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.
A shortfall in the estimated collection of indirect taxes from lower GST accruals or from tax relief on petroleum products can upset the apple cart. ...
Reskilling is all the rage as toilers of every creed scramble to upgrade skills so that they can remain valuable when tasks most suitable to machine learning are automated. The challenge for all of us ‘typical workers’ is to be able to choose those retraining ...
In a recent interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to equip party cadres and leaders with a set of arguments and answers to defend his government for convincing people that the PM is clean and his actions are in the interest of the country. ...
In order for the Hambantota port project to reap potential benefits for Sri Lanka and the regional economy, there are three crucial aspects: bunkering operations, completion of the wider Hambantota development project beyond the port, and trans-shipment of goods. ...
Internet shopping has become an effective way of boosting an economy by increasing demand, expanding consumption and promoting employment. It has improved operations through greater use of electronic book-keeping and records management. Despite this, e-retail sales are expected to account for only 4.4 per cent ...
Women have been dropping off from the labour force which is a poor indicator of a country’s progress no matter what the GDP growth indicates. ...
The Indian engagement with the US, whether in the form of America’s Indo-Pacific strategy or the four-nation Quad also implies that the regional nations pay not only for their supposed strategic upkeep viz. China, but also take care of all-American strategic interests in these parts. ...
Vivek Kumar was a Programme Assistant - Forums at ORF. His research interests include macroeconomics, institutional economics, econometrics, development economics. Vivek holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Washington and Lee University, Virginia with a minor in Mass Communications. ...
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Vivek Kumar was a Programme Assistant - Forums at ORF. His research interests include macroeconomics, institutional economics, econometrics, development economics. Vivek holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Washington and Lee University, Virginia with a minor in Mass Communications. ...
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