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Digital Civics के माध्यम से ज़िम्मेदार युवा नेटिजन्स का पोषण!
Dec 12, 2022

Digital Civics के माध्यम से ज़िम्मेदार युवा नेटिजन्स का पोषण!

युवाओं को भारत के प्रभावी ‘डिजिटल सिटीजन्स’ अर्थात ‘डिज�

Digital Democracy: बेहद अस्थिर ज़मीन पर चल रहा है डिजिटल प्रजातंत्र
Jul 29, 2023

Digital Democracy: बेहद अस्थिर ज़मीन पर चल रहा है डिजिटल प्रजातंत्र

दुनिया के विकासशील या कम विकसित देश वैसी तकनीक के साथ जीत�

Digital divide: वित्तीय समावेशन में डिजिटल डिवाइड की पड़ताल!
Jul 27, 2023

Digital divide: वित्तीय समावेशन में डिजिटल डिवाइड की पड़ताल!

भारत में कमज़ोर और निम्न आय वर्गों का उत्थान सुनिश्चित क�

Digital Dream Destination: Bulletproof Cities
Dec 15, 2020

Digital Dream Destination: Bulletproof Cities

To make cities catastrophe proof, digital solutions need to be adopted, prioritised and made available for all

Digital governance: Need for regulating cloud ecosystem
Oct 04, 2014

Digital governance: Need for regulating cloud ecosystem

India will become a digital society. It is also deploying all the right pieces and infrastructure for a digital economy. The foundation for both will be the cloud ecosystem, which, however, needs to be protected through a robust policy and legal framework.

Digital strategies for disaster management: Lessons from Kashmir
Sep 19, 2014

Digital strategies for disaster management: Lessons from Kashmir

The Kashmir floods have exposed our communication faultlines. Why is there no disaster management plan in the case of a communication blackout? This is perhaps even more pertinent given that the remote corners of India, be they coastal, mountainous or otherwise, are not well connected to modern telecom networks.

Dilemmas in disaster management: SAARC under scrutiny
Feb 29, 2024

Dilemmas in disaster management: SAARC under scrutiny

The lack of initiative and political will has led to the marginalisation of the SAARC sector of disaster management from mainstream efforts in South A

Disempowering the soldier
Nov 30, 2018

Disempowering the soldier

By curtailing the effectiveness of the Armed Forces Tribunals, the Government is destroying the military justice system which is a disservice to serving and retired personnel

Dismantle the jihadi network
Mar 26, 2006

Dismantle the jihadi network

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given enough reasons for President Pervez Musharraf to feel at ease. His unambiguous expression of not letting the peace process between the two countries flag should lay to rest speculations and allegations in Pakistan about India's commitment to peace in the region.

Dissecting the Centre–State tussle over the extension of BSF jurisdiction in states
Nov 09, 2021

Dissecting the Centre–State tussle over the extension of BSF jurisdiction in states

Cracks in the federal structure of India is witnessed as the jurisdiction of the BSF is increased in three states without prior consultation

Do internet search engines stifle human cognition?
Feb 07, 2023

Do internet search engines stifle human cognition?

India must act fast to mitigate the high risks, ensure that search engines live up to their responsibilities, and be transparent

Do nothing Delhi
Apr 16, 2013

Do nothing Delhi

Delhi must focus on realising the full potential of bilateral cooperation with both the US and China, instead of precluding beneficial bilateral engagement with one in the name of avoiding conflict with the other. The current policy of "doing nothing" and finding reasons for inaction will steadily reduce India's relevance for both Washington and Beijing.

Does AUKUS Augment or Diminish the Quad?
Sep 23, 2021

Does AUKUS Augment or Diminish the Quad?

AUKUS fits into a growing network of minilaterials crisscrossing the Indo-Pacific and rooted in shared strategic interests.

Does Balakot define a new normal?
Mar 22, 2019

Does Balakot define a new normal?

Amid the claims and counter-claims surrounding the Balakot air strikes, the Modi government has been emphasising that it has established a new normal.

Does budget 2020 provide material support for the ongoing health reforms?
Feb 07, 2020

Does budget 2020 provide material support for the ongoing health reforms?

Perhaps for the first time in the history of India’s health policymaking, multiple agencies are moving in a closely coordinated manner.

