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Nuclear Security: India and the NTI Ranking
Defence and Security | Nuclear Security Aug 23, 2023

Nuclear Security: India and the NTI Ranking

In light of the 2014 NTI Index which ranks India 23rd out of 25 countries with weapons-usable nuclear materials, this issue brief highlights problem areas in the Index and proposes suggestions for improving the Indian nuclear security regime. ...

Global Internet Governance: India’s Search for a New Paradigm
Media and Internet Aug 23, 2023

Global Internet Governance: India’s Search for a New Paradigm

What should be India's approach towards the international internet governance discourse? This Issue Brief attempts answer this question by examining the Indian government's engagement with the global community, using the recently concluded NETmundial conference on internet governance as a case study. It also provides policy ...

The Centre-State Fiscal Relationship: A Critique and Recommendations
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy | Development | National Politics | Sustainable Development Aug 23, 2023

The Centre-State Fiscal Relationship: A Critique and Recommendations

This Issue Brief aims to deconstruct the Centre-State fiscal relationship by describing the current status quo and the criticisms. It gives recommendations to correct and update the relationship such that it reflects the changed fiscal structure of the country, its States and its people. ...

India-Bangladesh Relations: A Ten-point Agenda
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security Aug 23, 2023

India-Bangladesh Relations: A Ten-point Agenda

This Issue Brief seeks to highlight key issues which the Narendra Modi government should prioritise in its relations with Bangladesh. It also suggests some additional steps that can be taken to strengthen relations between the two countries. ...

Nuclear Negotiations with Iran: A Reality Check
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Defence and Security | Nuclear Security Aug 23, 2023

Nuclear Negotiations with Iran: A Reality Check

Nuclear development in Iran has been an issue of great concern, not only to its neighbours in West Asia, but also for the global powers, in the interests of regional and global stability. At present, efforts are being made to find a solution to the ...

Is the Indian Housing Finance Industry Keeping Pace with Changing Demographics?
Indian Economy | Development | Economics and Finance | Sustainable Development Aug 23, 2023

Is the Indian Housing Finance Industry Keeping Pace with Changing Demographics?

Besides a life insurance policy, a piece of land or a house is the first large investment that every Indian makes--sometimes, nowadays, as early as at 25 years of age. Against the backdrop of this changing psyche of the Indian consumer, this Issue Brief analyses ...

US Policies Towards Africa: In Search of a New Paradigm
International Affairs | US Foreign Policy | Economics and Finance | Economic Diplomacy | International Trade and Investment Aug 23, 2023

US Policies Towards Africa: In Search of a New Paradigm

There seems to be a revival of American interest in Africa. What are the reasons for this? What are the past and current US policies towards the region? Are these interests and policies different from those it had during the Cold War? How do Africans ...

The UN and Cyberspace Governance
International Affairs | Media and Internet | Cyber Security Aug 23, 2023

The UN and Cyberspace Governance

Even though governments have attempted to address issue related to cyber governance by creating national-level mechanisms, the very transnational nature of cyberspace has forced the international community to debate and form norms or rules that should promote good behaviour in cyberspace. ...

Corporate Funding of Elections: The Strengths and Flaws
Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics | Law and Justice Aug 23, 2023

Corporate Funding of Elections: The Strengths and Flaws

This Issue Brief seeks to outline the history of corporate funding in India, legislation governing corporate funding, institutional innovations in corporate funding like electoral trusts, and international experiences and their relevance in the Indian context. Given the increasing clamour for transparent and accountable corporate funding ...

Future of Natural Gas in India: Paving the Way to Benefit from Upside Risks of LNG Supply
Indian Economy | Economics and Finance | Energy | Energy Security Aug 23, 2023

Future of Natural Gas in India: Paving the Way to Benefit from Upside Risks of LNG Supply

This Issue Brief seeks to provide inputs for further discussion to gain from potential windfall opportunities that might arise for India's natural gas industry as well as lay the requisite foundation for a future plan. ...