Boycott China – Can India pay the price?
The all-new Anti-China protests have erupted since the Indian Army lost the lives of 20 Soldiers, including a commanding officer in a violent face-off between the Indian and Chinese troops, on the night of...
Category: Economy
Japan’s Ageing Population: Owing to the country’s declining economy
An ageing population and a plunge in the labour workforce have been on cards for Japan for decades, owing to the country’s declining economy. With the highest average median age of 48.4 years, above...
The Future of India-China Economic Relations
India’s trade deficit with China accounts for about 50 percent of the country’s total trade deficit. 32 years ago the two countries had similarly sized economies and spent nearly the same amount on defence....
Prudence of sovereign guarantees in the Fiscal Package
The Government of India has announced its long-awaited 20.97 lakh crore ($277.8 billion) package to combat the Corona crisis. The package includes the previously announced Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) and liquidity infusion...
Could Coronavirus Help to Modernize the Japanese Economy?
Despite some stumbles at the start, the COVID-19 crisis could offer a historic opportunity for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his government to overhaul Japan’s stagnant economy, with its enormous levels of public...
Trade War, COVID-19 and India
Personal behaviour, Societal norms and International system, cutting across every aspect of life, is going through an unprecedented crisis of kind neither seen before nor foreseen ahead (at least to the present generation). Till...
Virus Puts Economy on Life Support: How Economists Tackle the Health Emergency
India recorded its first case of COVID-19 on January 30. Fast-forwarding to the present date (May 9), the number of cases have reached around 60,000 mark and the doubling rate of the virus is...
Philippine Economy in the Asian Century
John West argues that the Philippines now has great potential to become one of the success stories of the Asian Century, especially if it draws some lessons from its neighbours. The Philippines appears to...
India and China Are Fighting Two Wars: COVID-19 and Economic Endurance
Since the beginning of this new year, India and China are facing two crises. The ongoing pandemic novel coronavirus (COVID-19) being the one, and the effects on the economy of both the emerging superpowers...
Millions unemployed as COVID-19 ravages U.S. economy
A record 22 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits over the past month, with millions more filing claims last week, almost wiping out all the job gains since the Great Recession and underscoring the...
