Whenever I switch on my television or flip through a current affairs magazine, news of the devaluation of the rupee is the inevitable main topic, alongside news of the euro crisis. The euro crisis has shaken us and has made us wonder that if a powerful and unified economy […]

Discussion on migration in the Nepali context is more often focused on the economic aspect. Looking at how much the country relies on remittances received from migrant laborers, this may not seem so strange. In his post in the UK Guardian on what motivates migrant workers, Jonathan Glennie remarked that: […]

No economy can grow in isolation and in that respect trade plays a very important role. However, before getting into any trade agreement you need to do a proper cost-benefit analysis. The European Union has had its share of problems from mounting fiscal deficits to chronic depression, and India as […]

Imagine a dimly lit room, a rural interior in Eastern India. This is where the elderly Bijoya gazes out through the railings of her cracked window, waiting eagerly for Bardhan, her only son whom she hasn’t seen since he left home to study abroad 25 years ago. As his posh […]

Just the other day I was having this rather unusual conversation with one of my American friends. I was fascinated at the depth of ‘philosophical’ ideas he had about multiculturalism and making the world a better place to live. But lo and behold, it turns out that this very friend […]