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.
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Shinzo Abe, who returned to power in 2012, showed extraordinary interest in carrying out several measures in the Japan’s security sphere. But rather than bringing any reconciliation with the Okinawans, Abe’s measures seemed to place a stronger premium on the importance of the US bases ...
Bill Clinton had gotten a lot of things right, here is what he got wrong. ...
Nithin Ramakrishan is a postgraduate in international law, currently working with Third World Network as a Senior Researcher. He observes negotiations on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing issues across various international fora such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, ...
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Nithin Ramakrishan is a postgraduate in international law, currently working with Third World Network as a Senior Researcher. He observes negotiations on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing issues across various international fora such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, ...
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