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Objective of Brexit: Global Britain or isolationism

During the referendum campaign, two seemingly contradictory political visions could be found amongst ‘Leave’ supporters. The first is isolationism, fuelled by fear of immigration and the quest for sovereignty, reinforced by the influx of refugees. In fact, many Brexit supporters have been confused about freedom of movement in Europe and immigration from beyond the EU’s borders. It should be noted here that some in the UK (particularly those from Commonwealth backgrounds) see Brexit as an opportunity to address the perception that nationals from the rest of the world are treated unfairly in comparison to EU citizens when trying to obtain the right to work and live in the United Kingdom. The second vision is that the United Kingdom should become an advocate for free trade and an offshore financial centre. Supported by the memory of the empire and the good health of the Commonwealth, as well as the desire to preserve its claimed status as the world’s leading financial centre, it affi...

Indian Economy 2025 –A Roadmap

India is one of the fastest growing economy. Today India is ranked the seventh largest economy, and third largest in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). The Indian economy’s GDP is pegged at $ 2.9 trillion. The various macroeconomic indicators over the medium term, remain encouraging and optimistic for India. The underlying strengths are indicative of the potential of India to achieve a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025. The current economic scenario provide us platform to target achieving 1 trillion dollar from agriculture and allied activities, 1 trillion dollar from manufacturing and 3 trillion  dollar from services. The Government of India through ongoing initiatives across various sectors focused on economic development and growth. The Government targeted to achieve more than 8.5 % growth rate for the next five year plan 2023-24.In agriculture, the Government is aiming to reorient policy focus from being production-centric to becoming income-centric. The emphasis...