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Reaching beyond silos: Linking maritime governance with maritime security
Jan 14, 2022

Reaching beyond silos: Linking maritime governance with maritime security

Coupling maritime security with broader maritime governance will aid in advancing global cooperation in the maritime space

Combating climate change with a sustainable food system
Jan 13, 2022

Combating climate change with a sustainable food system

A 'global syndemic’ is defined as a pandemic that appears to interact with climate change, undernutrition, and obesity. Together, they pose a monume

Big Tech and climate change: There’s more to it than meets the eye
Jan 12, 2022

Big Tech and climate change: There’s more to it than meets the eye

Is Big Tech using financial metrics and emission-based metrics to evade accountability?

क्या दक्षिण एशिया में नए परमाणु युग का आग़ाज़ हो चुका है?
Jan 12, 2022

क्या दक्षिण एशिया में नए परमाणु युग का आग़ाज़ हो चुका है?

मौजूदा दौर में अंतरराष्ट्रीय और क्षेत्रीय स्तरों पर पार�

The Omicron Update: Assessing early indicators in India
Jan 11, 2022

The Omicron Update: Assessing early indicators in India

While lockdown might not be necessary in this third wave, ensuring compliance with COVID-appropriate behaviours is a must to prevent any untoward cons

The Mon massacre: Time to withdraw AFSPA from the Northeast?
Jan 11, 2022

The Mon massacre: Time to withdraw AFSPA from the Northeast?

The cries to repeal AFSPA have grown louder in the wake of the recent Nagaland massacre. Will it finally be reality?

Nepal–India relations in post-COVID-19 period
Jan 10, 2022

Nepal–India relations in post-COVID-19 period

The relations between India and Nepal have reverted to the pre-pandemic period as both countries have reopened borders

The displacement challenge faced by Thailand, courtesy Myanmar
Jan 10, 2022

The displacement challenge faced by Thailand, courtesy Myanmar

The surge of Myanmarese refugees in Thailand has made the need to reform the latter’s national refugee policy more pronounced

भारत में यूनिफॉर्म सिविल कोड (समान नागरिक संहिता): एक समीक्षा
Jan 10, 2022

भारत में यूनिफॉर्म सिविल कोड (समान नागरिक संहिता): एक समीक्षा

भारत में एक समान नागरिक संहिता कानून की कमी के चलते भारती�

The domestic and international significance of protests in Kazakhstan
Jan 10, 2022

The domestic and international significance of protests in Kazakhstan

What does the growing instability in the oil-rich Central Asian country mean for India and the world?

Lost in transit: Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA)
Jan 08, 2022

Lost in transit: Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA)

With metro rail adding one more layer to urban mass transit, an autonomous UMTA is necessary to increase the modal share of public transport in urban

Green Trade Agenda: Impatience can endanger the prospects
Jan 08, 2022

Green Trade Agenda: Impatience can endanger the prospects

Adopting a uniform approach to climate-friendly trade regulations could be detrimental to developing countries and could jeopardise future cooperative

The Indo-Pacific region, maritime focus, and ocean governance
Jan 08, 2022

The Indo-Pacific region, maritime focus, and ocean governance

A new thrust towards ocean governance was witnessed over the past year, as the Indo-Pacific region emerged as a new theatre of power politics

Transparency as a tool for urban local governance
Jan 08, 2022

Transparency as a tool for urban local governance

To ensure citizen participation and awareness, it is instrumental that ULBS are slowly transformed into transparent and accountable bodies

African Countries respond to Omicron: Vaccination Drives, Vaccination Boosters and Vaccination Mandates
Jan 07, 2022

African Countries respond to Omicron: Vaccination Drives, Vaccination Boosters and Vaccination Mandates

As the Omicron wave in Africa recedes, hard lockdowns seem to be a thing of the past

UNSC and Taliban: A new relationship
Jan 07, 2022

UNSC and Taliban: A new relationship

Is the UN biding its time by bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table while still not according it official recognition?

