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The future of development finance is not primarily about money
Multilateral development banks have not kept pace with changes to the global financial environment. For middle-income countries like India, accessing knowledge and technology is now a bigger challenge than raising capital, which suggests that these institutions must rethink their operating model.
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War tests BRICS — and reveals its limits
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Asia’s economic diplomacy for tumultuous times
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India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
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India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis
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Carbon & Climate
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