Tuesday’s top picks from the beyondbrics team: why Beijing can’t control China’s culture forces; why India’s tariff-based ‘China strategy’ is a bad idea; why the rule of law will be the real test of the Arab spring; and the rise of Bogota’s newly-elected mayor.
From the Financial Times:
Unesco and Palestine: Agency problem, Editorial
China struggles to stay on the right path
Beijing will not ride to eurozone’s rescue
From elsewhere:
Rule of law will determine Arab states’ future, The National
From Fitness to E-Commerce, India’s Startup Challenges, WSJ
From Colombia. The Victory of Gustavo Petro, Bogotá’s Newly Elected Mayor, Americas Quarterly
India: Deregulation of savings bank deposit interest rates: Reading the fine print, Economic Times
India needs to acquire strength in capital goods, not ban Chinese imports, Economic Times


Stefan Wagstyl
Josh Noble
Rob Minto
Pan Kwan Yuk
Jonathan Wheatley