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Poor job growth makes mockery of economic 'recovery'

The fledgling economic recovery is worth little if it doesn't generate the critical mass of jobs in the manufacturing sector. In face, even the famed BPO sector is losing jobs to Philippines and other emerging centres.

Why Jackie Chan, and many of us, yearn for 'strongmen'

Jackie Chan has repeatedly spoke up for curtailing individual freedoms for the cause of development, a sentiment that finds resonance in India too. But as China's own experience shows, an authoritarian political system cannot deliver over the long term.

Can the US be right about India outpacing China by 2030?

US intelligence analysts say that India's turn will come after 2015 even as China's fortunes start to slip. And that by 2030, Asia driven by India as much as China "will be well on its way to returning to being the world's powerhouse, just as it was before 1500."

Hello Indian telcos: Heard the US warning on Huawei, ZTE?

Indian security agencies and telecom companies would do well to heed the warning of a US Congressional committee on the security risks posed by Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE.

As India breaks out of policy paralysis, China sinks deeper

For the first time in a long time, India is drawing the attention of foreign businesses and investors in a way that was reserved for China.

In India's power crisis, China sees a business opportunity

Chinese business are looking to pragmatically exploit India's power crisis for business opportunities. But even the official media has been sympathetic to India's developmental challenges.<br /><br />

China as India's ally: Why Ratan Tata is wrong

Tata's characterisation of China's economic rise as benign, and his claim that China has been non-adversarial, ignore the complexity of the relationship.

Moody's clarification: Didn't issue new statement on India

Reports earlier said that post S&P's downgrades, Moody's affirmed India rating at BAA3 and said outlook was stable.<br /><br />

Why India's 'comrades' have lost their faith in China

The Communists are waking up to the reality that the "socialist god" they worshipped is a fake. Now, they can unleash labour productivity and economic growth.

India, China in no position to preach to a 'declining West'

Just 100 oligarchs in India hold assets equivalent to a quarter of the country's GDP. China too faces enormous risks. Although the West faces challenges, its decline is not a linear, irreversible process.