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Demonetization 2.0 Or Routine Currency Management? – Analysis

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a circular on 19 May 2023 notifying the withdrawal of INR 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation. This high-value banknote—introduced in November 2016 to meet the immediate currency requirement following the demonetisation—although being withdrawn from circulation, will continue to be treated as legal tender. …

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The Other Counteroffensive to Save Ukraine

A New European Recovery Program As Ukrainians risk their lives battling for national survival, the United States, European countries, and their allies should prepare a counteroffensive of their own against Russian aggression: a massive new European recovery program to begin operation by next year. This counteroffensive would be nonviolent, centered …

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A New Potemkin Vote in Occupied Ukraine

In occupied Ukraine, upcoming elections highlight the Kremlin’s limited room for maneuver following its declared annexation of parts of Ukraine last year: a costly decision forcing it to pretend that everything is going according to plan. Amid the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Kremlin is seeking to shore up its position in …

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