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New York: Migration benefits the people who move, their host communities and those that stay behind, the United Nations' latest Human Development Report says, calling today for wide-ranging reforms to maximize those gains and to protect the rights of migrants - now estimated to be one out of every seven humans.

If Union Law and Justice Minister Veerappa Moily's crusade against corruption has failed to evoke strong reactions from the rich and the powerful, it could be because of his very approach to the issue and his overwhelming dependence on the legal and judicial side of the matter. The judicial reforms bill which, mandates disclosure of assets of judges of high courts and the Supreme Court and the proposed corrupt public servants (forfeiture of property) bill are most welcome.

Are there signs of the emergence of a homegrown policy paradigm for India at last? It looks like that if one goes by the kind of confabulations within the government- among the political leadership and bureaucracy, and with experts and 'think tank' members. Perhaps, the waning role of the reform enforcers is also a pointer to the sprouting of independent thinking in the UPA establishment. The new thrust, even if it is nascent, marks a clear departure from the past.

Will the “stop gap” Andhra Pradesh chief minister K. Rosaiah become a full-fledged chief minister? Chances are that Rosaiah may as he seems to have made use of this one month to establish himself. The bania lobby is active in helping Rosaiah who belongs to this community. All the senior leaders including former chief minister N. Janardhan Reddy, former minister G. Venkataswamy, Working Committee member K. Keshav Rao, former Union minister Renuka Choudhury and AICC Secretary V. Hanumantha Rao have openly come out in support of Rosaiah.

The Third Summit of G-20 at Pittsburgh (Sep.24-25) registered a path-breaking global consensus with a 'Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth', transformed itself as the 'premier forum for international economic cooperation' to make major developing countries equal stake-holders in the management of global economy, and endorsed a strengthened regulatory regime for the crisis-prone financial system of the developed world.

New York: The Security Council has demanded that all parties to armed conflict take immediate action to protect civilians, including women and children, from all forms of sexual violence, and urged greater measures by States and the United Nations to combat this scourge.

New York: Adapting to the impact of global warming in developing countries is set to cost around $75 billion to $100 billion a year over the next 40 years, according to a new World Bank study presented at United Nations climate change talks in Bangkok.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $100 million loan facility to India's state-owned Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) to boost the export potential of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in poor and disadvantaged regions that have largely missed out on the country's trade boom.

It is too early to make an unambiguous prediction about the outcome of the Haryana Assembly elections slated for October 13. But it will not be as hazardous to discern the electoral trends that would influence the outcome and also to visualize the possible post-poll political scenario.