Monday’s top picks from the beyondbrics team: Lex on the arrival of the hostile takeover in China; the life and death of Václav Havel; India’s desperate need for reform; Thaksin Shinawatra’s new passport and why his sister’s government should have more important things on its mind; and the debate in China’s Communist party sparked by the protests in Wukan.
From the Financial Times:
Frontier markets: to boldly stay, Lex
ENN/Sinopec vs China Gas, Lex
The grim lessons for America from Iraq, Richard Hass, The A-List
Hero of velvet revolution Václav Havel dies, Obituary
India must not let slip its moment for reform, Opinion
Thai trouble, Editorial
Russia: A pretender’s bid for power, Comment
China: Communist party tested by village protests, Global Insight
From elsewhere:
Sishen ruling helps explain why resources boom passed South Africa by, Business Day
North Korea: The Rise of Kim Jong-Un, Foreign Policy
A long-term view on low food prices, The National
Who’s to Blame for India’s Illicit Liquor? WSJ
Bubbles: The China Rorschach blot, The Economist
RBI monetry policy: A wise and significant pause, The Economic Times
Stefan Wagstyl
Josh Noble
Rob Minto
Pan Kwan Yuk
Jonathan Wheatley
Heba Saleh