@vthomas14

Professor, National University of Singapore; Asian Institute of Management, Manila. Former World Bank Sr VP, ADB DG. [email protected]. +1639178671847.

 Washington D.C.
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Lula versus Bolsanaro — Economics
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Brazil’s Tryst with Destiny: Prosperity, Equality, Democracy @brazil @CPrimoBraga @ocanuto @PalocciAntonio @LulaOficial @gilbertogil @maddow @FSagasti @MarinaSilva @Sen_Cristovam @AOC @democracynow
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Climate and Growth ⁦@ClimCountdown⁩ ⁦@adbevaluation⁩ ⁦@climate⁩ ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ ⁦@worldbankdata⁩ @imf ⁦@theGCF⁩ ⁦@insideclimate⁩ ⁦@WorldBankSAsia⁩ ⁦@ADBChiefEcon⁩ ⁦@EBRD⁩ ⁦@UNEP⁩ wsj.com/opinion/climate-inve…

Opinion | Climate Investment Is Economic Investment

Fighting poverty and funding climate action aren’t opposites. They’re linked.

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Climate and Growth ⁦@ClimCountdown⁩ ⁦@adbevaluation⁩ ⁦@climate⁩ ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ ⁦@worldbankdata⁩ @imf ⁦@theGCF⁩ ⁦@insideclimate⁩ ⁦@WorldBankSAsia⁩ ⁦@ADBChiefEcon⁩ ⁦@EBRD⁩ ⁦@UNEP⁩ wsj.com/opinion/climate-inve…

Opinion | Climate Investment Is Economic Investment

Fighting poverty and funding climate action aren’t opposites. They’re linked.

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Source: The Hindu Financials the Threaten the Kerala Model ⁦@KeralaBlasters⁩ ⁦@KeralaTourism⁩ ⁦@GokulamKeralaFC⁩ ⁦@ShashiTharoor⁩ ⁦@Manorama_sv⁩ ⁦@THBengaluru⁩ ⁦@straits_times⁩ ⁦@manoramanews⁩ ⁦ share.google/T2oVNz3hZQEkoSH…

Comment | Damocles’ sword over Kerala’s fortunes

Kerala needs to take steps to increase revenue within its fiscal framework

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Quality of Growth fulcrum.sg/southeast-asias-h… @ASEAN @ISEAS @ADB_HQ @ADBClimate @ADBInstitute @WorldBankGroup @BrookingsGlobal @JosephEStiglitz @surjitbhalla @GEF_IEO @UNDP_Evaluation @IFADeval @aeaweb @3ieNews @WorldBank_IEG @IMFNews @UN

Southeast Asia’s High-Income Aspirants Should Focus on Quality of Growth

The vast minority of middle-income countries graduate to high-income status. Past strategies that prioritised physical capital must give way to a quality of growth approach premised on investment i…

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eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/07… @CDS @WorldBankSAsia @ADB_INRM @CMOKerala @UNDPasiapac @KeralaGovernor @KeralaTourism

Kerala shows the way on eliminating extreme poverty

India's Kerala state shows that extreme poverty can be eliminated through public action and collective engagement, not economic growth alone, offering lessons for ASEAN and beyond.

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Urgency for climate adaptation philstar.com/opinion/2026/03… via @Philstar.com

Urgency for climate adaptation

As the world's top carbon emitters, China, US, and India, delay slashing carbon emissions, climate damages in the coastal areas of the world continue to soar.

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The meaning of zero extreme poverty ⁦⁦@kaushikcbasu⁩ ⁦@drthomasisaac⁩ ⁦@ShashiTharoor⁩ ⁦@surjitbhalla⁩ ⁦@TheEconomist⁩ ⁦@EconomicTimes⁩ ⁦@WorldBank⁩ ⁦@BBCWorld⁩ ⁦⁦@wef⁩ ⁦@ADBChiefEcon⁩ ⁦@IndermitGill⁩
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A low income economy eliminates poverty @poverty_action @WBG_Poverty @CMOKerala @kerala @KeralaGovernor @NITIAayog @ADB_HQ @WorldBank @IMFNews @UNDP @UN_SDG @SDG2030 m.economictimes.com/opinion/…

Kerala’s end of extreme poverty: How a lower-middle-income state achieved what few others have -...

It should also be noted that it is extreme destitution that is being considered. It would be a different story if the threshold for poverty were much higher. NITI Aayog uses National Multidimensional...

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“….with carbon dioxide emissions still rising even after 29 of these meetings - which are, after all, aimed at bringing them down - will more COPs make any difference?” BBC @UNFCCC @SDGoals @Itamaraty_EN @antonioguterres @WorldBank @IMFNews @ADB_HQ @CarbonBrief
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#Brazil at #COP30 Proposes Integrating #Carbon Markets estadao.com.br/opiniao/espac… @MarinaSilvaNews @MarinaSilva @fernandohaddad @antonioguterres @IPCC_CH @cop30 @Cop30noBrasil @BBCWorld @guardiannews @Estadao @UnClimate @KGeorgieva @WorldBank @iadb @Cop30noBrasil

Opinião | A oportunidade climática do Brasil

Com sua credibilidade em sustentabilidade e o papel de anfitrião da COP-30, o País está singularmente posicionado para liderar

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Wondertales: Travel Journey Exhibition By Vinod Thomas Presenting A Remarkable Collection Of...

This exhibition presents a remarkable collection of landscapes, portraits, wildlife, monuments, and festivals from across the globe, captured through the lens

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Story of our Lives livemint24.com/wondertales-t… @delhi @CMODelhi @ShashiTharoor @CafeSSC @NatGeoPhotos @SmitaTharoor @ShobhaTharoor @ADB_HQ @khwaish_g @WasteWarriorsIN @surjitbhalla @sumanbery @HimalayaIndia

Wondertales: Travel Journey Exhibition By Vinod Thomas Presenting A Remarkable Collection Of...

This exhibition presents a remarkable collection of landscapes, portraits, wildlife, monuments, and festivals from across the globe, captured through the lens

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Asia Pacific countries confront mounting costs of climate inaction eastasiaforum.org/2025/09/19… @ThePDRF @NOAAClimate @WBG_Climate @nidmmhaindia @ClimateCentral @ASEAN @PhilippineStar @pnagovph @TwitterSG @LKYSch @energyforall @ADB_HQ @adbevaluation @BBCWorld @cnni @CNNweather

Asia Pacific countries confront mounting costs of climate inaction

Asia Pacific leaders must act decisively on climate change, or face far higher costs in lives, livelihoods and economic growth.

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Pulling Hanoi from the pollution precipice

Hanoi’s air pollution crisis demands action in emission regulation, waste management and climate mitigation.

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economictimes.indiatimes.com… @ShashiTharoor @WorldResources @WBG_Cities @WBG_Environment @WorldBank_IEG @ADBEnvironment @Sreeniv @SarojJha001 @manoramaonline @mathrubhumieng @timesofindia @htTweets @WorldBankIndia @IndiaToday @delhi @CMODelhi @CSEP_Org @TOIDelhi

Delhi chokes again: Why clean air must become a year-round right, not a seasonal fix - The Economic...

Delhi grapples with a persistent pollution crisis, evidenced by recent AQI spikes following a severe dust storm. The city's fragmented approach, addressing pollution sources in isolation, has proven...

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