Economic Development
ORF America
GST reform is pointless if it doesn’t simplify ...

By Karan Bhasin

A lesser-known reality of the GST is that it has a total of eight tax slabs, excluding the exemptions. These start at 0.25 and go all the way up to 28 per cent.

GST reform is pointless if it doesn’t simplify tax slabs. 40% rate is counterproductive
Economic Development
ORF America
The impossible choice: tariffs, sanctions and ...

By Udaibir Das

In dynamic-system terms, the global economy has shifted from a high-integration equilibrium towards a more fragmented state, but the transition path is still in motion. For financial institutions, the challenge is calibrating marginal gain in resilience against the marginal erosion of competitive advantage.

The impossible choice: tariffs, sanctions and fragmentation
Energy & Climate
ORF America
'IBSA+Indonesia' can be a new Global South-led ...

By Piyush Verma

At a time when multilateralism is under significant stress and global climate finance remains skewed and inequitably distributed, IBSA+Indonesia offers a fresh model of geopolitical collaboration on energy and climate – anchored in shared values and driven by practical action.

'IBSA+Indonesia' can be a new Global South-led force in climate and energy leadership
Technology Policy
ORF America
Western Balkans Report: Countering Cybercrime

Western Balkans Report: Countering Cybercrime

By Jeffrey D. Bean and Bruce W. McConnell

Western Balkans Report: Countering Cybercrime
Background Paper
ORF America
Resurrecting the Development Agenda in the G20: ...

Background Paper No. 34

By Anit Mukherjee and Caroline Arkalji

Resurrecting the Development Agenda in the G20: Examining Policy Continuity across Global South Presidencies

March 2023

Despite Flaws, the 2020 U.S.-Taliban Deal Should Still Be Implemented

Despite Flaws, the 2020 U.S.-Taliban Deal Should Still Be Implemented

By Sadiq Amini

Despite the deal’s deep flaws, the Biden administration should still insist that the remaining parts of the deal be implemented; namely, intra-Afghan negotiations and the termination of support for foreign terrorist groups.

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