Foam spills over a glass of beer. (Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg)
Addictions come in all shapes and sizes. They can range from watching football games, fishing, Facebook, playing cricket and video gaming to the more serious ones: gambling, alcohol, tobacco, work, sugar, food… Addictions can be a nuisance to countries and regions as well. In this context, our attention was drawn by the surprise move by the Reserve Bank of India to launch a $5 billion swap auction on March 26. The auction was a succe...