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Climate change and the rising incidence of dengue in India
Healthcare | Climate Change Oct 29, 2024

Climate change and the rising incidence of dengue in India

As climate change intensifies, it is reshaping the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases, necessitating a proactive adaptation in India’s public health response. ...

LDCs and WTO notifications: Challenges and the path forward
International Trade and Investment Oct 16, 2024

LDCs and WTO notifications: Challenges and the path forward

LDCs often face capacity and financial constraints, resulting in low compliance rates. Enhanced support, improved WTO capacity, and increased cooperation and knowledge sharing are needed. ...

Green bonds: Financing the renewable era
Economics and Finance Oct 08, 2024

Green bonds: Financing the renewable era

A robust Indian green bond market can significantly finance the country’s ambitious net-zero goals ...

Putting LDCs at the heart of climate finance
Economics and Finance Sep 07, 2024

Putting LDCs at the heart of climate finance

LDCs in Africa struggle with high-risk loans for climate adaptation. Debt swaps, green bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds could provide needed funding ...

Towards leadership on sustainable fuels: The Global Biofuels Alliance and India
Energy | Oil, Gas and Renewables Sep 04, 2024

Towards leadership on sustainable fuels: The Global Biofuels Alliance and India

As a key player in the GBA, India can enhance its energy security, drive economic growth, and strengthen its leadership in the biofuel sector while meeting its national and climate goals ...

Transitioning to E-trucks for sustainable transport
Sustainable Development | Transportation Sep 02, 2024

Transitioning to E-trucks for sustainable transport

India must transition to zero-emission trucks with targeted policies, infrastructure, and cleaner technologies to meet net-zero goals and cut reliance on diesel freight ...

Corporate Social Responsibility can't fulfil India NDCs, but blended finance can
Economics and Finance | Social Inclusion Aug 30, 2024

Corporate Social Responsibility can't fulfil India NDCs, but blended finance can

By leveraging public and private capital, blended finance can close funding gaps and attract private investments, facilitating India’s transition to a net-zero future ...

Chinese notion of cyber sovereignty: Building an alternate digital order
International Affairs Aug 20, 2024

Chinese notion of cyber sovereignty: Building an alternate digital order

Through domestic censorship and global initiatives like the Digital Silk Road, China aims to create an alternative digital order, challenging the U.S.-led multi-stakeholder approach to internet governance ...

Economic pragmatism vs. geopolitical principles in a post-dollar era
International Affairs Aug 14, 2024

Economic pragmatism vs. geopolitical principles in a post-dollar era

China’s de-dollarisation and its geopolitical ambitions, especially regarding Taiwan, are contradictory. It cannot disrupt regional peace while trying to establish the RMB as a trusted global currency. ...

Saudi Arabia's strategy with the OPEC+
International Affairs Aug 01, 2024

Saudi Arabia's strategy with the OPEC+

Saudi Arabia's OPEC+ strategy supports Vision 2030 by balancing oil production cuts and economic diversification ...

Paving the way: Mitigating the environmental cost of road infrastructure
Climate, Food and Environment Aug 01, 2024

Paving the way: Mitigating the environmental cost of road infrastructure

By implementing infrastructural plans in a responsible manner, India can prove that it is possible to balance road connectivity with forest preservation without having to choose between them ...

The 1.5oC goal: Equity gaps in global “Stocktakes”
Climate, Food and Environment Jul 19, 2024

The 1.5oC goal: Equity gaps in global “Stocktakes”

With the 1.5°C goal deadline fast approaching, creating an enforcement and accountability framework to reduce emissions and limit the increase in global temperatures is imperative ...

Iran elects a reformist President: Can the nuclear deal be revived?
International Affairs Jul 17, 2024

Iran elects a reformist President: Can the nuclear deal be revived?

The prospects for reviving the JCPOA under Iran's new president inspire cautious optimism, which is tempered by the Supreme Leader’s control over the country and the upcoming US Presidential elections ...

