Infrastructure
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80 achievement of the Modi government on the 80th Independence Day 2026
Calvin D’Souza, in his first post, lists what he calls 80 undeniable achievements of the Modi government for Independence Day 2026, from the national grid, trade deals and ports to…
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A Brown Pundit Visits China
After five days in Shanghai and Beijing, the author reports on China’s imposing infrastructure and unobtrusive but ever-present state, the absence of religiosity and billboards, and high female workforce participation,…
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Dammed it you dont: The hydraulic origins of the divergence between the Raj, India and Pakistan
The author argues that attitudes to water explain the divergence of the Raj, India and Pakistan: the Gangetic plain needed no dams, peninsular India did, and India’s later dam building…
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Bangla ferry goes down (again)
After the Mawa ferry sinking killed about 100 to 150 people, the poster argues Bangladesh should invest in water traffic control with sensor networks, as used on Indian railways, and…
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Bangladesh ferry sinks: 200 feared dead
A news report on a Bangladeshi ferry capsizing near Dhaka with about 200 aboard. The poster laments recurring overcrowding of boats and says South Asians are slow to learn from…
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Kachins against ka-ching
A report on the Kachins’ resistance to Chinese-backed Irrawaddy dams, which Burma suspended, with the poster noting fears that the projects could restart once President Thein Sein steps down.
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East Africa’s growth potential from a Private Equity Perspective
A brief comment citing a McKinsey report on East Africa’s growth, saying capital demand will be strongest among medium-cap funds in Anglophone Eastern Africa.
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