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India- UK Trade Relations

In this article Mr. Ankit Malhotra examines India and the United Kingdom who share a modern partnership bound by strong historical ties. Trade dialogue between superpowers inevitably takes time, but with the input and knowledge the relationship is set to make even more history.
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Is the Global Depletion of Oil a Near Future?

In his recent article, Ganesh Bhaskar Lata talk about whether there actually is a lack of oil? This paper in that sense seeks to argue that oil reserves are not decreasing at a rapid rate and there are reserves left.
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Turkey and Qatar moving towards the strongest Political Alliance

This article talks about how the bilateral relationship between Turkey and Qatar is turning out to be the strongest and is setting an example for the rest of the world.
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Illegal uses of Cryptocurrency

This is the second part of the article: Introduction and Regulation of Cryptocurrency”, authored by Mitali Arora, focuses on how cryptocurrency is misused for various illegal activities and suggests the need of a regulatory framework that would make cryptocurrencies a trustworthy medium of exchange.
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India’s Alternative Approach Towards African Market.

In this article, Atharva argues that despite the availability of abundance of mineral reserves in Africa, the country depends on foreign economic actors and investments owing to the lack of a sustainable manufacturing sector. This makes Africa prone to exploitation, by countries that look for an external source to uplift their consumer markets. However, the…
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The Commodity Price Shock in Venezuela

The state of Venezuela currently finds itself in a beleaguered state. The downturn in global commodity prices, particularly oil (Venezuela’s chief export), has hit the Venezuelan economy hard. In this article, Achyut Mishra attempts to analyse the relationship between a Commodity Price Shock (henceforth CPS) and various macroeconomic indicators of Venezuelan economy.
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India and Brexit

What does the post-Brexit aftermath imply for India? Richa Sekhani poses the question for India to assess what the possible short and long term implications can be. With Brexit decided, the British have dismantled the decision they had taken to join the common market in 1975 and have unwittingly opened a Pandora’s Box not only for…
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The Social-Justice Implications of Brexit

In the ongoing brouhuahua over Brexit, Kalyani Unkule tries to uniquely assess the impact on global social justice through the various consequences Brexit threatens to have on politics, trade relations, and the lives of the British people. Even as the political and economic fallout of the result of the Brexit referendum largely remain matters of…
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A Lost Comparative Advantage? Case of India’s Electronics Manufacturing Sector

A piece on India’s ailing electronics manufacturing sector by Deepanshu Mohan and Mehak Malhotra argues that unintended oversight in a hurried liberalisation policy as well as a shift in focus towards the IT software industry during the 90s gave the electronics hardware industry an early blow from which it has been unable to recover…
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What do Monetary Policies of advance economies have in store for Emerging Markets?

In a highly integrated global economy, the actions of central banks of developed countries generate significant spillovers for developing economies. Richa Sekhani explores the possible effects that developing countries need to watch out for to safeguard their stability… Following the global downturn post 2008, the advanced economies of the world particularly the US has sought…
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ECONOMY OF TURKMENISTAN: THE EVOLUTION

This essay, written by Ansh Bharadwaj, is a country study of Turkmenistan. He gives a comprehensive narrative on Turkmenistan’s economic trajectory in the wake of the socialist regime that took over after the country became independent of foreign control. The essay also throws light on the reforms introduced in the country and the challenges ahead.…
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“China’s One Belt One Road Initiative”: Analysis from an Indian Perspective

Reproduced from Economic and Political Weekly Issue Vol. 50. Issue No. 49, Dec 5, 2015 with the authors’ permission. The authors Geethanjali Nataraj (geethanjali@orfonline.org) and Richa Sekhani (richa.sekhani@orfonline.org) are with the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. The One Belt One Road initiative is the centrepiece of China’s foreign policy and domestic economic strategy. It aims…
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