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Book Review: Half Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao transformed India by Vinay Sitapati. Published in Viking by Penguin Books India 2016. Around the time when the family of P.V. Narasimha Rao was commemorating the former Prime Minister’s 95th birth anniversary and India was marking 25 years of economic liberalisation; a young scholar, Vinay Sitapati, launched his debut book ‘Half Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India,’ in New Delhi. The book is a biography, that has given Pamulaparthy…

With the provided visual of the relationship between North Korean imports and exports with China in Tables 1.1 and 1.2, we can see that between 2005 and 2010, the North Korean economy has increasingly become more and more dependent with China, for not only is Chinese products the number one import within the nation, but China is also the largest consumer of North Korean goods (Nanto). Over time, this has created a large trade deficit with China which is roughly $1.1 billion in total, as the DPRK…

Researching about East Asian politics, the first step is apprehending definitions. The word “East Asian politics” means politics in East Asia and “East Asia” contents: China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. According to O’Neil Politics is “the struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group” (O’Neil 2010). Consequently, analyzing East Asian politics is examining the struggle for power or in other word ruling state in East Asian…

Before 1911, China was still under absolute monarchy, which was Qing Dynasty. The economy during that period was agricultural based, not by trading or colonies. Unlike Western countries, there was no industrial revolution happened in China. Due to the closed economy (or self seclusion), China did not receive any new technology to improve the developments in many areas. There are three characteristics of the traditional Chinese economy before 1911. The first characteristic is highly productive…

see her mother move the furniture everywhere around because she think she is against the nature. Moreover, the American daughter’s stereotype of superstition hinder the relationship between herself and her mother. The research shows, “In 1975, Deng Xiaoping reported that university graduates were ‘not even capable of reading a book’ in their own fields after graduation” (Mike, education). In addition, a lot of Chinese people does not have proper education when they were young, so they clearly…

At a time Bharatavarsha was largely fragmented with Greek invaders still lurking around (left by Alexander), a brahmin scholar masterminded their expulsion and reinstated a powerful Indian empire using the military strength of Chandragupta Maurya. Mired in myths, the name Chanakya, invokes to this day, the image of a scheming strategist who used realpolitik as a necessary means to common good. Two millenniums later, the modern nation-state of India found itself in more dire conditions. Four…

Socialism: The Greediest Ideology One of the most fundamental questions to ask when determining an operable economic system is how much should the federal government get involved in the daily lives of its citizens. To some, the finest, most unsurpassed economic system is a free market capitalist based system; one that contains very little government involvement in personal economic choice. To others, a social market based system with varying amounts of government involvement is a much more…

To what extent did the rise of communism in China shape both the Chinese economy and social structure during the 20th century? Part A: Part B: While the long standing history between China and Japan has been filled with conflicts and atrocities, such as the Nanking massacre and the fighting for control of Manchuria in the early 19th century, the rise of communism in China played a large role in both shaping the relations between China and Japan as well as influencing their relationship today.…

1.3 billion, 1.2 billion, 186 million. The respective populations of China, Qin Zhang’s country, India, Abdul Hussein’s country and Nigeria, my country. China has a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) output of $19.7 trillion and India has a GDP output of $7.9 trillion . These numbers indicate that these two countries have the strongest economies in Asia while Nigeria with a GDP output of $1 trillion holds the title of the strongest economy from the African continent. This zoomed out view allows us…

Shanghai, China Shanghai is located on the central coast of China. It is the country’s biggest city and a global financial hub. The heart of the city is the Bund, a popular waterfront promenade that is lined with colonial-era buildings. When you take a look across the Huangpu River you can see the fantastic futuristic skyline rising high into the sky in the Pudong district. The city also has many green spaces for rest and relaxation. A most symbolic part of the city is the Bund which at one…