Communications & Media

January 26, 2016
China intends to pursue a new development mode that will be “higher in quality, more efficient, fairer and more sustainable”. Agriculture will be fundamental to this, given its significance to both food and environmental security.
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December 31, 2015
Discussion about good governance is dominated by Western thought. Perhaps it’s time for Asian countries to define and defend their own particular governance styles.… Read More

December 11, 2015
Pollution is not a new problem in India. But its recent intensity is a clarion call for policy action. Both India’s leaders and people can no longer afford to look away.… Read More

December 11, 2015
Hydropower could help the region balance tackling climate change with enabling economic development.… Read More

December 11, 2015
Data openness—from space images to government budgets—sounds like a defensible cause. In the information age, citizens expect transparency, and degree of openness is an increasingly common benchmarking metric.… Read More

December 10, 2015
In order to study the roles large multinational companies (MNCs) have played in contributing to rural development and poverty alleviation, the Third World Centre for Water Management carried out a detailed case study on this issue. It focused on the Nestlé’s factory in Moga, Punjab, especially in terms of how it has affected the standard of living and quality of life of the population in and around the factory.… Read More

December 1, 2015
How countries navigate this challenge will determine their future – and this won’t be easy.… Read More

November 28, 2015
There is a line beyond which inequality is too high, and India is close to –if not already beyond– that line.… Read More