Does headcount communalise army?
Feb 22, 2006

Does headcount communalise army?

Globalisation reduces commodities and perceptions to a common destiny. Thus a spectre that is haunting the west, of Muslim group identity, seems to have reached India too.

Does Kasuri's Message of Peace have Official Backing?
Jan 21, 2011

Does Kasuri's Message of Peace have Official Backing?

Indo-Pak relations appear to be on hold largely because of complications created by the Afghan situation. Part of the problem are Pakistani suspicions about Indian ambitions in Afghanistan. Former Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri believes there are misperceptions on both sides.

Does prudence belie reality?
Mar 19, 2010

Does prudence belie reality?

The moment finance minister Pranab Mukherjee announced a mere 4% nominal increase in defence budget pegged at Rs 1,47,344 crore for 2010-11, members of Indian strategic community started showing their frustrations.

Does the IOR need a cohesive Blue Economy framework?
Dec 23, 2020

Does the IOR need a cohesive Blue Economy framework?

Prioritisation of any one aspect — economic, social or environmental — would chart a lopsided course of development.

Does the UN matter?
Nov 30, 2004

Does the UN matter?

Does the United Nations really matter when it comes to war and peace in the 21st century? To ask this question when long promised reform of the UN seems at hand ¿ the report of the High Level Panel appointed by Secretary General Kofi Annan will be out on Thursday ¿ and India is stepping up its efforts to become a part of an expanded UN Security Council sounds heretical.

Doka La standoff: The death knell of the Asian Century?
Jul 21, 2017

Doka La standoff: The death knell of the Asian Century?

The 21st century can emerge as the Asian century, only if there is peace and there are supportive and mutually beneficial relations between the major

Doklam impasse: Why confrontation with the PRC matters
Jul 19, 2017

Doklam impasse: Why confrontation with the PRC matters

The current impasse has put India in a veritable hornets' nest, because New Delhi can neither forsake defending the territorial claims Bhutan has over

Doklam mind games and China-Nepal equation
Aug 22, 2017

Doklam mind games and China-Nepal equation

A clearly identifiable motive of China stoking Doklam is difficult to determine.

Doklam standoff not very propitious for Xi Jinping
Jul 25, 2017

Doklam standoff not very propitious for Xi Jinping

As of now, Xi Jinping seems to be in a very strong position to have his way.

Doklam, Gipmochi, Gyemochen: It’s hard making cartographic sense of a geopolitical quagmire
Jul 21, 2017

Doklam, Gipmochi, Gyemochen: It’s hard making cartographic sense of a geopolitical quagmire

While India has been assertive in protecting interests it considers vital to its security posture in the region, New Delhi remain cagey when it comes to drawing lines on a map.

Don't blame it on China
Oct 17, 2013

Don't blame it on China

India has many reasons to nurse a nuclear grievance against China. For, Beijing's decision to arm Pakistan with nuclear weapons has given Rawalpindi the impunity to pursue cross-border terrorism against India. But Delhi has no reason at all to blame Beijing for its own failures on the nuclear policy front.

Don't count on emotion to boost ties with Dhaka
Jan 13, 2010

Don't count on emotion to boost ties with Dhaka

To explain the causes of the present unsatisfactory situation many in India would argue that a self-absorbed India has neglected its neighbourhood

Don't hyphenate Israel
Jun 15, 2015

Don't hyphenate Israel

Israel being India's most trusted ally in West Asia and among the three or four closest friends in the world, Prime Minister Modi's visit to Israel needs to be a standalone, a single country trip. The India-Israel relationship is important enough, even sacred enough, to merit that respect.

Don't leave spies out in the cold
May 01, 2013

Don't leave spies out in the cold

At first sight, it would appear that Sarabjit Singh's case, which dates to 1990, may fall in the category of Indian involvement. But other evidence suggests the case against him is weak. There are also reasons to believe that Sarabjit's was a case of mistaken identity

Don’t have unrealistic demands from Sunak
Oct 31, 2022

Don’t have unrealistic demands from Sunak

The bilateral relationship is growing due to a newfound convergence in their strategic orientation. Let’s not burden Sunak with unrealistic expectations.

