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The emergent transatlantic consensus against China
Jun 20, 2020

The emergent transatlantic consensus against China

Chinese advocacy for economic interdependence, owing to its centrality in global supply chains, could be met with a renewed transatlantic consensus ce

Bracing up for ‘herd immunity’ against COVID19
Jun 19, 2020

Bracing up for ‘herd immunity’ against COVID19

India’s balancing act for safeguarding lives and livelihoods with generous lockdown relaxations is set to see a spike in cases and death toll before

Towards progress and preservation: A commentary on the draft EIA 2020 notification
Jun 18, 2020

Towards progress and preservation: A commentary on the draft EIA 2020 notification

India is currently the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change. Easing environmental norms will not boost economic growth.

America First and the Pandemic: Trump’s grand strategy of blaming China
Jun 17, 2020

America First and the Pandemic: Trump’s grand strategy of blaming China

Any predictions about a coming struggle for global influence and regional supremacy have to be measured against enduring realities of global economic

Pakistan budget 2020-21: The numbers don’t add up
Jun 16, 2020

Pakistan budget 2020-21: The numbers don’t add up

Without deep structural reform, which includes reducing the size of government and curtailing the expenses on the overbearing and overfed holy cow —

Local decisions and the decline of Mumbai
Jun 16, 2020

Local decisions and the decline of Mumbai

If one were to go by recent home-grown choices made in Mumbai, a process has started that would catalyse the road to Mumbai’s decline.

Knowing one’s friends and allies: The politics of the BRICS amidst the pandemic
Jun 16, 2020

Knowing one’s friends and allies: The politics of the BRICS amidst the pandemic

For most coalitions — and especially so when they involve developing countries — there are usually doomsayers predicting its premature death. The

श्रीलंका में आतंकी हमले की बरसी: आतंक के खिलाफ़ एक साझा रणनीति अपनाने की ज़रूरत
Jun 15, 2020

श्रीलंका में आतंकी हमले की बरसी: आतंक के खिलाफ़ एक साझा रणनीति अपनाने की ज़रूरत

भारत और श्रीलंका के बीच तनातनी के ऐतिहासिक मसलों की विरा�

Russia-South Korea relations: Prospects and challenges
Jun 15, 2020

Russia-South Korea relations: Prospects and challenges

The positions of Russia and South Korea on regional affairs — given their respective relations with the China and US — will have a bearing on how

Chinese proposal to Bangladesh for sister-city alliance
Jun 12, 2020

Chinese proposal to Bangladesh for sister-city alliance

Perception of China being non-interfering in the country’s domestic affairs have favoured shaping of public support to the relationship.

भारत का हर नागरिक बन बैठा है चीनी मामलों का जानकार!
Jun 11, 2020

भारत का हर नागरिक बन बैठा है चीनी मामलों का जानकार!

कोई भी जन नीति असरदार हो इसके लिए स्वस्थ सार्वजनिक परिचर�

Municipal bonds: A sustainable source of finance for Indian cities
Jun 10, 2020

Municipal bonds: A sustainable source of finance for Indian cities

There have been various factors that have limited the growth of the municipal bond market, but importantly it reflects the state of finances in the in

The impact of urbanisation on health
Jun 10, 2020

The impact of urbanisation on health

To control diseases in a more sustainable manner, the health of the inhabitants has to become a key factor of urban development.

कोविड19, उभरती अर्थव्यवस्थाएं और देशों का महामारी से लड़ने का माद्दा!
Jun 10, 2020

कोविड19, उभरती अर्थव्यवस्थाएं और देशों का महामारी से लड़ने का माद्दा!

महामारी सिर्फ़ सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य त्रासदी नहीं हैं बल�

Amidst global economic ruin, Indian story will be no different
Jun 09, 2020

Amidst global economic ruin, Indian story will be no different

National lockdown in four consecutive phases is already having a negative multiplier effect on the economy.