Tracking China’s soft power diplomacy in Nepal
International Affairs Jul 12, 2024

Tracking China’s soft power diplomacy in Nepal

China's soft power diplomacy in Nepal serves as a tangible manifestation of its broader foreign policy goals, aiming not only for a China-dominated Asia but also a Chinese-led world order ...

Global nuclear order: Navigating the regional landscape
International Affairs Jul 11, 2024

Global nuclear order: Navigating the regional landscape

The global nuclear order is increasingly defined by regional contestations, necessitating comprehensive diplomatic strategies that address global and local dimensions of nuclear risk ...

The Sino-US competition in the Global South: Lessons from the Cold War
International Affairs Jul 05, 2024

The Sino-US competition in the Global South: Lessons from the Cold War

As China expands its influence in the Global South and the US and India increase aid, smaller developing nations revert to non-alignment to gain concessions from both. ...

The necessity of state-led initiatives for Large Language Models in cybersecurity
Cyber Security Jul 04, 2024

The necessity of state-led initiatives for Large Language Models in cybersecurity

As cyber threats in recent times increasingly leverage Artificial Generative Intelligence, the integration of LLMs into cybersecurity cannot wait. ...

Early childhood biometrics: A tool to improve healthcare delivery
International Affairs Jul 01, 2024

Early childhood biometrics: A tool to improve healthcare delivery

Capturing biometrics for children will help achieve Universal Health Coverage by providing greater access to healthcare to children from vulnerable populations. ...

God, guns, and the ballot box: The decline of religio-political parties in Pakistan
International Affairs Jul 01, 2024

God, guns, and the ballot box: The decline of religio-political parties in Pakistan

Religio-political parties in Pakistan's recent general elections increased their presence and attempted to shed their conservative image, but this did not translate into significant electoral success. ...

Shehbaz Sharif’s Chinese treasure hunt
International Affairs Jun 29, 2024

Shehbaz Sharif’s Chinese treasure hunt

The urgency of  Sharif’s recent visit to China highlights Islamabad’s increasing dependence on China amid a deepening debt crisis and growing international isolation. ...

Digitising urban heritage conservation in India
Urbanisation in India Jun 27, 2024

Digitising urban heritage conservation in India

Digitising built heritage can help foster greater public engagement and awareness and lead to effective preservation and restoration. ...

Embracing digital solutions for women entrepreneurs in India’s Northeast
Indian Economy Jun 25, 2024

Embracing digital solutions for women entrepreneurs in India’s Northeast

OCEN can potentially change the playing field for India’s MSME sector, especially in the northeastern region, with women being the biggest beneficiaries. ...

ICC warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders: Challenges ahead
International Affairs Jun 20, 2024

ICC warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders: Challenges ahead

The ICC's consideration of arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders highlights the complexities of achieving accountability in protracted conflicts. ...

How does an expanded BRICS benefit India?
International Affairs Jun 20, 2024

How does an expanded BRICS benefit India?

The expanded BRICS offers India opportunities to assert its global leadership, but it also poses certain geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges. ...

Sovereign Credit Ratings: A critique
International Affairs Jun 17, 2024

Sovereign Credit Ratings: A critique

To address the challenges posed by existing credit rating agencies and their biases against the Global South, particularly India, several operational changes need to be implemented. ...

Navigating India's strategic seas: The evolving role of the Navy
Defence and Security | Indian Defence Jun 13, 2024

Navigating India's strategic seas: The evolving role of the Navy

The changing geopolitical realities of the 21st century have warranted the Navy’s rising profile in India’s strategic landscape. ...

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Mannat Jaspal

Mannat Jaspal

Mannat Jaspal is currently serving as a Director & Fellow - Climate and Energy, at the ORF Middle East, UAE. Her research delves into the intricate interplay of geopolitics, geoeconomics, and climate & energy policy. She specializes in climate and ...

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Mannat Jaspal

Mannat Jaspal is currently serving as a Director & Fellow - Climate and Energy, at the ORF Middle East, UAE. Her research delves into the intricate interplay of geopolitics, geoeconomics, and climate & energy policy. She specializes in climate and ...

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