-The Hindu Business Line It should resolve its structural issues and become globally competitive before getting into such arrangements The RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic PARTnership), which has been under discussion since 2012 and has the potential to alter trade expressively from its pattern to global politics, is reaching a crucial stage. Shakespeare’s analogy — paraphrased — “to do, or not do”, could not have been more apt for India in the given...
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RCEP: A rural disaster -Vijoo Krishnan
-The Hindu Business Line It will deepen the ASEAN FTA impact Fast-paced moves are on to conclude the talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic PARTnership (RCEP) and seal an agreement. There have been noises of protest from the Congress pARTy which was the chief architect of the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and numerous other FTAs in the pipeline. Protests even from within the Sangh Parivar have not deterred the Modi government...
More »MP govt plans to add eggs in anganwadi meals, Oppn hits out -Milind Ghatwai
-The Indian Express Women and Child Development Minister ImARTi Devi on Wednesday said the government was planning to introduce eggs in anganwadi meals to fight malnutrition. Bhopal: The Congress government on Wednesday indicated that it would include eggs in meals served to children at anganwadis, drawing a sharp reaction from the Opposition BJP. Women and Child Development Minister ImARTi Devi on Wednesday said the government was planning to introduce eggs in anganwadi...
More »India needs a more informed debate, better policy design to address population growth -C Rangarajan & JK Satia
-The Indian Express The UN Population Division estimates that the medium fertility variant, the most likely scenario, will result in a peak population of 165 crore in the year 2061 and a decline thereafter. The mention of a population explosion by the prime minister in his Independence Day speech has rekindled debate on population growth and family planning. The responses have varied. Some have called for a law to limit family...
More »Explained: What National Health Profile says about targeted, actual health spend -Abantika Ghosh
-The Indian Express The National Health Profile (NHP) is an annual stocktaking exercise on the health of the health sector. At a time when Universal Health Coverage has become the new buzzword of healthcare in India since Ayushman Bharat, the National Health Profile 2019 throws up sobering figures. Between 2009-10 and 2018-19, India’s public health spend as a percentage of GDP went up by just 0.16 percentage points from 1.12% to...
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