World & geopolitics
Economies and conflicts beyond India: crises, histories and the politics of the neighbourhood.
World
India has borrowed Indonesia’s export ban for a market that works nothing like nickel
Indonesia’s ore ban pulled smelters to its mines because the world needed its nickel. India’s black mass ban has to keep small recyclers collecting for a handful of domestic buyers, and its design should follow that difference.
World
Origins of the Taliban
The Taliban are back in the spotlight. To understand why and how the Taliban came to power, one must take a look at the circumstances that led up to the formation of the Taliban.
World
A deeper look at the Israel–Palestine conflict
While one could go back hundreds of years to understand the origin of the Israel- Palestine conflict, looking at 20th century history of the region provides clear explanations. From the end of the first world war, to today, we explore the geopolitics of this conflict country.
World
Understanding what ails the Greek economy
To understand why Greece has been in a recession longer than any other country in modern history, one must look closely at the structural problems in the Greek economy and its evolution
World
Why hasn’t investment picked up in Greece?
Greece was the only OECD country with falling productivity between 2010 and 2016. The collapse in investment explains much of it.
World
How bad is the Greek labour market?
Tied to the euro, Greece could not devalue its currency, so wages and pensions fell instead. What that did to demand and jobs.
World
Geopolitics of the Indian subcontinent
A deeper analysis of the geopolitical situation of the Indian subcontinent is required, to understand why this begets the notorious title of ‘the most diplomatically isolated neighbourhood’