Category: Editorials
Corona Warriors of a Special Kind
The Government of India - under the Disaster Management Act - has set up 11 Empowered Groups for ensuring a comprehensive and integrated response to t [...]
Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic On Global Textile Industry
The textile and clothing industry is one of the worst affected sectors of the economy due to the deadly coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, one of t [...]
World Halted by Coronavirus. When Will Coronavirus Halt?
The first cases of unusual pneumonia were reported in Wuhan, a port city of 11 million people in the central Hubei province of China on December 31, 2 [...]
“Localization Of Globalization!”
The theory of trickle-down economics, as propagated worldwide by economists of repute everywhere, has not worked the way it was supposed to have worke [...]
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Dangerous For India?
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has free trade agreements with six partners namely People’s Republic of China (ACFTA), Re [...]
Exclusion of India from GSP Could Be a New Beginning For Exporters
The United States has decided to remove India from the list of eligible GSP countries. The reason for this move is that the Trump administration feels [...]
Fresh Thinking is Needed to Guarantee “Living Wage”
Millions of workers across the globe are deprived from the minimum wage required to live a decent life. For them, the Living Wage, a voluntary pay rat [...]
GSP: Altering Preferential Status is ‘Significant’ or ‘Insignificant’?
The US administration’s withdrawal of the generalized system of preferences (GSP) status for India is being discussed by all the stakeholders includ [...]
“Manchester of the East” Gets New Textile Policy
First the ritual statement: The Textiles industry is the second most important economic activity in terms of employment generation after agricult [...]
“Moralization” or “Re-moralization” of Globalization?
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is being held from 22—25 January 2019 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The 2019 event will focus on the th [...]