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Red Lines and Rhetoric: Deciphering the Signals From the Trump-Xi Summit
International Affairs May 18, 2026

Red Lines and Rhetoric: Deciphering the Signals From the Trump-Xi Summit

As the US and China test the contours of a tentative thaw, the Beijing summit reveals a calibrated dance between economic accommodation and strategic warning, especially on Taiwan ...

Securing Access to Frontier AI: The Case for an India–US Trusted Corridor
International Affairs | Artificial Intelligence May 18, 2026

Securing Access to Frontier AI: The Case for an India–US Trusted Corridor

As AI models become harder to access, India needs a Trusted AI Corridor with the US ...

From Insurgent to Stakeholder: The Arakan Army’s Expanding Role
Neighbourhood May 18, 2026

From Insurgent to Stakeholder: The Arakan Army’s Expanding Role

The Arakan Army’s rise as Rakhine’s de facto authority is driving India and Bangladesh toward pragmatic engagement beyond conventional state-centric diplomacy ...

To View the Great Nicobar Project Strategically, Reverse the Gaze
Developing and Emerging Economies May 18, 2026

To View the Great Nicobar Project Strategically, Reverse the Gaze

India needs to become an ambitious upstander, not a passive bystander, and engage proactively with an emerging geography of conflict and opportunity ...

The Unequal Cost of Global Monetary Policy Tightening
Economics and Finance May 16, 2026

The Unequal Cost of Global Monetary Policy Tightening

As rich-world rate hikes tame inflation at home, they drain capital from vulnerable economies abroad, revealing a global system where decisions are national, but consequences are global ...

Current AI Model Inadequacies: Implications for the Global South
Artificial Intelligence May 16, 2026

Current AI Model Inadequacies: Implications for the Global South

In light of the multiple inadequacies of the current hyperscaling AI development model, the Global South needs to retain its human development-driven agenda rather than transitioning to an AI-centric one ...

Coal Gasification in India’s Steel Sector: Balancing Security and Decarbonisation
Energy | Coal May 16, 2026

Coal Gasification in India’s Steel Sector: Balancing Security and Decarbonisation

Coal gasification offers India’s steel sector raw material security, but risks entrenching carbon-intensive production pathways despite decarbonisation ambitions ...

India’s Solar Expansion: From Capacity Addition to Integration Challenges
Energy | Energy Security May 15, 2026

India’s Solar Expansion: From Capacity Addition to Integration Challenges

As solar power drives India’s energy transition, the challenge is shifting from rapid capacity addition to ensuring grid stability, storage integration, and market readiness so that renewable growth translates into reliable and sustainable power ...

Reimagining Health Systems for Sustainable Food Futures in the Global South
Healthcare May 15, 2026

Reimagining Health Systems for Sustainable Food Futures in the Global South

As climate shocks, malnutrition, and diet-related diseases converge across the Global South, repositioning health systems as active anchors within food systems offers a transformative pathway toward nutrition security, climate resilience, and equitable development ...

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