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World Creativity and Innovation Day 2026: Sparks and Shields

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Trump 2.0: A Disruptive Peripeteia for International Law

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The Invisible Transaction: AI, E-commerce, and India’s MSMEs

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Below the Band: The Arithmetic of India’s Disinflation in FY26

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The Middle East Muddle: Pakistan's Premature Vainglory

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Designing Out Dependence: Demand-Side Innovation for Critical Mineral Security

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Designing Out Dependence: Demand-Side Innovation for Critical Mineral Security

Innovation as a Foundation for Cyber Resilience

Cyber Security Apr 21, 2026

Innovation as a Foundation for Cyber Resilience

Digitising Consciousness and Cognitive Sovereignty

Cyber and Technology Apr 21, 2026

Digitising Consciousness and Cognitive Sovereignty

Shravishtha Ajaykumar

Training AI on Copyrighted Works: Comparative Legal Frameworks

Artificial Intelligence Apr 21, 2026

Training AI on Copyrighted Works: Comparative Legal Frameworks

Debajyoti Chakravarty

Military Power and Its Discontents

International Affairs Apr 21, 2026

Military Power and Its Discontents

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Scaling Climate Finance for Locally-led Adaptation: Lessons from the Global South

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Scaling Climate Finance for Locally-led Adaptation: Lessons from the Global South

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Putting LDCs at the Heart of Climate Finance

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Rethinking Urban Heat Governance through Water-Sensitive Planning

Urbanisation Mar 27, 2026

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Soma Sarkar

From Access to Resilience: Reframing SDG 6 Through Gender and Climate Risk

Gender Mar 21, 2026

From Access to Resilience: Reframing SDG 6 Through Gender and Climate Risk

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Powering Viksit Bharat 2047: Baseline Assessment of State-Level Readiness for Energy Transition

Energy Apr 16, 2026

Powering Viksit Bharat 2047: Baseline Assessment of State-Level Readiness for Energy Transition

Aparna Roy | Nandan Dawda | Aditi Dixit

Energy News Monitor | Volume XXII, Issue 36&37

Energy Apr 15, 2026

Energy News Monitor | Volume XXII, Issue 36&37

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Iran Ceasefire Offers Europe a Chance to Regroup

International Affairs Apr 10, 2026

Iran Ceasefire Offers Europe a Chance to Regroup

Rachel Rizzo

Shusha Declaration: The Turkic states chart a course for cooperation

International Affairs Jul 15, 2024

Shusha Declaration: The Turkic states chart a course for cooperation

Ayjaz Wani

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Why is the Green Hydrogen Industry Faltering in Australia?

Energy Aug 11, 2025

Why is the Green Hydrogen Industry Faltering in Australia?

Krishna Vohra

Europe's Climate Crisis Calls For India To Build New Global Green Partnerships

Sustainable Development May 20, 2025

Europe's Climate Crisis Calls For India To Build New Global Green Partnerships

Aparna Roy

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India in Pax Silica: A Critical Assessment

International Trade and Investment Apr 15, 2026

India in Pax Silica: A Critical Assessment

Amoha Basrur | Veer Puri

India and Canada Need a Practical CEPA, Not a Perfect One

International Affairs Apr 09, 2026

India and Canada Need a Practical CEPA, Not a Perfect One

Sanjay Kumar Verma

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Maritime Sector Development: A Gateway to Viksit Bharat

Maritime Security Feb 02, 2026

Maritime Sector Development: A Gateway to Viksit Bharat

Puneet Kumar Bahl

Crafting India’s Maritime Grand Strategy: Naval Priorities for the 21st Century

Maritime Security Nov 18, 2025

Crafting India’s Maritime Grand Strategy: Naval Priorities for the 21st Century

Rear Admiral K. Raja Menon

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The Middle East Muddle: Pakistan's Premature Vainglory

Neighbourhood Apr 20, 2026

The Middle East Muddle: Pakistan's Premature Vainglory

Sushant Sareen

Progress Without Power: Jamaat-e-Islami’s Paradox in Bangladesh

Neighbourhood Mar 02, 2026

Progress Without Power: Jamaat-e-Islami’s Paradox in Bangladesh

Sohini Bose

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Quad Ports Plan: Resilient Indo-Pacific Maritime Hub

Neighbourhood Jul 29, 2025

Quad Ports Plan: Resilient Indo-Pacific Maritime Hub

Sayantan Haldar

Time for Pax Indica?

International Affairs Jun 19, 2024

Time for Pax Indica?

Ajay Bisaria

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Military Power and Its Discontents

International Affairs Apr 21, 2026

Military Power and Its Discontents

Harsh V. Pant

Trump 2.0: A Disruptive Peripeteia for International Law

International Affairs Apr 21, 2026

Trump 2.0: A Disruptive Peripeteia for International Law

Rahul Mohanty | Prabhash Ranjan

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Interaction with UC San Diego-MJIAS Fellows

Apr 22, 2026

Reconfiguring Resilient Supply Chains

Apr 22, 2026

Interaction with Mr Masahiko Yokohama, CEO, Sumitomo Corporation Global Research, Japan

Apr 22, 2026

Pakistan Military: Doctrinal Aspects and Modernisation Trends

Apr 22, 2026

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Raisina Dialogue 2026

Raisina Dialogue 2026

The Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. ...

Budapest Global Dialogue

Budapest Global Dialogue

To promote international dialogue and strategic thinking, the Budapest Global Dialogue was established as a new and significant forum for discussing global challenges and geopolitical transformations ...

Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue

Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue

The 2026 edition of Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue will be held during MoPS&W’s biennial India Maritime Week (November 18-19, 2024) in New Delhi. ...

Yerevan Dialogue

Yerevan Dialogue

Yerevan Dialogue 2026, to be held on May 5–6 in Yerevan, Armenia, will convene senior government representatives, the private sector, NGOs, academia, youth, and other stakeholders ...

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Cape Town Conversation

Cape Town Conversations will serve as an annual South Africa-based platform that brings together key stakeholders and new voices. It is designed as a common platform where established and emerging actors convene for a global conversation on contemporary issues of global governance —identifying new challenges, ...

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Innovation Island Summit is a multistakeholder, cross-discipline platform that explores strategies for advancing sustainable, innovative pathways for Sri Lanka and other island economies. ...

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