Cricket has become big business in India’s emerging consumer society

The devotion of Indian cricket fans to their icons is probably unparalleled; not all forms of hero worship are healthy however

The policy aspiration of Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank

Two recent publications - including one from the World Bank - explain why digitalisation, in itself, does not bring about human development

Tunisia’s young democracy deserves support in its struggle against extremism and poverty

Many Bangladeshi migrants are exploited abroad

Unless commodity exporting countries diversify their economies, crises loom

Saudi Arabia has supported Egypt’s economy for decades but those days now seem to be over

Taking stock of regional integration

Ethnocentric illusions in Europe and North America