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US-South Korea-Japan Trilateral: Challenges to an Enduring Security Cooperation
International Affairs Aug 21, 2025

US-South Korea-Japan Trilateral: Challenges to an Enduring Security Cooperation

Trilateral Security Cooperation (TSC) is a unique framework for the United States (US), South Korea, and Japan to jointly address the common security challenge of North Korea, particularly concerning its nuclear weapons programme. Acknowledging that a unified approach would be more effective in tackling North ...

Harnessing Traditional Indian Fermented Foods for Public Health and Climate Resilience
Healthcare | Climate, Food and Environment Aug 14, 2025

Harnessing Traditional Indian Fermented Foods for Public Health and Climate Resilience

Traditional Indian fermented foods represent a confluence of cultural heritage, nutritional functionality, and environmental sustainability, offering an effective dietary intervention amidst public health and climate-related challenges. Produced through natural or controlled microbial fermentation involving lactic acid bacteria, bifidobacteria, and yeasts, these foods—such as idli (steamed ...

The Missing Heartbeat: Why Atmanirbharta in India's Shipbuilding Requires Indigenous Marine Engines
Maritime Security Aug 11, 2025

The Missing Heartbeat: Why Atmanirbharta in India's Shipbuilding Requires Indigenous Marine Engines

Despite India’s growing shipbuilding capabilities, its heavy dependence on imported marine engines reflects an inherent weakness in the maritime sector. Without indigenous propulsion, India’s ambitions for its blue economy remain dependent on foreign suppliers. Indigenous marine engines are not just technical assets, but the missing ...

The EU Joint White Paper for Defence Readiness 2030: Opportunities for India
Defence and Security Aug 08, 2025

The EU Joint White Paper for Defence Readiness 2030: Opportunities for India

On 19 March 2025, the European Commission issued a Joint White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030 amidst a historic shift in the US position on European security. The US endeavour to end the war in Ukraine and its reluctance to underwrite European security have ...

China-India Rapprochement: A Reality Check
International Affairs Aug 07, 2025

China-India Rapprochement: A Reality Check

India-China relations appear to be showing signs of easing, particularly with successive high-level exchanges between the two governments since late 2024. Given the positive momentum in bilateral ties in the past few months, there is cautious optimism in certain quarters that some kind of détente ...

Bridging the Financing Gap for the SDGs: A Framework for Renewed Action
Economics and Finance | Sustainable Development | Climate Change Aug 05, 2025

Bridging the Financing Gap for the SDGs: A Framework for Renewed Action

The world is off-track in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with financing gaps widening due to geopolitical shifts, rising debt, and the growing impacts of climate change. This brief offers a renewed framework to bridge the SDG financing gaps by strengthening domestic public ...

Pakistan and China’s Collusive Grey-Zone Warfare
International Affairs Aug 01, 2025

Pakistan and China’s Collusive Grey-Zone Warfare

This brief examines the expanding China-Pakistan strategic alliance in the domain of grey-zone warfare, defined as the space between neither full-scale war nor peace. The analysis draws on 4th-century BCE statesman, Kautilya’s concept of Tushnim Yuddha (silent war) to contextualise the grey-zone approach within an ...

Reflections on the First Decade of ‘Startup India’
Developing and Emerging Economies Jul 21, 2025

Reflections on the First Decade of ‘Startup India’

This brief examines the transformative impact of India's ‘Startup India’ initiative, launched in 2016, on the country’s entrepreneurial landscape. Driven by the presence of digital infrastructure and government support, India's startup ecosystem has seen exponential growth in the recent years. Today, the country has some ...

Building Rainwater Resilience in India’s Cities
Urbanisation in India Jul 03, 2025

Building Rainwater Resilience in India’s Cities

Extreme water events are affecting cities in various parts of the world. During rainy seasons or in the event of typhoons or cyclones, the sudden inflows of large volumes of rainwater into cities, combined with inadequate preparedness of administrative agencies, result in injuries, loss of ...

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