international analysis and commentary

Asia Needs to Reform to Rise

Asian economies are weathering the present global crisis but long-term gains will be possible only if governments use the opportunity to carry out more reforms. It has been almost exactly two years since Bear Stearns  & Company ignited…

India’s complex nuclear policy

The Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had one overriding policy goal in the nuclear field since its election just over two years ago: to bring closure to New Delhi's policy of bringing itself out of nuclear sanctions and…