The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have been touted as the pioneers in the field of poverty alleviation in developing countries, writes Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India currently studying in the U.S. However, he points out that some of their policies have been criticised by international development watchdogs. In Haiti’s case, the criticism arose …
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Joe Madiath: A Visionary Leader Who Transformed Rural India
April 22by Sameer Misra Joe Madiath has transformed rural India in a manner that has never been seen before. …
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Bright Ideas | Commonwealth | The Commonwealth Youth Awards 2022 | Youth Policy
How Supriya Paul is unlocking the potential of Indian youths through Josh Talks
March 21Supriya Paul from India is one of the 20 finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards. This y …
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Read moreFive years after a rape case that shook society in India and made headlines around the world, Shiboni D’Souza, 23, a Correspondent from Bangalore in India, looks at the changes in law and public perception that have evolved since the horrendous attack on a woman now known as “Nirbhaya”. It has been almost five years …
Classic patterns of economic development lead to impact beyond their a country’s own borders. Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India currently studying in the U.S., looks at how growth and change in one economy can influence neighbouring economies and labour markets. According to Walt Whitman Rostow, an American economist and political theorist who served …
The world counts on humanitarian intervention when human rights are violated. Here, Abhay Shah, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Siliguri in India, looks at how the imperative for humanitarian intervention flows from the principle of “responsibility to protect”, and what that means for policy and assessing need for action. Humanitarian intervention is the state of use …
A ten day programme of meditation taught Mridul Upadhyay, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi in India, about one of India’s ancient disciplines and how it still applies to modern life. ‘How strange it is that we want control over others, while we are a slave of our own feelings completely.’ When one is …
The desire to give aid comes from good intentions, writes Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India currently studying in the U.S. At the same time, policies around international aid can lead to dependence, or undermine efforts to build a healthy local economy. A very popular documentary titled “Poverty, Inc.” explicitly puts forward the …
India took a major step in tax reform with introduction of the long-planned GST. Shiboni D’Souza, 23, a Correspondent from Bangalore in India, writes that the reform was based on cooperation and predicts it will bring overall benefit. India implemented the Goods and Services Tax on July 1, seventeen years after the reform was first proposed. Historically, …
Shiboni D’Souza, 23, a Correspondent from Bangalore in India, writes that refugees, throughout history, have brought a great deal to her homeland. How citizens respond to the latest influx of refugees, however, will be the true test of her country’s national character. The global refugee crisis has been a hot topic for debate on all sides …
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Young people living with disabilities must demand systemic change to ensure that balloting stations are accessible for all, both now and in the future, writes Vibhu Sharma, 24, a Correspondent from Delhi in India. Elections, in any democracy, continues to be a source of heated debates. While political candidates make tall (sometime egregious) promises to …
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The world is in danger as the number of states with nuclear weapons has increased and the long lasting arms race between nuclear weapon states continues, writes Abhay Shah, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Siliguri in India, who draws attention to the UN Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapon (NPT) as the legal …
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