. Internal…
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Emerging economies have historically tolerated higher inequality, hoping to hit the inflection point in the Kuznets curve, beyond which incomes keep rising but disparities fall Mercedes-Benz…
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My former classmate, now the finance minister, presented in the Parliament the budget for the year (also the golden anniversary of our independence), and I congratulate…
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Previously, sending money overseas used to take place under-invoicing of exports and invoicing of imports. But now the hundi method has gained more popularity Every year,…
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Obviously, the flavour for jihadism is low at present, but it would be incorrect to assume it is all overOne feels glad to see Jammu and…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently called for an accelerated global effort to distribute vaccines to end the COVID-19 pandemic. That step is most welcome…
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But the international community should do much more to ensure that the refugees can safely return to Myanmar. In late May, thousands of Rohingya refugees whom…
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When the UK hosts the G7 summit in Cornwall between June 10 and 12, it will be the first intergovernmental meeting of the world’s seven wealthiest…
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Over the past 50 years, Bangladesh has undoubtedly made impressive progress in overall human development as well as on specific human development fronts. Yet, the achievements…
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Despite the tricky politics involved I expect that foreign minister AK Abdul Momen feels frustration at the response by the British government to his plea for…
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National economies are beginning to return to their pre-pandemic levels. But like the uneven impact of the pandemic itself, the pace of economic recovery is massively…
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Not far from downtown Bangkok is the district with the largest number of COVID-19 infections in the latest wave of the pandemic. In April, slum dwellers…
