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Moment of Truth: Russia Faces Demography Crisis
Russia has demographic crisis. Notwithstanding official efforts to boost birth rates, reverse brain drain, use immigration policy over the past few years, Russia's population...
Electoral trends and Latin American societies in the 2019-2021 period
In 2019 as many as eight general elections were held in Latin America: El Salvador (February 3), Cuba (constitutional referendum on February 24), Panama...
Revival of Gandhi during COVID-19
Authors: Omir Kumar and Wriju Banerjee*
This article attempts to trace Gandhian ideals and principles in the measures adopted by India to combat the COVID-19...
To Realize Universal Health Coverage, Surgical NGOs Must Play a Crucial Role
Authors: John L. Dutton, Desmond T. Jumbam and Libby Bunker
The COVID-19 pandemic has eroded and exposed fragile health systems globally.
Health care workers have been...
Indian Farmers, Citizenship and Modi
Subject as it is to the vagaries of weather, farming is an uncertain business, and many countries therefore subsidize farmers in one way or...
Development is Meaningless without the Public Safety: A Bangladesh Perspective
Although the government and the leaders of the ruling political parties are talking about the economic development of the country i.e. GDP growth, infrastructural...
COVID-19 Pandemic Dealt Women A Painful Blow
On January 28, Women Deliver and Focus 2030 released the first-of-its-kind multi-country public opinion survey,carried out in 17 countries spanning six continents, which captures...
MENA Unbound: Ten Years after the Arab Spring, Avoiding Another Lost Decade
Ten years ago, to the day, the Tunisian people revolted against their president. They denounced his regime, his policies, and his corrupt practices and...
Meritocracy in the Age of Mediocrity
Authors: Ash Narain Roy and Sophia Thomas*
Meritocracy, political theorist Hannah Arendt famously says, “contradicts the principle of equality. Without equality, it is no less...
For a Resilient Recovery and Long-term Prosperity, Russia Must Invest in All its People
Alexei is a young man living in a suburb of Moscow, where he was born and raised. His estimated life expectancy is between 74-79...