The Blame Game
written by: Ambika Vishwanath
Mar 08, 2010

Our cities are in crisis, from the developing to the developed world, and are collectively beset with the same problems. In the following article, Ambika looks at some of these cities, arguing that it is time we changed the way we look at the water we consume.

Hungary Signs South Stream Project Agreement
written by: Vladimir Socor
Feb 26, 2010

On January 31 in Budapest, Russian and Hungarian officials signed the project agreement for the construction of Gazprom's South Stream pipeline on Hungarian territory. Hungary's privately-owned MOL Company, a member of the Nabucco consortium, is not a party to the South Stream agreement. Hungary ...more

Bangladesh - Water, Migration & Security Concerns
written by: Sowmya Suryanarayanan
Feb 24, 2010

Bangladesh shares around 4095km of its border with India. Over the years cross border migration from Bangladesh to India has taken place owing to a combination of economic and political factors. Currently, an estimated 20 million Bangladeshis illegally stay in India. In ...more

Tentacles of the Nuclear Deal: Civil Nuclear liability and India
written by: Yogesh Joshi
Feb 17, 2010

The Indo-U.S. nuclear deal has opened up the otherwise closed doors of sensitive nuclear trade for the country. India is expected to increase its share of nuclear energy from a mere 4000 Megawatt (MW) today to more than 30,000 MW by 2030. This will mean more than $ 300 billion worth of capital investment ...more

Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh look at nuclear option
written by: Priyanka Bhardwaj
Nov 05, 2009

NEW DELHI: Some call it the bandwagon effect, the impact of India’s growing nuclear energy program, is being felt in neighboring countries, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Post the signing of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal last year and other international approvals, India has announced ...more

Real Men Tax Gas
written by: George Friedman
Sep 21, 2009

Do we owe the French and other Europeans a second look when it comes to their willingness to exercise power in today's world? Was it really fair for some to call the French and other Europeans "cheese-eating surrender monkeys?" Is it time to restore the French in "French fries" at the Congressional ...more