Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Inter Press Service
COVID-19 has exposed major long-term economic vulnerabilities. This malaise – including declining productivity growth – can be traced t
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Tumong Department of Economics, Immanuel College, Dimapur Many times the consumer becomes an easy prey for the shopkeepers. And mostly it is due to the lack of information with regard to the prices, product
People coming home ask me why I still keep most of my junk, and I tell them of the same conversation I had with my car. “Where’s the car?” they ask, and I tell them about the talk I had with my car: “Ga
It was blistering hot as I lay on the deckchair, in a beach somewhere in the country, and like all Indians, was happy to have the large umbrella protecting me from the harsh sun blazing overhead. But, not the m
Robert ClementsQuite often I hear somebody telling me, “No problem!” In fact the phrase became so common, that now I hear another, “No worries!”No worries? No problems? How we would love to live a life
“Bob, please look for a suitable boy for my daughter!” said the voice of an old friend of mine on the phone.“So your daughter has finally decided to get married?” I asked surprised.“No, but I want her
Baher Kamal Inter Press Service The picture is gloomy: not only do women represent 70% of the 1.3 billion people living in conditions of poverty, but also up to 40% of the poorest households in urban areas
It was a huge cheque I saw in the newspaper!Specially made for the occasion, designed for the publicity it would fetch. I looked closer at the newspaper picture, and saw that is was being given to some cancer-
“Stop appeasing the minorities!” shout the majority in the country. Hearing these shouts, I decided to fairly and unbiasedly look into their angry cry. I did and realized how better to think of the country
Lucia Cortina Inter Press Service Access to clean energy improves women’s lives in a myriad of ways. It supports access to education and quality healthcare, opens new economic opportunities, and reduc
Lina Taing and Grace Oluwasanya Inter Press Service UN Women estimates 150 million women and girls are emerging from poverty by 2030, thanks largely to comprehensive education, labor, and social protection-
N Arhe She saunters down the dusty walkway. Donning a woven fabric—set into a garment: Adorning the forgotten pathway, Her shoes reveal years of weathering her torment. Her home is abl
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Dr Sedevi Angami As the Prohibition debate reaches a crucial consultation stage, it might be useful to ask some questions regarding our experience of the subject. 1. Will removing the NLTP solve the
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Pakinrichapbo, Advocate Samziuram Village, Peren Among the current issues taking Nagaland Government and the people into serious consultations, debate and discussion at all platforms is the Nagaland L
Yesterday I was asked to speak at the Nirmala Niketan College in Mumbai about, “Giving a Voice to the Voiceless’. It seemed as I began to speak, I heard a whisper, “What If, you Bob should not be the spea
This happened a couple of weeks ago; a car coming down the opposite lane at breakneck speed climbed up the divider and before my astonished eyes turned a couple of times before coming to a standstill upside dow-
ZK Pahrü Pou Mission Colony, Pfutsero Initially, Covid-19 is known as the sickness of the rich as they travel to different places and get infected. Gradually, the poor became the most affected group of
“Amazing!” I exclaimed at what I was reading on a website, “Two-thirds of the world's 946 billionaires made their fortunes from scratch, relying on grit and determination, and not good genes.” I read on
Each successive government rewrites history, the way an author revises his books. “Look at this,” says a minister in my imagination, thumbing through a book of history, “it says the English built the rail-
N Arhe In the days leading up to the excitement of Christmas giving week, at a busy market in Dimapur, a middle-aged man, with little consideration for anyone else in line, pulled out a costly wallet a
