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Multilateral development banks

Too many loopholes

The AIIB needs clear time-bound rules on information disclosure to mitigate environmental and social risk

Population growth

Putting Africa first

A ‘demographic dividend’ is a first step towards eradicating poverty in Africa

Global affairs

Painting the big picture

Samir Puri assesses how past empires shape today’s world views in different world regions in a new book

International cooperation

New partners, global goals

New players have entered the arena of international cooperation and new patterns of partnerships have emerged

Infrastructure

Build back better

IEA wants stimulus money to drive climate protection

Tuberculosis

Never disrupt treatment

To make the world TB free, funding must increase dramatically

Blog

Women in headscarves protecting India's democracy

The background of current protests against Hindu supremacism

Air pollution

Blue-sky policy

Our Indian contributor is impressed by Beijing’s efforts to curb air pollution

Infrastructure

Railway to nowhere

Why Kenya’s ambitious cross-country railway is controversial

Development finance

Massive Chinese lending

Kenyans worry about Chinese loans needed for prestigious railway project

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