Abhirup Bhunia

Abhirup Bhunia has an MA in Global Political Economy from the University of Sussex, UK. He has previously reported on Indian politics, the economy and foreign policy for various media outlets.

Regional integration in the Global South: triumph or grandstanding?

The fact that the benefits of global free trade are not particularly equitably shared across geographies is one of the reasons why regional integration has caught the fancy of leaders in the global South.

By Abhirup Bhunia

/ 29 Jan 2014

Labour in times of rising foreign direct investment in developing countries

The disadvantaged position of labour is often seen as going hand in hand with the rise in foreign direct investment (FDI). But this situation, attributable to a 'race to the bottom' initiated by states, is anchored in the misleading notion that transnational capital inevitably embraces cheap labou

By Abhirup Bhunia

/ 18 Apr 2013