Opinion Pieces

July 31, 2015
The Nepalese government showed leadership in the aftermath of the quake, but faces serious long-term challenges.… Read More

July 20, 2015
Hong Kong’s per capita GDP is US$40,169, higher than Japan’s, Italy’s or Spain’s. However, even for such a developed region, its water management practices are light years behind a place like Costa Rica, whose per capita GDP is about one-quarter that of Hong Kong.… Read More

July 17, 2015 
European policymakers like to lecture the rest of the world on air pollution. Asia, and China in particular, is a favorite target for criticism. However, Europe might consider doing less talking and more listening.… Read More

July 13, 2015
In the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s independence, a major issue that has received inadequate attention is how Singapore improved its water management from a below average Asian developing city in 1965, to one of the best in the world within about two decades.… Read More

July 9, 2015 
A major global concern is that the world will run out of water to meet the needs of its burgeoning population. However, the most pressing global water problems of the future will be water quality and not quantity.… Read More

July 8, 2015
India has registered a seven-year decline in patents granted and a concurrent rise in applications. This gap signifies the deterioration in the quality and legitimacy of India’s innovations in independent estimates. … Read More

July 7, 2015 
Properly coordinated policies are required to provide adequate resources to the expected 2.3 billion new inhabitants on this planet by 2050.… Read More

July 2, 2015
With a large population, stable economic growth, and moderately liberalised economic and political systems, India should be a regional leader in human capital.… Read More

July 22, 2015
With India’s population projected to be the world’s largest in the coming decade, the country’s long-term development is increasingly relevant in the global economy.… Read More

June 22, 2015
The second Human Capital Report of the World Economic Forum argues “talent, not capital, will be a key factor linking innovation, competitiveness and growth in the 21st century.” By this measure, India’s prospects are not encouraging.… Read More