This segment headlines one of the most important questions of our time: how should cyberspace be governed? This segment features insights from experts and emerging voices at the intersection of law, security, economics and the politics of global internet governance.
This segment provides a commentary on contemporary political and economic developments in Europe and North America from an international perspective.
This segment tracks the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDG) in India with a focus on reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child (RMNC) health and nutrition. Starting with the processes of mainstreaming of SDGs in the national plan and the nationalisation of SDG indicator framework, segment will also regularly feature guest posts on health and nutrition.
This segment seeks to provoke new ideas about India and explore the diverse challenges facing the country. It provides a platform to increase engagement on the contemporary debates and developments in India’s social, political and economic orders.
Coal gasification offers India’s steel sector raw material security, but risks entrenching carbon-intensive production pathways despite decarbonisation ambitions ...
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 ...
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 ...
US policy in the India-Pakistan crises has always been interest-driven. India will continue to retaliate without expecting automatic US support. ...
Blue bonds are gaining momentum, but scaling them across the Global South will require market reforms, risk mitigation, and domestic capital mobilisation to close the gap between ocean finance ambition and investable reality ...
Vietnam’s engagement with India reflects a broader strategy of omni-enmeshment, where Hanoi strengthens multiple strategic nodes without pivoting away from any power ...
Indian cities are increasingly using global partnerships to shape urban development, yet realising their full transformative potential demands moving toward a coherent, institutionally grounded, and equity-centred framework for city diplomacy ...
Universal SDG review mechanisms remain indispensable, but BRICS can reinforce implementation through more continuous and sector-focused peer engagement ...
Cooperation on fishermen’s transgressions offers a humanitarian pathway for rebuilding trust between India and Bangladesh through synchronised maritime governance and protocols ...
Marinez Scherer is the COP30 Special Envoy for the Ocean, holds a PhD in Marine Sciences, and is a professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). She is also co-chair of the IOC/UNESCO Working Group on Sustainable Ocean ...
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Karen Sack is the co-founder, President, and Executive Director of the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), where she leads a global coalition dedicated to driving investment into coastal resilience and tackling the ocean-related risks posed by climate change ...
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