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Age begins to show for Chinese Communists
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/10/2024
» 'No one can stop the wheel of history," said China's President Xi Jinping on the recent 75th anniversary of the day when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) proclaimed the creation of the People's Republic of China. And the wheel is indeed still turning -- but that may not be good news for the fourth-generation heirs of that revolution.
What microfinance can teach world economists
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 13/09/2024
» 'Economics is a meaningless subject," Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, microfinance pioneer, and rogue economist told Time magazine a few months ago.
Fixing Thailand's cannabis regulations
Oped, Kiratipong Naewmalee & Chanisara Dumkum, Published on 08/05/2024
» When cannabis was removed from the Narcotics Code in 2021, widespread, unregulated usage sparked a public outcry, calling for immediate governmental intervention to rectify the situation.
Laying the Chicago School of Economics to rest
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 05/10/2023
» Last month marked two important milestones in the history of economics -- the 50th anniversary of the event that led to the rise of the "Chicago School of Economics" and the 15th anniversary of the one that precipitated its fall.
There's no hiding from Covid reality
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 16/07/2022
» Over the past several months, the government has tried to give the impression that the pandemic is under control and that the war against the coronavirus is almost over. But the reality is the opposite.
Ramp up action against NCDs
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 24/06/2021
» Amid the Covid-19 response, opportunities to prevent, detect, control and treat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) must be fully harnessed.