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Can ‘The Inclusive City’ be a reality?
Urbanisation May 09, 2024

Can ‘The Inclusive City’ be a reality?

The universal desire to establish inclusion as the driving ideal for development shall remain unachieved if it is not realised in the most significant habitat in which the world lives—the cities ...

The changing face of Baloch activism
Neighbourhood May 09, 2024

The changing face of Baloch activism

The harsh response by the Pakistani state towards the ongoing Baloch protests will only alienate people further and deepen the existing crisis ...

The slowdown in renewable capacity addition in India: Secular trend or cyclical flux?
Energy | Oil, Gas and Renewables May 09, 2024

The slowdown in renewable capacity addition in India: Secular trend or cyclical flux?

Recent headlines show India's renewable energy, especially solar, is slowing despite optimism. The government's coal focus hints at a shift. ...

Exploring the nexus: Cryptocurrency, Zakat, and terror funding
Economics and Finance | Terrorism | Cyber and Technology May 08, 2024

Exploring the nexus: Cryptocurrency, Zakat, and terror funding

Cryptocurrencies have transformed financial transactions and donations, yet the anonymity they offer has been exploited by terrorist organisations ...

Busting the myths around Indian households’ debts
Indian Economy | Social Inclusion May 07, 2024

Busting the myths around Indian households’ debts

Declaring a decline in Indian households' net financial assets without understanding their saving behaviours would be misguided. ...

When AI crosses the line: The impending threat of Autonomous Weapons Systems
Defence and Security | Cyber and Technology May 06, 2024

When AI crosses the line: The impending threat of Autonomous Weapons Systems

AI has sparked heavy investment in military R&D, notably in Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS), prompting urgent global debate on the accompanying ethical concerns. ...

How the Taliban is navigating the war in Gaza
International Affairs May 06, 2024

How the Taliban is navigating the war in Gaza

Despite the public position taken by the Taliban on the war in Gaza, its response has remained largely muted. ...

The limits of a perceived no-limits partnership
China Foreign Policy May 04, 2024

The limits of a perceived no-limits partnership

Could the refusal of Chinese banks to process payments in Rubles or China's reliance on alternative trade routes that circumvent Russia be considered elements of a no-limits partnership? ...

Raisi in Pakistan and the revival of 'pipe' dreams
International Affairs May 04, 2024

Raisi in Pakistan and the revival of 'pipe' dreams

Almost two months after ties between the two neighbours plummeted to a new low, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was in Pakistan for a three day trip. ...

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Tigran Yepremyan

Tigran Yepremyan

Tigran Yepremyan is the Dean of the Faculty of International Relations and an Associate Professor of World History and IR at the Yerevan State University, Armenia. ...

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Sambit Mishra

Sambit Mishra is an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer currently posted as the Chief Executive Officer of the Zila Panchayat Korba Chhattisgarh. He has an academic background in Engineering, having graduated with a Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) in Biological ...

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