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Claude Smadja

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Does China have much to celebrate these days?
Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

'The leadership is confronted with an economy growing at its slowest pace in 20 years,'...

Trouble brewing for Xi?
Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

The Chinese leader is today facing some open, or less subtle, criticism from within the...

Can US recover from the Trump presidency?
Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

This is the time when the US would need the conceptual strategic thinking of a Henry...

Does Wall Street crash herald a 'Minsky moment'?
Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

While enjoying long-awaited economic good times - and hoping they will last as long as...

Budget takes a cautious approach to populism
Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

Overall, the populist/ electoral elements in the budget have remained measured with the...

How MbS' gamble could affect the world
Rediff.com25 Nov 2017

'The stage is set for increasing tensions in a highly volatile region as crucial as...

Why Xi's congress needs to be watched closely
Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

The Chinese leader will display his grip on the Communist party and chart his plans for...

Rocket man? Yes. Fool? Definitely not
Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

The US needs to find global support, especially from Russia and China, to make North...

Did Trump do a Nixon and obstruct justice?
Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

'That the 'I' word is swirling around Washington these days attests to the atmosphere...

Why 2017 is crucial for China
Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

'The mood in Beijing is already nervous and feverously watchful.' 'Developments in...

What a Trump presidency will be like
Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

'The optimistic advice might be "fasten your seat belts" and the pessimistic one might...

Globalisation is alive and well, don't panic
Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

We are witnessing a new phase where business leaders are realising globalisation has to...

The storm from Panama
Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

The Panama papers come at a very sensitive moment.

A good balancing act, Mr Jaitley!
Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

The Budget provides a reassuring message about Prime Minister Narendra Modi staying the...

Why is the world economy being shaky?
Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

One has to wonder what is so wrong with the European Union.

The long, dirty war to be waged against Islamic State
Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

Europe will have to make some hard choices if it wishes to take on the militant group...

Two deals but many lessons
Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Both the Greek and Iranian deals are extremely imperfect and fraught with uncertainty,...

Obama's ISIS dilemma
Rediff.com28 May 2015

ISIS' advances in Iraq and Syria are not just tactical but strategic victories -- born...

The West's terrorist challenge
Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

There is no war against Islam, but there is definitely one against Islamic radicalism,...

6 events that shook Global Inc in 2014
Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

2014 was a year for downturn for most economies across the globe.