India

I numeri di BRIC e MINT: la dimensione non basta

Emilio Rossi Jan 5, 2016

I paesi BRIC (Brasile, Russia, India, Cina) e MINT (Messico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turchia) hanno in comune tra loro un grosso potenziale di crescita economica. E’ una potenzialità determinata anche dalla notevole dimensione delle rispettive…

Why India’s “Act East” policy is no longer about frugal engineering

Hindol Sengupta Nov 11, 2015

There is a famous (and infamous) word in India: jugaad. In Hindi, it roughly means “to make do”. While this jugaad attitude has been celebrated as the Indian spirit of “frugal engineering”, it also exemplifies the poor quality of goods made…

India and the AIIB: having your cake, and not eating it too

Hindol Sengupta Apr 28, 2015

The new Indian Prime Minister is from the western Indian state of Gujarat, which is famed for churning out the country’s sharpest businessmen. Banking is something Narendra Modi instinctively understands. But in March, when his government…

The age after ideology – India under Modi

Hindol Sengupta Nov 28, 2014

In October, little noticed by journalists in India and abroad, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of India’s ruling political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), declared that it was celebrating the 1,000th…

Asia Needs to Reform to Rise

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri Jun 26, 2009

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…