Don’t junk cash yet, in rush to go digital
Nov 29, 2016

Don’t junk cash yet, in rush to go digital

Going without cash is a good idea whereby studies indicate that paying by card or e-money encourages you to spend more than you would otherwise.

Doubling farm incomes: Why change is still slow
Oct 16, 2018

Doubling farm incomes: Why change is still slow

Nor has the Narendra Modi government been deaf to the needs of the farming community.

Doubting Delhi
Jan 08, 2013

Doubting Delhi

From America to Bangladesh and Australia to Europe, those who bet on big breakthroughs with India in the last few years can't hide their disappointment at its seeming inability to seize the opportunities at hand. It is up to Delhi to prove that the concerns of its friends and partners around the world are misplaced.

Dr Jagdish Sheth predicts New Asian currency
Jul 21, 2008

Dr Jagdish Sheth predicts New Asian currency

World renowned management professor and author, Dr. Jagdish Sheth, delivered a lecture on "The Tectonic Shift: The New Geoeconomic Reality" at Observer Research Foundation. Dr. Sheth, Professor of Marketing in the Goizueta Business School, Atlanta, USA, and the author of 'Chindia Rising: How China and India will benefit your business' forecast a new geo-economic reality in the world driven by markets of emerging nations.

Dragon’s descent: Potential surge of Chinese investments in southern Bangladesh
May 03, 2024

Dragon’s descent: Potential surge of Chinese investments in southern Bangladesh

While Chinese investments can help in developing southern Bangladesh, it will create ripples in the geopolitics of the Bay of Bengal

Drastic reforms needed to bridge inequality
Apr 08, 2019

Drastic reforms needed to bridge inequality

The problems India is facing are hard to solve in the short term and only incremental changes can be undertaken in the five-year term of any government at the Centre. As per an Oxfam survey, India is a highly unequal country on all counts. There are inequalities in wealth, income and consumption as well as structural inequalities of opportunity, region and social groups.

Drawing the boundaries: Ideal ingredients of a Space Code
Jan 04, 2013

Drawing the boundaries: Ideal ingredients of a Space Code

Given the enormity of challenges, there is a need for all the space-faring powers to unite in this exercise. It is important for India and others to debate and decide on what it thinks the norms should be and what sort of future it wants to achieve in space.

Drifting apart: Maldives’ growing ties with other countries
Jan 27, 2024

Drifting apart: Maldives’ growing ties with other countries

Normalising India-Maldives ties to whatever extent possible now depends on the ability of the political leadership in the two countries

Drilling deep for success
May 04, 2013

Drilling deep for success

Difficult basins with poor prospects like the kind in India will never be explored or developed under fair-returns-cost-plus regimes. Successes such as those of Lundin in Norway or Cairn in Barmer do not come to the faint-hearted.

Drone Terror Attack on Jammu Airport: A Deadly and Dangerous Dare
Jun 30, 2021

Drone Terror Attack on Jammu Airport: A Deadly and Dangerous Dare

There is a sort of consensus among the security agencies that this attack couldn’t have happened without the Pakistani army’s involvement.

Ease of doing business and Arbitration Amendment Bill
Feb 09, 2015

Ease of doing business and Arbitration Amendment Bill

India's ranking in the World Bank's ease of doing business index is 134. Ease of doing business has ease of settling commercial disputes at its centre. With the Arbitration and Conciliation (amendment) Bill coming in place, India could play a greater role in shaping the way forward.

East Asia’s History Wars
Jan 20, 2021

East Asia’s History Wars

This brief examines the historical dimension of the tensions between Japan and South Korea and its implications on the current breakdown in their bilateral relationship. It argues that the battle over historical memory has led to lasting animosity between the two countries, contributing to serious problems in their defence ties and creating space for China to expand its influence in the region. The brief explores why efforts to overcome the histo

East Meets East: An Assessment of the Proposed Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor
Dec 07, 2020

East Meets East: An Assessment of the Proposed Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor

In 2019, India and Russia announced their intent to connect the ports in their respective cities, Chennai and Vladivostok. One year on, the project remains only on paper. This paper explores the economic and strategic viability of this proposed maritime connectivity corridor. While not purporting to be a feasibility study, this analysis seeks to examine the potential benefits and pitfalls of the proposed link and its place in the Indo-Russia stra