by Global Indian | Nov 8, 2021
(The article first appeared in The Times of India on November 6, 2021) As a young journalist I learned not to take Five Year Plans seriously. Fancy plan targets were routinely missed but shrugged off since they carried no penalties. Are climate targets being discussed...
by Global Indian | Nov 10, 2021
(Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician. This excerpt from his book Pride, Prejudice and Punditry: The Essential Shashi Tharoor was first published in Scroll on November 8, 2021) As a Keralite who was a “Marunaadan Malayali” for most of his life, I can say that...
by Global Indian | Nov 11, 2021
(Pranjul Bhandari is Managing Director and Chief India Economist at HSBC. The column first appeared in The Indian Express on November 11, 2021) At the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made some bold commitments. India...
by Global Indian | Nov 11, 2021
by Global Indian | Nov 15, 2021
(George Monibot is a British writer known for his environmental activism. The column first appeared in The Guardian on November 15, 2021) It was a dramatic 11th-hour decision, portrayed as a devastating blow to the success of Cop26. After pressure exerted by...
