It is often said that when China sneezes, the world catches a cold. The World Bank recently raised its global GDP growth estimate for 2014 to 3.2 percent from its earlier estimate of 3 percent back in June 2013
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Narmada Bachao Andolan redefined activism and cradled a whole generation of gallant dissenters. But where does it stand today?I walked down the weather-beaten road of Jhanda Chowk in the direction that, I was t
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Pope Francis's fresh, informal style has been met with popular acclaim during his first year in office. But his planned reforms will be hard for many in the Catholic Church to acceptIn a remarkably short space
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When we travel to a new town or place we pick up customs and traditions which may actually be very alien to us. We like to try out new food, sample their drinks and take lots of pictures. Sometimes we may even
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The Zapatistas are still running their own schools and hospitals, raising new generations, and carrying on a dialogue with the outside world that has enriched both sidesThere are two tests of social change move
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The third edition of the Shriver Report, a media initiative spearheaded by Maria Shriver to call public attention to women’s evolving role in the home, workplace, and society, was released this month.With
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It took years of political evolution for King to understand nonviolence not merely as a moral force, but as an effective strategy for leveraging political changeFew are aware that Martin Luther King, Jr. once a
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Given the ongoing and important discussions this past month on how best to commemorate the legacy of Nelson Mandela, it seems necessary to separate fact from fiction in the recently-released Mandela: Long Walk
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It took years of political evolution for King to understand nonviolence not merely as a moral force, but as an effective strategy for leveraging political changeFew are aware that Martin Luther King, Jr. once a
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The social challenges facing the planet have been seriously underestimated: 1.2 billion people still live on less than $1.25 a day and around 5.1 billion — three-quarters of the world’s population &
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There are conflicts old and new crying for solution and reconciliation, not violence, with reasonable, realistic ways out.Take the South Sudan conflict between the Nuer and the Dinka. We know the story of the b
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It is indeed shameful that even after 66 years of independence, a large majority of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) people live in pathetic conditions, at the mercy o
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Myanmar is flinging open the gates to foreign investment, seen as key to the southeast Asian country’s future after decades of stagnation under military rule. From Coca-Cola and Unilever to Samsung and Fu
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Blurred vision, scratching and burning sensation and irritation in the eye - these are not minor irritants in your daily routine but might be the pointers to a condition called the dry-eye syndrome which plague
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The stock markets have been volatile over the last few months due to a slew of factors. Investment has softened and data is pointing to a fall in manufacturing and service-sector output.At the same time, the cu
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Abandoned in a gurudwara at eight years of age by his parents, Gaurav, who suffers from mild mental retardation, had little hope in life. But 12 years down the line he is a registered hospitality professional w
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Of all the prophets mentioned in the Old Testament, the most fascinating and intriguing is perhaps Elijah. All the other prophets of Israel were probably buried somewhere in the soils of the Middle East after t
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The stock markets have been volatile over the last few months due to a slew of factors. Investment has softened and data is pointing to a fall in manufacturing and service-sector output.At the same time, the cu
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As Myanmar nurses a fragile democracy after long years of military rule, a new danger has reared its head. Climate change, say experts, has the potential to spur migration and exacerbate conflict in the country
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Years back, at a beauty pageant, the subject of my adulation was not the beauties. Don’t get me wrong, but for me, every contestant was equally beautiful. When the results were declared, I couldn’t
