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Metaverse: Making it a universe for all
Feb 10, 2022

Metaverse: Making it a universe for all

To avoid the pitfalls of previous inventions that promised to be accessible to all, the metaverse should ensure that it remains more democratic and op

বিদ্যুৎ ব্যবহারের উপর কোভিড-১৯ অতিমারির প্রভাব
Jan 31, 2022

বিদ্যুৎ ব্যবহারের উপর কোভিড-১৯ অতিমারির প্রভাব

বিদ্যুতের সর্বজনীন ব্যবহারের এসডিজি বা স্থিতিশীল উন্নয

Copyright in educational material: Lessons from COVID-19
Jan 19, 2022

Copyright in educational material: Lessons from COVID-19

COVID-19 has demonstrated how copyright acts as a barrier in accessing educational material

Vaccine equity in the Indo-Pacific
Jan 14, 2022

Vaccine equity in the Indo-Pacific

As many countries in the Indo-Pacific struggle to meet their vaccination targets, India could spearhead a vaccine initiative in close collaboration wi

Deploying unique health identifiers: Case study of India, Taiwan, and Australia
Jan 14, 2022

Deploying unique health identifiers: Case study of India, Taiwan, and Australia

Technology could improve access to healthcare but stringent data protection measures must safeguard people’s health records

बिजली तक लोगों की पहुंच पर कोविड-19 महामारी का असर
Jan 08, 2022

बिजली तक लोगों की पहुंच पर कोविड-19 महामारी का असर

आमदनी की बढ़ती असमानता का सबसे बुरा असर महिलाओं पर पड़ रह�

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity access  
Jan 04, 2022

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity access  

To meet the SDG target of universal access to electricity and regain the lost momentum, off-grid solutions must be embraced in the short term    

প্ল্যাটফর্ম অর্থনীতির উত্থান এবং শিক্ষার উপকরণ পাওয়ার সুযোগ
Jan 01, 2022

প্ল্যাটফর্ম অর্থনীতির উত্থান এবং শিক্ষার উপকরণ পাওয়ার সুযোগ

শিক্ষার উপকরণ হাতের নাগালে পেতে ডিজিটাল প্ল্যাটফর্মের �

प्लेटफॉर्म इकोनॉमी का विकास और शैक्षणिक संसाधनों तक पहुंच
Dec 22, 2021

प्लेटफॉर्म इकोनॉमी का विकास और शैक्षणिक संसाधनों तक पहुंच

कोरोना वायरस महामारी (Coronavirus Pandemic) के दौरान शैक्षणिक सामग्रि�

The rise of the platform economy and access to educational resources
Dec 13, 2021

The rise of the platform economy and access to educational resources

 The use of digital platforms to access educational content has skyrocketed during the pandemic. Access for all is necessary, but publishers’ right

LPG subsidies: A quiet phase-out?  
Dec 04, 2021

LPG subsidies: A quiet phase-out?  

LPG subsidies, and other energy access programmes, continue to be a major point of contention for India.

Amid heightened pandemic-induced inequity, an all-or-nothing fight for humanity
Nov 30, 2021

Amid heightened pandemic-induced inequity, an all-or-nothing fight for humanity

The zero sum game witnessed during this pandemic has deepened cleavages and widened inequality across the world

Inequity pandemic: The lost generation of the digital transformation
Nov 29, 2021

Inequity pandemic: The lost generation of the digital transformation

Active work must be done to ensure that those without digital access are not left behind

The World Trade Organisation: Developing countries availing special and differential treatment
Nov 01, 2021

The World Trade Organisation: Developing countries availing special and differential treatment

WTO needs to develop a set of parameters to ascertain which countries qualify as “developing” in order to wind up the challenge associated with S&

Why the Western Balkans matter to the European Union?
Oct 22, 2021

Why the Western Balkans matter to the European Union?

The accession talks between the EU and Western Balkans remain up in the air despite the recent summit. As the presence of foreign powers grow stronger

Warfighting in Space: Managing risks and seizing opportunities to avoid space weaponisation
Oct 18, 2021

Warfighting in Space: Managing risks and seizing opportunities to avoid space weaponisation

Modern military forces cannot fight and win without space, and the loss of access to vital space support for terrestrial forces dramatically raises th

Towards Digital Inclusion 2.0
Oct 18, 2021

Towards Digital Inclusion 2.0

Inclusion 2.0 can only be achieved when strands of access integrate an understanding of the history of oppression, feminist perspectives, and ethnic p

US-China technology competition through the prism of the reflexive games framework
Sep 07, 2021

US-China technology competition through the prism of the reflexive games framework

This century’s superpower rivalry is being played out in the digital domain and the rules are different and fast-evolving

Digital Euro: Aspirations of a sovereign alternative to crypto-assets
Jul 31, 2021

Digital Euro: Aspirations of a sovereign alternative to crypto-assets

With plans of launching the digital euro project, the Eurozone aims at producing “a riskless, accessible and efficient form of central bank money”

Access to vaccines in Massachusetts: Divisions along race and socioeconomic lines
Jul 15, 2021

Access to vaccines in Massachusetts: Divisions along race and socioeconomic lines

Vaccine equity in Massachusetts has been called the “best of the worst”; although doing better than other states in terms of equitable distributio

कोविड-19 टीकाकरण में पहुंच की विषमता: कमज़ोर और ग़रीब परिवारों की दुर्दशा
Jun 08, 2021

कोविड-19 टीकाकरण में पहुंच की विषमता: कमज़ोर और ग़रीब परिवारों की दुर्दशा

भारत का टीकाकरण अभियान सर्वसमावेशी होना चाहिए.

