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The role of public-private partnerships in innovation for development: Lessons from Africa
Development Mar 13, 2019

The role of public-private partnerships in innovation for development: Lessons from Africa

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to “leave no one behind”, and developed countries are being urged to increase aid to poor countries. While this is a worthwhile effort, however, the key to genuine and sustainable development of poor countries lies not in aid, but ...

Greening the GDP: Valuing natural capital in India
Indian Economy | Climate Change Mar 12, 2019

Greening the GDP: Valuing natural capital in India

It is important to differentiate between physical capital as produced means of production in contrast to natural capital which is naturally endowed. The latter facilitates a host of ecosystem services[i] that flow through human processes, both societal and economic. Unlike physical capital, natural capital cannot be ...

Southeast Asian space programmes: Capabilities, challenges and collaborations
Great Power Dynamics | Space Mar 07, 2019

Southeast Asian space programmes: Capabilities, challenges and collaborations

Space technology has manifold applications in areas as wide-reaching as disaster management, resource management, meteorology, governance, and military and security. Southeast Asian countries, recognising the importance of space technologies, have made investments quite early on. While some of these countries already have established institutions and ...

Institutionalising India-US defence ties in American legislative precedents
US Domestic Politics Feb 26, 2019

Institutionalising India-US defence ties in American legislative precedents

This brief probes the role of the current 116th US Congress in strengthening India-US relations in the realm of defence trade and technology transfers. The analysis is done in the context of the Trump administration’s relaxation of arms export policies, as well as a rise in ...

Exploring the prospects for a negotiated political settlement with the Taliban: Afghanistan’s long road to peace
Neighbourhood Feb 22, 2019

Exploring the prospects for a negotiated political settlement with the Taliban: Afghanistan’s long road to peace

The unguarded optimism about reconciliation with the Taliban may seem misplaced, but the proponents of the concept are increasing in number. The success of a negotiated peace deal with the Taliban, however, will hinge on the sustainability of the power-sharing arrangement that emerges as a ...

Improving research in India: Introducing undergraduate research in higher education
Education in India | Education Feb 01, 2019

Improving research in India: Introducing undergraduate research in higher education

This brief examines the status of research in Indian higher education and offers an overview of the concept of undergraduate (UG) research as a means of reform. The article attempts a brief review of the government efforts to improve higher education research, and underlines the ...

Turkey’s India outreach: Possibilities and challenges
Nuclear Security Jan 29, 2019

Turkey’s India outreach: Possibilities and challenges

Emerging developments in Turkey–India relations suggest that New Delhi is gaining more relevance in Turkey’s Asia policy than before. This brief argues that Turkey’s interest in shaping a new approach to India is a function of Ankara’s evolving foreign policy under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ...

Children as combatants and the failure of state and society: The case of the Kashmir conflict
Neighbourhood | Internal Security Jan 22, 2019

Children as combatants and the failure of state and society: The case of the Kashmir conflict

At the forefront of the new militancy in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are children. This brief builds on a United Nations (UN) 2018 report highlighting the recruitment of juveniles by militant groups in Kashmir, and explores the issue using data and ...

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