Author: Kiri Blakeley

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran highlighted that East Asian economies like China, South Korea, and Vietnam succeeded by offering conditional government support to domestic industries. This support was contingent on demonstrable performance, productivity, and international competitiveness, with aid withdrawn if these metrics weren’t met. Nageswaran emphasized this ‘protection for performance’ as a key lesson for India’s industrial policy today.Read More

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At his first Angelus after returning from his trip to Spain, the Pope thanked the Spanish people for their “great enthusiasm and devotion”. His thoughts were with the victims of the earthquake in South-East Asia: “I pray for the deceased”. He recalled some newly beatified martyrs: “Courageous witnesses”. On the Gospel of the day: “Bringing charity where there is misery”.Read More

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