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China cloud over Taiwan: President Lai Ching-te starts term in the face of Beijing’s war drills
International Affairs Jun 05, 2024

China cloud over Taiwan: President Lai Ching-te starts term in the face of Beijing’s war drills

Taiwan’s civil society has hit the streets to register their displeasure against what they perceive as Beijing’s moves to get a backdoor entry into Taiwan’s democratic process. ...

The value of nature
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Jun 04, 2024

The value of nature

Undervaluing natural capital in conventional economics causes unsustainable resource use and environmental harm, thus threatening economic sustainability and public health. ...

Accountable governance for fighting climate change challenges
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Jun 04, 2024

Accountable governance for fighting climate change challenges

As the challenges of climate change and its impact become a major part of public discourse, they are gaining increased momentum in institutional politics. ...

Droughts and deficits: Robust partnerships for resilience
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Jun 04, 2024

Droughts and deficits: Robust partnerships for resilience

Although stopping droughts completely remains a challenge, technological innovations and bolstering institutional and community-level capacities can substantially help reduce their impacts. ...

Land degradation neutrality and restoration: Does gender matter?
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Jun 04, 2024

Land degradation neutrality and restoration: Does gender matter?

Given the gendered impact of land degradation, integrating a gender-inclusive cost-benefit analysis framework to address these adverse impacts on women is imperative. ...

Leveraging emerging technologies to combat desertification and land degradation
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Jun 04, 2024

Leveraging emerging technologies to combat desertification and land degradation

Although India has made a commendable effort to meet its Bonn Challenge commitments, adopting technology solutions would help substantiate it. ...

High and dry? AI and the fight against desertification
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change | Artificial Intelligence Jun 04, 2024

High and dry? AI and the fight against desertification

AI is a valuable ally in the fight against desertification, but we must stay mindful of the challenges new AI solutions will have to address for them to be effective. ...

World Environment Day 2024: Restoring land, building resilience, and protecting public health
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Jun 04, 2024

World Environment Day 2024: Restoring land, building resilience, and protecting public health

This World Environment Day, stakeholders must urgently act to accelerate land restoration, improve drought resilience, and combat desertification. ...

A growth agenda for India- Australia economic ties
International Affairs | Economics and Finance Jun 03, 2024

A growth agenda for India- Australia economic ties

Recent steps forward on the trade front have also cleared the way for greater ambition in the partnership ...

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Harsh V. Pant

Harsh V. Pant

Professor Harsh V. Pant is Vice President at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He is a Professor of International Relations with King's India Institute at King’s College London. He is also Director (Honorary) of Delhi School of Transnational Affairs at ...

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Jesse Scott

Professor Jesse Scott is a Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, as well as adjunct faculty at the Hertie School in Berlin since 2019. The focus of her work with ORF is the India-European Union trade talks and clean ...

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