Water scarcity in the Middle East: Beyond an environmental risk
May 06, 2021

Water scarcity in the Middle East: Beyond an environmental risk

In the Middle East, which continuously suffers from chronic disorder, water supply systems are increasingly becoming both political lever and objectiv

Exploring India’s economic diplomacy with the US
Apr 26, 2021

Exploring India’s economic diplomacy with the US

The opportunities and challenges for Indian economic diplomacy in its efforts at engaging the US over the next decade are immense.

Digital biases: The chimaera of equality and access
Apr 22, 2021

Digital biases: The chimaera of equality and access

Online civic life across developing and developed countries has been adversely affected, with serious consequences to the offline world.

Can the world collaborate amid vaccine nationalism?
Apr 22, 2021

Can the world collaborate amid vaccine nationalism?

The COVID-19 pandemic has mutated into a global political economy crisis, with new fault lines emerging along market shares and intellectual property

Right to equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination — if not now, then when?
Apr 09, 2021

Right to equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination — if not now, then when?

The world needs the vaccine today — not tomorrow — to stop the disease and end the pandemic. We need to embrace the access to medicine movement �

Africa’s quest for securing COVID-19 vaccines
Mar 24, 2021

Africa’s quest for securing COVID-19 vaccines

The race to secure COVID-19 vaccines has laid bare the inherent inequalities in access to global healthcare, which adversely affects developing popula

Toxic trolls: How can we protect women on social media?
Mar 13, 2021

Toxic trolls: How can we protect women on social media?

Peer pressure is the single most effective tool for building successful platforms that encourage women’s participation without fear.

Australia’s support for Pacific vaccine access — and what more it can do
Mar 11, 2021

Australia’s support for Pacific vaccine access — and what more it can do

The case of Australia and Pacific Island countries is instructive on what can be done — and what still needs to be done.

Mapping her world: The future of gender-sensitive urban designing
Mar 08, 2021

Mapping her world: The future of gender-sensitive urban designing

Women have particular reproductive, safety, and biological needs that urban designing must cater to in order to make the entire cityscape more accessi

Kisan Rail: Towards raising farmer incomes
Feb 11, 2021

Kisan Rail: Towards raising farmer incomes

Kisan Rails is a step taken in the right direction as it intends to capitalise on the robust railway network — and cutting-edge technology — to co

Myanmar: The Rohingya question in the current coup
Feb 11, 2021

Myanmar: The Rohingya question in the current coup

The change of power will hardly alter the fate of the displaced; more neglect and violence is currently being dreaded.

The economic rationale for reshuffling global value chains
Dec 30, 2020

The economic rationale for reshuffling global value chains

The definition of international relations in the next decade remains an important aspect feeding uncertainty about how the value chains reshuffling wi

Straddling free speech and censorship: What social media should do to stay afloat
Dec 30, 2020

Straddling free speech and censorship: What social media should do to stay afloat

Social media is straddling between saving freedoms at one end, and censoring content by restricting access to extremist groups and those who are poten

Vaccine Diplomacy: In 2021, the UAE will become the new vaccine hub of the Middle East
Dec 29, 2020

Vaccine Diplomacy: In 2021, the UAE will become the new vaccine hub of the Middle East

This “niche diplomacy” is expected to be one of the key guiding principles of Emirati foreign policy in 2021.

पॉकेट एसेस: बोरियत की समस्या को हल करने वाली भारत की अग्रणी डिजिटल मनोरंजन कंपनी
Dec 17, 2020

पॉकेट एसेस: बोरियत की समस्या को हल करने वाली भारत की अग्रणी डिजिटल मनोरंजन कंपनी

दो बेहद मारक बदलावों यानी तकनीकी व बुनियादी ढांचे में फे�

Suga starts strongly
Dec 12, 2020

Suga starts strongly

Suga’s foreign policy, thus far, has followed the core tenets of the Abe doctrine.

People with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in India
Nov 28, 2020

People with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in India

The goal of universal healthcare cannot be achieved without building accessible health facilities for people with disabilities.

Technology as an enabler for transformation
Nov 02, 2020

Technology as an enabler for transformation

Our world will be different with more women in STEM. Diversity and inclusion are broad buckets, but we need to keep the discussion going. The more con

Tech for All: Access, rights, and innovation moving forward
Oct 12, 2020

Tech for All: Access, rights, and innovation moving forward

Digital technologies are quickly becoming an everyday necessity. What can we do to bridge this gap of inequality and establish digital technology as a