Shalini Seth

From materials such as aluminum and petrochemicals to products like aircraft parts and space vehicles, the UAE's journey of manufacturing value addition has only just begun. #InvestUAE #MoIAT #MakeItInTheEmirates #Operation300Bn #ForeignDirectInvestment l1nq.com/2js11x8

CEPAs provide opportunities for businesses. They provide robust customs and tariff frameworks, simplify customs procedures, and ensure fair, predictable rules for services. H.E. Fahad AlGergawi, Undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade @MIITEUAE

As knowledge entrepreneurs with the home-grown wpm.ae, the usual SMS welcoming us "back home to the UAE" on our #DXB return took on a new meaning this time. It is our privilege to continue documenting thought leadership in action in the UAE 🇦🇪 and the region.

A heartwarming display of friendship between 🇮🇳 & 🇦🇪! Young talents from Malhaar, a UAE-based Indian cultural group, united to perform a soulful rendition of the UAE National Anthem, beautifully blending Indian Classical instruments. #India #IncredibleIndia #IndianEmbassyAbuDhabi

@BinduRai Hey there... I was thinking about you the other day then read about your mum. Hope she's well now. Please give me a shout if I can be of any help. Take care.

Times like these redefine the concept of business continuity, strengthening an organization inwardly and outwardly. It's a signal to clients, staff, partners and investors that we have the wherewithal and the will to rise above events and continue to deliver on goals.

@MohannadAlNsou1 Salam Dr Mohannad. We're trying to reach you for an interview for a white paper on One Health. Details in an email sent to you. Is it possible to connect please?

The Indian Sociological Society’s new website has designed an ‘Archive’ tab that works as a resource page for the Sociology community. Click on the link given below to explore & know more about academic ‘resources’. 🔗 insoso.org/resources/

"Jana Gana Mana" is the national anthem of India, originally composed in Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Pictured: An English translation of Jana Gana Mana by Tagore

Of the three key sectors that a country’s economy is divided into - agriculture, industry and services - agriculture is still crucial to the Indian economy. However, this is changing in two important ways. In the 1970s, about three-fourths of India's workers were engaged in agriculture. Today, the share of agriculture in employment has dropped to less than half, though it is still the largest among all major sectors. For both rural men and women, farming continues to be the chief occupation. Nearly half of all working men, and over three-quarters of working women in rural India, are engaged in agriculture. But there are differences - all of the top five occupations for rural women are related to agriculture. In contrast, construction work and shopkeeping have become key occupations for rural men, who have moved out of agriculture at a faster pace than rural women. However, the share of workers that agriculture employs has not fallen as sharply as its share in the economy. Employing nearly half of India’s workforce, agriculture generates only one-fifth of the nation’s value added in the economy. Which sector has overtaken agriculture in adding value to the Indian economy? Read @akwaghmare’s piece to find out: dataforindia.com/agriculture-sh… #Employment #Agriculture #Economy #India #DataForIndia

@leonardjensan Putting my support of this on record! As a reader, the best bookstores let one expand one's reading list out of bestsellers. Employees recommended books Now, all bookshops seem to stock the PR flavour of the day. Employees are busy playing loud music Selection is key for both

Putting this out there - if you've been toying with the idea of starting a small bookshop and need to brainstorm, I am available for a chat. India needs more bookshops.

The evidence on ultra processed foods is sufficiently strong to justify immediate public health efforts to reduce UPF consumption. Need urgent policy action

Pleased to share this latest article in Modern Asian Studies, on Naga "head-hunters" and violent diplomacy on the India and Myanmar borderlands. Available Open Access! DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S00267…

The course I teach at Cambridge has become exorbitantly expensive and is inaccessible for most people. So I've decided to share the entire reading list with the public — here, via this thread. My course is called "Development Economics" and consists of 8 lectures. 🧵

@Psychodoctor06 I understand that sometimes mere presence can soothes But in your case, your friend and you spoke, connected In the article, she talks about mom complaining - clearly, proximity is not enough for both parties. It's lazy Being in a temple is different-god doesn't want to engage

Long time ago, when I was going through a difficult time, I had asked my friend to meet me everyday. He was staying close to my clinic. He used to come everyday to my clinic after my work ended. We used to talk about general things. Some news, some science, some chess, some jokes, some social happenings. He was a wise person. He never asked me why I called him daily. I did not feel the need to share anything. But the general interaction and his presence was enough for me to feel good in a few days. Our daily meetings went on for a week. Nowadays we are connected more on phone. But we still meet at times. Sometimes just the presence of a person can stabilise us, make us feel good. No sharing is needed. Have you had any such experience ? Who is that person for you whose mere presence soothes you ? P.S: The child having a favourite toy is a similar experience. The toy stabilises and soothes the child in difficult times. #mentalhealth

This is an indispensable paper. It shows how protection of intellectual property is driving intense concentration of corporate wealth and power, exacerbating global inequality.

We invite extended abstracts (350–500 words) for our inaugural issue by 25 July 2025. Please submit your abstract, along with a one-page CV, at forms.gle/iRGMGmotRgkWZC… In case of queries, write to us at editors@readingsouthasia.com.

Book Read by Mahatma Gandhi #gandhi #library #books #bookstoread #gandhiji #mkgandhi #mahatmagandhi #gandhiresearchfoundation #gandhiteerth #mahatma #mkg #bapu #gandhiteerthlibrary #library #readbygandhi #books #bookreadbygandhi

How do we make sense of the many transitions across employment arrangements in India’s labour market? New in World Development, @rosaabraham6 & I study the trajectories that characterise Indian labour market, & identify 7 dominant ones. How do they 👀?🧵 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The internet is making us forget names, and we know it. ✍️ Wrote about how, in addition to phone numbers, we’re now offloading the memory of names to our devices, too. We don’t call out names, we type a few letters, scroll through inboxes, or tap a face in a feed.