In the context of international development, the year 2015 marked the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the relatively broader 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the much more ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Sustainable Development Goals are a set of 17 goals adopted by...
The conflict between Israel and Palestine is one that spans many decades of modern history, and is perhaps one of the longest ongoing conflicts of our time. Since the onset of hostilities during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the two nations have remained in a state of limbo, which while completely halting economic ....
The pandemic has wholly altered the predictions for the future of the Indian economy, from being touted as the fastest-growing economy predicted to grow in double digits to the present-day situation where each day we see revision in growth forecasts. Even before the pandemic, the government's fiscal policies were under the scanner as the primary reason for the pre-pandemic slowdown. Since India's...
Beginning from the 16th of January 2021, the immunization program in India unfolded in several phases. One crore healthcare workers, two crore frontline and municipal workers, and the elderly people were some of the first groups to get the vaccine. The number of people eligible for the first phase of vaccination itself ...
Anger over a tax reform proposal has spread to include economic frustration, rising inequality, the scarceness of Covid-19 vaccines, and police violence. Colombia has been roiled by nationwide anti-government protests for more than two weeks, with the city of Cali emerging as the epicenter ....
Out of all the things governments like to keep a tight control on, money is one of the most important. Yet is this love for regulating our monetary exchanges getting in the way of true progress. As blockchain technology dawns upon the modern world, our central government passes mixed signals to ...
