Displeasure is a concept in emotion research, and has been studied over a long time. But this concept is not significantly addressed in planning and development except very few. In reality, displeasure leads to conflict, which in turn outbursts into violence, terrorism and so on. In this...

Institutions play an important role in explaining poverty. Along with institution, fundamental forces like geography and climate influence poverty too. Analysis shows that probability of being poor is high for countries at the equator but it declines with latitude. Empirical evidence in India...

Demonetization was a big shock in Indian economy. Indian people responded differently to this demonetization shock. More than eighty percent of the common people favored the government decision to demonetize higher denomination in spite of their sufferings. Some people vehemently opposed the...

China is using Tibetan waters as an instrument for strengthening supremacy in the disputed territories. The country is often accused of harming its downstream neighbours through its water management policies, such as the construction of dams for hydropower. Moreover, China has no water treaties...

To the world, any country certain to cause pain is unacceptable. China’s military and economic aggression is disturbing the world peace. The country is said to be the root cause of trade war and recent Covid-19 pandemic. Most people are afraid of another great war that might be triggered by...

History, culture, religion and identity are often used to legitimise conflicts. But these causes not always act as the sole divisive forces to initiate conflict unless there are economic reasons. Conflict leads to human displacement and loss of life, destruction of assets and low investment....