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The, often inscrutable, ways of the Japanese

Working at Sony gave me an opportunity to closely observe how the Japanese communicate. This essay is a summary of my observations which could be useful to anyone planning to visit Japan or work for a Japanese company in India, or may be simply interested in Japanese culture.

Urban Governance

India’s urbanisation is progressing at an unprecedented pace, with the number of statutory towns growing significantly in recent years.

Parting shot

The outgoing Biden Administration’s authorisation for Ukraine to carry out long-range missile strikes against Russian targets using US weaponry signals a significant escalation in the on-going conflict.

Shared Interests

Since the US presidential election that shook up the nation with Donald Trump’s sweeping victory across all demographics and races, experts have addressed a range of issues that influenced the election results, including immigration, inflation, foreign policy, misinformation, and cultural issues.

Could New York show the way?

York City is poised to launch the first congestion pricing plan to reduce traffic in a major U.S. metropolitan area on 5 January 2025.

Significant Deal

The Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement with Australia sets an excellent example of how bilateral trade deals in limbo can be concluded by working out a common minimum agenda of cooperation focused on shared geo-strategic and geo-economic interests.

No-go nation

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and a few other British officials have been barred from entering Russia because of their support for Ukraine.

Asansol & Ballygunge

From upmarket Ballygunge to semi-urban, if predominantly industrial Asansol, the outcome of the two by-elections has been a morale booster for the ruling party at a critical juncture, specifically when Central agencies are investigating a welter of cases related to corruption and law and order.