The people who live on the Niyamgiri mountain have tried to say no to mining. But the government is not listening.
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Local people in India are supposed to be protected by progressive laws. But the reality is a far cry from that.
Students turn out for the ‘One Billion Rising’ movement, to end violence against women worldwide.
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India’s economy keeps growing, but women’s rights are going backwards: why?
Cyrus Mistry, in happier times.
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Inside the coup at the top of India’s biggest company.
Cubans were jubilant when president Barack Obama visited the island in March, but economic reforms have not progressed in line with the people’s hopes of change.
Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
In spite of rapprochement with the US, Cuban president Raúl Castro has put his reform agenda on hold. Why the delay?
Under military rule, social order is attained at the expense of economic growth while elected governments usually lead to political turmoil.
Edgar Su/Reuters
To end Thailand’s cycle of military and failed civilian governments, its politicians have to go beyond their structurally determined paths and challenge the status quo.
Brazil’s President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma.
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Despite financial crises and political differences among these five emerging economies, the BRICS coalition is here to stay. And it may just change the world.
Jeffrey Sachs: ‘we need to press governments to follow through on what they’ve promised’.
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Jeffrey Sachs wants to press governments to follow through on their promises.
Local diet is often influenced by other countries.
Feisal Omar/Reuters
Is food sovereignty possible in the global world we live in today? Yes, if governments can develop appropriate policies.
A man stands by seedlings at the Sierra Leone plantation of Lichtenstein-based firm, Socfin.
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It’s been ten years since “land grabbing” hit the headlines. What has changed?