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: East Asia in 2021
Jan 07, 2022

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: East Asia in 2021

As we usher in 2022, we unpack the events and trends of 2021 that are likely to dominate East Asian politics in the coming years

Carbon inequality in India: The need to look within
Jan 07, 2022

Carbon inequality in India: The need to look within

Despite the bottom half of the carbon pyramid facing the unequal impact of climate change, India’s current climate policies continue to favour the t

दक्षिण एशिया में सैलाब का संकट: कुछ अनजाने, अनसुने क़िस्से
Jan 06, 2022

दक्षिण एशिया में सैलाब का संकट: कुछ अनजाने, अनसुने क़िस्से

बाढ़ के ख़तरों में घिरे ज़्यादातर क्षेत्र रिहाइश के लिहा

The Council of EU: France assumes Presidency under Macron
Jan 06, 2022

The Council of EU: France assumes Presidency under Macron

As France takes over the presidency, it aims to achieve an ambitious programme over the course of the next six months

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India: An overview
Jan 06, 2022

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India: An overview

The lack of a Uniform Civil Code in India is undercutting the chances of an overall development of the Indian society

भारत के शहरी नौजवानों के नज़रिये से पड़ोसी देशों का आकलन!
Jan 05, 2022

भारत के शहरी नौजवानों के नज़रिये से पड़ोसी देशों का आकलन!

नीतिगत दायरे में दक्षिण एशिया के भीतर जिसे साझेदारी का आ�

Maldives: Coalition partners rally around Solih against Yameen’s ‘India Out’ campaign
Jan 05, 2022

Maldives: Coalition partners rally around Solih against Yameen’s ‘India Out’ campaign

Should Yameen’s Opposition reconsider their campaign strategy for the 2023 polls before it is too late?

 Trickle-down Wage: Analysing Indian inequality from a gender lens
Jan 04, 2022

 Trickle-down Wage: Analysing Indian inequality from a gender lens

As women bear the brunt of the rising income inequality, the need for a positive policy change has become even more pronounced

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    

भारत के शहर: अधूरे प्रजातंत्रीकरण ने बाधित किया विकास
Jan 04, 2022

भारत के शहर: अधूरे प्रजातंत्रीकरण ने बाधित किया विकास

भारत सरकार को नगर निकायों के सामने खड़ी असमानता की चुनौत�

The Ethiopian Civil War: Untangling domestic and international repercussions
Jan 03, 2022

The Ethiopian Civil War: Untangling domestic and international repercussions

Great Power politics and a crumbling federal system implicate the Civil War in Ethiopia

तालिबान के शासन में अफ़ग़ान महिलाओं की हालत
Dec 30, 2021

तालिबान के शासन में अफ़ग़ान महिलाओं की हालत

काबुल पर तालिबान के कब्ज़े के बाद से अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में म�

Indian cities—Stunted by partial democratisation
Dec 29, 2021

Indian cities—Stunted by partial democratisation

The Indian government should address the challenge of municipal inequity, and ensure that better opportunities are available to enhance urban governan

CAATSA, Russia’s S-400s, and the challenge for India’s defence indigenisation
Dec 29, 2021

CAATSA, Russia’s S-400s, and the challenge for India’s defence indigenisation

India would have to come up with a long-term plan to indigenise to avoid conflicts with United States and Russia over purchase of military hardware.

Grid scale battery energy storage systems: Will they meet expectations?
Dec 29, 2021

Grid scale battery energy storage systems: Will they meet expectations?

The cost of energy storage systems might be a difficult barrier for poor countries to overcome.

Balances and benefits in Southern South Asia: The Maldives and Sri Lanka in 2021
Dec 28, 2021

Balances and benefits in Southern South Asia: The Maldives and Sri Lanka in 2021

With the changing dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region, both the island states have ample opportunities to balance between India and China.

आंग सांग सू ची: पूरी दुनिया में म्यांमार की निंदा क्यों
Dec 28, 2021

आंग सांग सू ची: पूरी दुनिया में म्यांमार की निंदा क्यों

ऑन्ग सान सू की पर कई मामलों पर मुक़दमा चलाए जाने से पूरी द�

Afghan women under Taliban rule
Dec 27, 2021

Afghan women under Taliban rule

Since the fall of Kabul, women and girls are increasingly living under deplorable conditions in Afghanistan

Sri Lanka: Chinese envoy’s Jaffna visit can strain India relations further
Dec 27, 2021

Sri Lanka: Chinese envoy’s Jaffna visit can strain India relations further

Sri Lanka’s attempt to appease China is threatening the bilateral relations it shares with India

Japan to revise its National Security Strategy
Dec 23, 2021

Japan to revise its National Security Strategy

The growing threats have propelled Japan to reconsider its existing National Security Strategy under the new leadership of Kishida Fumio.

The slow return of Syria into mainstream West Asian politics
Dec 22, 2021

The slow return of Syria into mainstream West Asian politics

An attempt is being made to draw Damascus back into mainstream politics; however, the influence of foreign actors over the war-torn country will make