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Crime and empire

An insider story of the economic hit men of imperialism. (Published in the issue dated April 22, 2005.)

C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR

Economic Perspectives

Global commodity price spike, or commodity ‘supercycle’, is a ‘boom’ without promise

It is speculated that the world economy is set to experience another commodity price spike, or commodity “supercycle”, a tendency in which most commod

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Economic Perspectives

Sharp economic divergence in global impact of pandemic

The annual Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank note the sharp divergence in the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic globally and also p

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Economic Perspectives

Biden’s global corporate tax plans send mixed signals

The Joe Biden administration may have ambitions of restoring U.S. economic competitiveness and dominance, but its position on digital services taxes s

C.P. Chandrasekhar

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Economic Perspectives

Biden’s $1.9 trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’ all set to boost U.S. economy

The Joe Biden administration’s decision to hugely ramp up government spending through the American Rescue Plan Act signals a return to proactive gover

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Economic Perspectives

Pakistan caught in debt trap

Pakistan’s debt crisis, further aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is the result of not only its fiscal profligacy but also the supply side debt pus

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Australia to make big tech pay for the news they link and direct users to

Australia’s proposal to make big tech firms such as Google and Facebook pay for the news they link to is being closely watched by many countries as a

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The ransacked premises of Wistron’s Narasapura unit on December 12.

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