India and the Global South: Issues, Engagement and Challenges

-By Dr. Rakesh Arya Abstract: The concept of the Global South encompasses regions in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, representing developing nations with shared historical contexts of colonization and economic marginalization. India’s role within the Global South is pivotal, leveraging its growing economic power, democratic framework, and strategic geopolitical positioning to advocate for equitable…

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China’s Demographic Realities and Economic Slowdown: Opportunities and Challenges for India

-Dr Reeta Kumari (Researcher) Abstract China, once greeted as the engine of global economic growth, is now dealing with profound demographic shifts and a slowing economy. The nation’s declining fertility rates, shrinking workforce, and rapidly aging population pose significant long-term challenges to its economic vitality. Concurrently, structural inefficiencies, real estate crises, and dwindling export growth…

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Many persons do not know, and may also wish to know how tax havens work. The prima facie method involves corporate profit shifting from the country of corporate operations to the tax haven

-By Prof. Bhagwati Prakash Sharma The massive trove of secret financial dealings and unimaginable quantum of illicit wealth, stashed in 19 tax havens, surfaced in the recent and fourth consecutive global financial leak in a short span of five years, is a mind boggling expose. This leak of the “Paradise Papers”, reported in the news…

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Lokasamgraha: A Model for Ethical and Social Governance in the Contemporary World

-Anushka Verma Abstract: This paper investigates the relevance of Lokasaṁgraha as guiding principle for ethical and social leadership and their implementation in the governance in modern society.  Lokasaṁgraha emerging from Bhagavad Gītā’s teachings, highlights collective welfare, dharma and nishkama karma. In the paper I aim to analyse the applicability of Lokasaṁgraha, by addressing the pressing…

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India’s Foreign Trade Since 1991: Trends and Directions

-By Nishant Chaturvedi India’s Foreign Trade Since 1991: Trends and Directions Abstract- India’s foreign trade has changed significantly in the last 32 years. According to the HS6 digit level, 3,837 products were exported to 173 countries and 3,391 products were imported from 123 countries. The top exported commodities in 1991 were gems and jewelry, non-agglomerated…

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An analysis of RBI & CSO data on household savings: What is the correct methodology for such data?

If we re-estimate the Indian households’ savings based on the data provided by the RBI and methodologies suggested by the SEBI, we get altogether different figures for household savings. Here we compare two scenarios, one RBl’s estimates of household savings and two, household savings after taking into consideration financial savings using SEBl’s methodology. Traditionally, households…

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India and Central Asian Republics: A Review of Economic and Strategic Partnership

India and Central Asian Republics: A Review of Economic and Strategic Partnership Rahimullah, Dr. Pradeep S. Chauhan, Dr. Sushil Sharma Research Scholar, University School of Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Professor, University School of Management, Kurukshetra University,…

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILL ATTITUDE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF HARYANA STATE

Vaibhav Verma (Research Scholar Department of Economics, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra) Dr. Pradeep S. Chauhan (Professor Centre for Economic Studies & Planning (CESP)) School of Social Science (SSS-II) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India   Abstract   Dr. Paramjit Singh (Professor Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi New Delhi, India) Over the years, there…

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