Trade And Investment In South Asia – Analysis
SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) is the largest populated region where the middle class is fast growing. It has an impressive array of natural resources. With attractive growth market and strategic location it has largest skilled manpower and professional managers available at competitive costs. The ‘macro’ natures of the region signify optimism for trade and investment. Although, it has high potential to...
Prisons In India: Better Custodial Care Needed For The Marginalized
Author: Saumitra Mohan Prison administration is an alienable part of our justice delivery system which, many feel, calls for urgent relook and attention. The prison administration in India has existed almost unchanged since its inception though a nomenclatural change has been effected in the meanwhile. Our prisons are no longer called ‘jails’ and have been christened as correctional homes today in keeping with the changed ethos. Even...
In Unprecedented Bonhomie With US, India Must Not Lose Sight Of Russia
Author: Vikram Sood* The expression that relations in the past were marked by “hesitations of history” was particularly evocative and summed up India-US relations in the past and points to a new future. Yesterday’s “natural allies” are now referred to as “indispensable partners”, making it obvious that if India has to realise many of its dreams for its people, the US will have to play a major role in this. But surely not the only...
As the Water Recedes: Sri Lanka Rebuilds
Tropical cyclone Roanu hit Sri Lanka on 15 May 2016 causing severe flooding and numerous landslides across the country. As Sri Lanka picks up the pieces and rebuilds, it is critical to evaluate the efficacy of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations to better prepare the country in disaster management. A depression in the Bay of Bengal caused tropical cyclone Roanu which triggered floods and landslides across...