Europe, Russia and attitudes towards the ‘New Cold War’ between US and China
Jun 09, 2020

Europe, Russia and attitudes towards the ‘New Cold War’ between US and China

In the near future we will be able to observe a certain convergence of the diplomatic positions of Europe and Russia regarding the central problems of

India chasing a fleeting manufacturing dream
Jun 07, 2020

India chasing a fleeting manufacturing dream

With the current rise in automation — a trend that has gained strength due to COVID-19 — the manufacturing sector’s ability to absorb traditiona

शहरों की भीड़ भरी आबादी कैसे बना कोविड-19 की महामारी का मुख्य़ कारण?
Jun 05, 2020

शहरों की भीड़ भरी आबादी कैसे बना कोविड-19 की महामारी का मुख्य़ कारण?

दुनिया की आधी से ज़्यादा आबादी – 55 प्रतिशत- शहरों में रहती

Graduating from emergency remote teaching to online higher education in India
Jun 03, 2020

Graduating from emergency remote teaching to online higher education in India

Even if a single student is left behind, the move to online teaching will remain unfair. In the longer term, the Central and state governments must co

कोरोना महामारी के ख़िलाफ़ भारत की लड़ाई: अभी लंबा रास्ता तय करना बाकी
Jun 02, 2020

कोरोना महामारी के ख़िलाफ़ भारत की लड़ाई: अभी लंबा रास्ता तय करना बाकी

सरकार के लिए दीर्घकालीन चुनौती महामारी का सामना करने वाल

Delta under siege: Towards the 2026 Ganges Water Sharing Agreement
Jun 02, 2020

Delta under siege: Towards the 2026 Ganges Water Sharing Agreement

The Ganges Water Sharing Agreement will expire in 2026. What awaits then?

Reading tea leaves from China’s Two Sessions: Large monetary and fiscal stimulus and still no growth guarantee
May 30, 2020

Reading tea leaves from China’s Two Sessions: Large monetary and fiscal stimulus and still no growth guarantee

The most obvious solution is to ramp up China’s welfare state to support the workers who will be left out in the process. The rationale for this is

Islamophobia and the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
May 29, 2020

Islamophobia and the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK

Although anti-Muslim prejudice is already a huge problem in the UK — the fact that even a pandemic will not stop people from spreading bigotry and s

Requirements for successful rainwater harvesting in cities
May 29, 2020

Requirements for successful rainwater harvesting in cities

Indian cities are in dire need of more water, and rainwater harvesting (RWH) can significantly contribute towards meeting this essential requirement.

The monsoon scare amidst COVID-19 in Rohingya camps
May 29, 2020

The monsoon scare amidst COVID-19 in Rohingya camps

Amphan has shattered shelters, blocked drains, damaged water points, latrines and bridges.

Cyclone Amphan: Storming Bengal’s economy
May 28, 2020

Cyclone Amphan: Storming Bengal’s economy

The coronavirus pandemic coupled with this devastating cyclone will continue to wreck havoc on the West Bengal economy.

As India rebuilds its economy, it is time to make it circular and sustainable
May 28, 2020

As India rebuilds its economy, it is time to make it circular and sustainable

Circular economic model of growth offers India the roadmap for making ecological and economic welfare complement and sustain each other.

Rollercoaster continues with US oil benchmark rally
May 27, 2020

Rollercoaster continues with US oil benchmark rally

While one can sense the positive sentiments across the market, albeit tentative, there is nothing to suggest that the end of the pandemic is near —

Lebanon’s economy is in free fall 
May 26, 2020

Lebanon’s economy is in free fall 

While the coronavirus lockdown has certainly exacerbated the economic collapse and the protests that engulfed the country in October caused panic —

Amphan meets COVID-19: Kolkata’s unprecedented debacles
May 25, 2020

Amphan meets COVID-19: Kolkata’s unprecedented debacles

It is very rare in the history of modern India that one of the country’s largest cities continues to stand in ruins, days after the cyclone.