After living for three years in Kolkata during the mid-1980s, when I returned to Kathmandu and started re-familiarising myself with the Nepali capital I would often be struck by commonalities
The common string that binds all ´South Asian economies is the ever-menacing problem of fiscal deficit. The region´s finance ministers always have a difficult time presenting deficit budgets, for
First Nepal, then India and now likely Bangladesh—hung parliaments have become a South Asian phenomenon. Stable party governments are becoming rare as parties with different ideologies and values compromise
The timing of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) session on the eve of an election may have ushered a new era as far is acknowledging the role of business
Two months ago, the Hawala took politicians by surprise in India and raised certain fundamental questions regarding the incestuous association between national-level politicians and the businessmen who have been holding
The recent meeting of the Commerce Ministers of the SAARC countries and the SAARC Trade Fair culminated in announcements and commitments. SAARC Trade Centres are going to be established and
