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 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...
by Global Indian | Nov 16, 2021
(The article first appeared in BBC on November 15, 2021) India is the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) after China and the US. With its rapidly growing population and an economy heavily dependent on coal and oil, its emissions are on a steep upward...
by Global Indian | Nov 22, 2021
(The column was first published in The Telegraph on November 22, 2021) A climate conference has come and gone without the environmental impact of digitalization receiving any meaningful attention. Given how purposefully both the world and India continue to march...