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The ‘Green’ in Delhi’s Draft Master Plan: Weighed and Found Wanting
Urbanisation | Sustainable Development Dec 27, 2021

The ‘Green’ in Delhi’s Draft Master Plan: Weighed and Found Wanting

With increasing awareness of the role that a healthy and clean environment plays in the well-being of societies, governments are adopting environment-friendly approaches in the conduct of development activities. This brief examines the environment planning proposals contained in the draft Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) ...

Can I speak to your leader?   The Afterlife of Digitally Networked Protest Movements
Domestic Politics and Governance | Great Power Dynamics | Internal Security Dec 20, 2021

Can I speak to your leader? The Afterlife of Digitally Networked Protest Movements

A unique aspect of contemporary protest movements across the world is that they are, in fact, leaderless. The first decade of the 21st century witnessed an unprecedented mushrooming of “networked protests” fostered over the internet. In the early 2010s, the Arab Spring and Occupy movements ...

Risk Assessment and Escalation Management in India-Pakistan Conflicts
Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security | Terrorism | Internal Security Dec 15, 2021

Risk Assessment and Escalation Management in India-Pakistan Conflicts

Since August 2021 when the US withdrew from Afghanistan, ceasefire violations at the India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC) and killings of minorities in J&K have been reported. Indeed, the fall of Kabul to the Taliban has bolstered the anti-India establishment and the terrorist groups in ...

The Crisis of Food Insecurity in Afghanistan
International Affairs | Healthcare | Agriculture Dec 08, 2021

The Crisis of Food Insecurity in Afghanistan

Eleven million people in Afghanistan are experiencing food insecurity, and 97 percent of the country’s population are on the brink of universal poverty by mid-2022. Every year, about 250,000 people suffer the devastating impacts of environmental disasters such as floods, droughts, avalanches, landslides, and earthquakes. ...

The Long Road to Finding an End to Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Healthcare | US Foreign Policy | Economics and Finance | Gender Dec 02, 2021

The Long Road to Finding an End to Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis

Afghanistan is facing its most complex humanitarian crisis yet, resulting from the cascading impacts of four decades of conflicts and endemic poverty, and in more recent years, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and chronic foreign aid dependency. Today, 97 percent of all Afghans live below ...

The TRIPS Agreement and Public Health: Understanding the Reform Agenda
International Affairs | International Trade and Investment Nov 26, 2021

The TRIPS Agreement and Public Health: Understanding the Reform Agenda

Past debates on waiving certain sections of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) have centred on issues such as development and technology transfers. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more urgency to such discussions, prompting India and South Africa ...

The Geoeconomics of Climate Finance
Climate Change Nov 22, 2021

The Geoeconomics of Climate Finance

The global climate finance architecture tends to restrain emerging economies from mobilising and accessing global private commercial capital for energy transition. This brief explores the different global financial regulations that influence climate capital flows between countries, and argues that institutions must enhance their role in ...

Changing Geographies of Work: India’s Online Gig Workers in a Digitalised Labour Market
Indian Economy Nov 18, 2021

Changing Geographies of Work: India’s Online Gig Workers in a Digitalised Labour Market

Digital labour platforms—or online marketplaces that connect work providers and work seekers—will undoubtedly help shape the future of work. This brief studies the platforms targeted at online gig workers (or freelancers), who use them to find digital work opportunities in their home market or elsewhere, ...

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