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Obama: No More Special Treatment for Mr. Modi and India

By , February 28, 2015 in Richter Scale

The U.S. finally announces the installation of an Air Quality Monitor in Delhi – as it did in Beijing in 2008.

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Modi’s India: A Reality Check

By , January 28, 2015 in Global Pairings, Richter Scale

A double take on economic planning and dynamism in India.

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On Top of India: The Neemrana Fort-Palace

By , January 25, 2015 in Richter Scale, Global Diary

A visit to one of the world’s most magical hotels.

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Uber’s Constant Overreach

By , December 10, 2014 in EconoMatters, Richter Scale

India is not alone in battling the U.S. app phenom.

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Visiting India? Battling a Kafkaesque Bureaucracy

By , November 24, 2014 in EconoMatters, Richter Scale

Reflections on the amazing difficulties of obtaining a visa to India.

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Rousseff’s Global Challenge: Do Better Than India

By , October 28, 2014 in Global Pairings, Richter Scale

With Modi, India got a new life politically. What about Brazil?

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Modi and Obama: A Study in Parallels

By , September 29, 2014 in Global Pairings, Richter Scale

Obama’s case in the U.S. suggests caution is warranted regarding the current hype about India’s one-man show.

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Anti-Corruption Fight in China: How India Undermines Progress

By , August 5, 2014 in EconoMatters, Richter Scale

India has a free press and elections — but even more corruption than China.

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Rajan Vs. Summers: Two Economists, Two Central Banks

By , August 15, 2013 in Richter Scale, Global Bite

How does Larry Summers, would-be Fed Chair, measure up to India’s new central banker, Raghu Rajan?

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Asia’s Lacking Pride

By , March 25, 2013 in Richter Scale

Why would emerging countries copy the unhealthy eating habits of the West, when their own tradition is so much healthier?

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