Commentaries

The importance of the textiles-apparel sector in terms of share in manufacturing has been growing over the years, but its share in global apparel exports has been more or less stagnant, even falling marginally at the last count. If India has to become a global sourcing destination, a cursory look at the backdrop is paramount.

The coalition of NGOs spearheading the call for boycott of cotton from Uzbekistan has lifted its ban. So, do we have a new player in town?

The apparel industry of Sri Lanka has recovered considerably from the COVID-19 shocks. But now, it has to wade through a debt crisis.

The run-up to the signing of the agreement to extend the ceasefire by one year in 1999 could not have been more ominous. The chief interlocutor of the Indian side, Swaraj Kaushal, made an unceremonious exit from the scenario. Kaushal had been in constant touch with the leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah, but left things hanging fire. Quite literally at that. On that occasion, Muivah had told this writer (see Northeast Vigil issue...