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Space race: Outlining space strategies
Feb 05, 2022

Space race: Outlining space strategies

The drawing up of space strategies by the US, Britain, and China are indicative of the growing space ambition of global powers

Biden’s options on Ukraine: Superpower stretched thin
Feb 04, 2022

Biden’s options on Ukraine: Superpower stretched thin

The Biden administration’s inability to compete on two strategic fronts sets it on the back foot

National Budget 2022-23: What is in it for urban local bodies?
Feb 04, 2022

National Budget 2022-23: What is in it for urban local bodies?

Although the Budget pushes for urban planning, will the architecture of Indian federalism continue to limit its execution?

आम बजट 2022: परिवहन क्षेत्र के सतत विकास के लिए प्राथमिकताएं
Feb 04, 2022

आम बजट 2022: परिवहन क्षेत्र के सतत विकास के लिए प्राथमिकताएं

इस साल के बजट में, पर्यावरण और सामाजिक स्थिरता के आधार पर �

Of variants and vaccines: The nuts and bolts of COVID-19 trajectory
Feb 03, 2022

Of variants and vaccines: The nuts and bolts of COVID-19 trajectory

The rapid mutation of the coronavirus and threat of new variants have indicated that COVID-19 is likely to remain for the long term

Nuclear energy in India: Small may not be beautiful
Feb 03, 2022

Nuclear energy in India: Small may not be beautiful

Small modular reactors may not be as conducive for India’s nuclear needs as previously envisaged

Budget for the Future
Feb 02, 2022

Budget for the Future

Budget 2022-23 has focused on long term gains as opposed to short term measures

India’s ‘Amrit Kaal’: Budget 2022’s vision for Sustainable Development
Feb 02, 2022

India’s ‘Amrit Kaal’: Budget 2022’s vision for Sustainable Development

As the Union Budget charts the pathway to development for the next 25 years, faltering consumption demand is still a concern

Union Budget 2022: Focus on digital, digital finance, and the future of finance
Feb 02, 2022

Union Budget 2022: Focus on digital, digital finance, and the future of finance

This year’s budget has laid out the framework for a digitally-led India, with special emphasis placed upon digitalising finance

Debt Burden and a Bijli, Sadak, Paani Budget
Feb 02, 2022

Debt Burden and a Bijli, Sadak, Paani Budget

Amid rising debt, government bets that big infrastructure spending is not just growth-enhancing, but also popular

Anchored in Bharat, Budget 2022 exudes confidence, powers India’s growth
Feb 01, 2022

Anchored in Bharat, Budget 2022 exudes confidence, powers India’s growth

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman budget remains unassuming in grand announcements, matter of fact in its outlook, and deglamorised in form—just t

Defence budget 2022-23: Securing India, pursuing self-reliance
Feb 01, 2022

Defence budget 2022-23: Securing India, pursuing self-reliance

Keeping in line with the security needs of India, the defence budget saw a significant increase. Will this be enough to boost defence research and dev

Budget 2022: Is the 'rare mention' of mental health truly an actionable effort?
Feb 01, 2022

Budget 2022: Is the 'rare mention' of mental health truly an actionable effort?

While the focus on mental health is welcome, concentrating capacity to only a few institutions will affect the quantity and quality of mental healthca

Chinese narrative on the Sri Lankan debt crisis
Feb 01, 2022

Chinese narrative on the Sri Lankan debt crisis

As the “debt-trap” criticism intensifies, Chinese commentators have proposed their own counternarrative on the Sri Lankan debt crisis

Afghanistan-Pakistan relations and the Durand line: Why is it important?
Jan 31, 2022

Afghanistan-Pakistan relations and the Durand line: Why is it important?

The historical Durand line continues to be a thorn on the side as both Pakistan and Afghanistan are unable to come to a mutually beneficial conclusion

Need for enhancing security in Rohingya camps
Jan 31, 2022

Need for enhancing security in Rohingya camps

As a proper resolution of the Rohingya crisis is nowhere in sight, adequate measures need to be undertaken to provide Rohingyas with a suitable enviro

Why the central scheme for judicial infrastructure needs an urgent overhaul?
Jan 29, 2022

Why the central scheme for judicial infrastructure needs an urgent overhaul?

The CSS needs to be revamped to address its various shortcomings and thereby, strengthen the judicial infrastructure.

The link between education and participation of women in politics
Jan 29, 2022

The link between education and participation of women in politics

The gender disparity in politics indicates the need to promote education amongst women, thus, enabling greater political participation

CCP’s use of overseas Chinese to influence western democracies
Jan 29, 2022

CCP’s use of overseas Chinese to influence western democracies

Western democracies need to be cautious and must guard against the CCP’s ‘charm offensive’ that threatens their interests.

Biofuels in India: Do the benefits justify the costs?
Jan 28, 2022

Biofuels in India: Do the benefits justify the costs?

The key political driver of global biofuel production is how it benefits farmers and rural economies

Assessing the anti-India sentiment in South Asia (Part 1)
Jan 27, 2022

Assessing the anti-India sentiment in South Asia (Part 1)

In this two-part series, this brief focuses on how the history and identity formation of India and its internal and external interests promotes anti-I

As diplomacy falls short, will Russia retaliate militarily?
Jan 27, 2022

As diplomacy falls short, will Russia retaliate militarily?

