In recent months and years, India has been basking in the global spotlight. From the G20 presidency two years ago, to India’s overseas State visits to western countries where large trade and investment deals were signed, to India co-chairing the AI Summit in France recently, and intentions to host the next one in India, we… Continue reading India Needs to Pay Attention to its Neighbourhood
Even as a new administration takes over in the US under the presidency of Trump and as most advanced economies look forward with plans to boost growth in 2025, the year has actually begun on a sombre note for many of them. That’s because their high fiscal deficits and high levels of debt are causing… Continue reading Soaring Borrowing Costs for Economies Everywhere
It's the last day of 2024 and I thought I must share with all readers of my blog, the new brand identity I have created for Peripatetic Perch, even though I am not a designer or art director. As my blog goes into its seventh year in 2025, my new blog logo features a new… Continue reading New Year, New Blog Logo!
The new Indian government took office six months ago, after a marathon parliament election in which the BJP-led NDA didn’t win a majority and had to form a coalition government. Since then, all of parliament proceedings have been stormed by the Adani controversy on which the opposition parties have been demanding a discussion. The Adani… Continue reading Little Work, Plenty of Hullabaloo
Four of India’s states have just concluded their assembly elections in two instalments when they should have been held together in one shot. Besides the schedule reeking of unprofessional PR agency idiot bosses’ meddling and colluding with the central government, the media reporting too suffers from the same interference. Coming soon after the general elections… Continue reading Caste, Revdis and Sloganeering Once Again
When I last wrote about the Israel-Hamas War, it was about ordinary Gazans being hounded out of Gaza. That was five months ago. In a mere 5 months, how much the war in the Middle-East has escalated and spread into a wider regional conflict is unbelievable! It is now a year since the Israel-Hamas conflict… Continue reading Free-for-all Wars with No End in Sight
Having concluded the marathon general elections in India just a few months ago which threw up a split verdict, one expected that the nation would quickly get down to business. To matters such as unemployment and inflation that need immediate attention as well as policies that will help revive private investment. Instead, we find ourselves… Continue reading The Circus-like National Discourse in India
2024 happens to be an epic year of elections around the world. It is said that more than half the world will be electing their governments this year. If there is one thing they have brought into sharp focus once again, it is how divided we are as a people. This is not a new… Continue reading Extreme Divisions Fracturing Our World
While many countries such as India and others in the West as well as Iran have been busy with elections, about some of which I have been writing recently on my blog, one little event in Asia went rather unnoticed. Actually, make that two. The World Economic Forum which hosts its annual regional summit in… Continue reading SCO’s Relevance for India and the World
The recently concluded G7 Summit in Italy – all the various stages of it – seems to be an acceptance of the group’s waning influence and relevance in today’s world. From reading and hearing news reports of the summit, I got the sense that with weakening economies, and plenty of political problems in each of… Continue reading G7’s Waning Influence and Relevance
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