As the dialogue between the US and Russia is witnessing no major breakthroughs and Russia is “running out of patience”, the West could reconsider

Assault weapons for the Indian Army and BrahMos Export: India must build on gains
Jan 27, 2022

Assault weapons for the Indian Army and BrahMos Export: India must build on gains

India would have to make the best use of the India-Russia joint venture by producing, improving, and inducting the new weapons into the Indian Armed F

Thoughts on a Rising India
Jan 26, 2022

Thoughts on a Rising India

Modern India has put a lie to the notion that democratic governance and economic progress are incompatible with extreme social diversity and high init

Getting to the Green Frontier
Jan 26, 2022

Getting to the Green Frontier

The Indian government’s commitment to pursuing low-carbon development is evident in its ambitious targets and path-breaking climate initiatives

India and the Post-Pandemic Geopolitics
Jan 26, 2022

India and the Post-Pandemic Geopolitics

As a major beneficiary of economic globalisation, India must actively prevent a breakdown of the international economic order

India, the EU and the Future of Multilateralism
Jan 26, 2022

India, the EU and the Future of Multilateralism

India and the EU must explore new avenues for greater political and security cooperation to protect the world’s public goods

Charting a Future for India–US Relations in the New World Order
Jan 26, 2022

Charting a Future for India–US Relations in the New World Order

Over the past two decades, the India–US relationship has expanded in almost every conceivable dimension, albeit not as allies but as fellow travelle

Emerging and Critical Technologies: New Frontiers for an Aspirational India
Jan 26, 2022

Emerging and Critical Technologies: New Frontiers for an Aspirational India

India is seen as a bridging power that can narrow the divide between the developed and developing countries through the use and regulation of new and

India’s Era of Partnerships: From Non-Alignment to Crafting a ‘New Balance’
Jan 26, 2022

India’s Era of Partnerships: From Non-Alignment to Crafting a ‘New Balance’

India is shedding its past diffidence in foreign policy matters and is making bold moves in crafting partnerships for a rules-based, democratic intern

Towards a 10-trillion-Dollar Indian Economy based on the SDG agenda
Jan 26, 2022

Towards a 10-trillion-Dollar Indian Economy based on the SDG agenda

India’s trajectory towards becoming a powerhouse economy is only possible by reconciling between the irreconcilable trinity of equity, efficiency an

The Four Cs of India’s Green Growth
Jan 26, 2022

The Four Cs of India’s Green Growth

Commitment, co-benefits, cost, and capital are the four Cs of India’s renewable miracle

India’s Role in the Emerging Dynamics of the Indo-Pacific
Jan 26, 2022

India’s Role in the Emerging Dynamics of the Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific region will shape the trajectory of global politics for most of the 21st century

‘Hybrid’ and ‘OGW’: A thin line between militants and civilians in Kashmir
Jan 25, 2022

‘Hybrid’ and ‘OGW’: A thin line between militants and civilians in Kashmir

Are new terms such as “Hybrid” and “OGWs” just another tool to antagonise the civilians or do they reflect the changing dynamics of militancy

अमेरिका और रूस की बातचीत में कूटनीति बनाम जंग: पूरा होता मक़सद
Jan 24, 2022

अमेरिका और रूस की बातचीत में कूटनीति बनाम जंग: पूरा होता मक़सद

दोनों देशों के बीच यूक्रेन और पूरे क्षेत्र की सुरक्षा को �

Budget 2022: Priorities for sustainable growth of the transport sector
Jan 24, 2022

Budget 2022: Priorities for sustainable growth of the transport sector

This year’s budget should prioritse the growth of transport infrastructure rooted in environmental and social sustainability

Crisis as opportunity: Towards a new European security architecture?
Jan 24, 2022

Crisis as opportunity: Towards a new European security architecture?

All players involved in the current dialogue over the Ukraine crisis cannot afford for it to escalate but use the opportunity to reconstruct existing

Third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India: What lies ahead?
Jan 22, 2022

Third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India: What lies ahead?

India’s successful vaccination drive along with relevant revisions in its strategy have proved useful in the third wave

A Four Point Action Plan for India’s Forest Management
Jan 22, 2022

A Four Point Action Plan for India’s Forest Management

It is imperative to move beyond compensatory afforestation and adopt meaningful strategies for creating serious impact on the ground

Pakistan’s National Security Policy: A policy rooted in delusions and wishful thinking
Jan 21, 2022

Pakistan’s National Security Policy: A policy rooted in delusions and wishful thinking

Would the new NSP bring about much-required reform in Pakistan or will it just double down on its past rhetoric?

A new year for India and Nepal: Can BIMSTEC be the key?
Jan 20, 2022

A new year for India and Nepal: Can BIMSTEC be the key?

Can Nepal and India move beyond the hurdles of the past by focusing on new avenues of cooperation in BIMSTEC?

Crowdsourcing violence: Decoding online propaganda of new militant groups in Kashmir
Jan 19, 2022

Crowdsourcing violence: Decoding online propaganda of new militant groups in Kashmir

As new militant groups use digital militancy to garner support, the Indian government should implement effective counter narratives to control false p