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The extent of China’s soft power in South Asia
Jul 11, 2020

The extent of China’s soft power in South Asia

Soft power in South Asia has ushered a fear of retaliation; negative impacts such as debt traps appear less threatening to these countries than turnin

आरोग्य सेतु ऐप और विरोधाभास: क्या नागरिकों की मदद के नाम पर हो रही है निगरानी?
Jul 09, 2020

आरोग्य सेतु ऐप और विरोधाभास: क्या नागरिकों की मदद के नाम पर हो रही है निगरानी?

चूंकि भारत में अभी भी निजी डेटा संरक्षण का क़ानून नहीं बन�

Credible emerging market central banks could embrace quantitative easing to fight COVID19
Jul 09, 2020

Credible emerging market central banks could embrace quantitative easing to fight COVID19

Emerging economies are fighting COVID-19 and the economic sudden stop imposed by the containment and lockdown policies, in the same way as advanced ec

Unquiet borders on the Himalayas
Jul 08, 2020

Unquiet borders on the Himalayas

Peace and war are not the only options in any bilateral relationship. Numerous issues, more or less serious, emerge between two countries which demand

India’s lack of ‘strategic trust’ in neighbourhood
Jul 07, 2020

India’s lack of ‘strategic trust’ in neighbourhood

The ‘structural imbalance’ in South Asia is a contribution of geography and political history — but also has a deeper context and meaning.

Rethinking Churchill
Jul 04, 2020

Rethinking Churchill

The great hero of the anti-Nazi struggle turns out to have been an admirer of Fascism and dictatorship. As for democracy, Churchill was a late conve

Why do police excesses keep recurring in India?
Jul 02, 2020

Why do police excesses keep recurring in India?

We appreciate citizens who are respectful, sit on the floor in the presence of their masters and continue to live with a subjugated mentality.

चीनी मीडिया का शी जिनपिंग को ‘देवता’ बनाने का बेशर्म अभियान!
Jul 01, 2020

चीनी मीडिया का शी जिनपिंग को ‘देवता’ बनाने का बेशर्म अभियान!

2018 में शी जिनपिंग माओ की बराबरी पर पहुंच गए. ये वो मुकाम था, �

From fringe to mainstream: The extreme rightwing in Europe
Jul 01, 2020

From fringe to mainstream: The extreme rightwing in Europe

This ideological confusion between violence and politics has become even more opaque with the growth of ideologically overlapping subcultures online.

Reflections on Indian neo-nationalism and exceptionalism
Jun 30, 2020

Reflections on Indian neo-nationalism and exceptionalism

It is more pertinent to begin by questioning whether we are stuck in a time machine that does not move beyond the Medieval Ages.

Understanding the confusion over the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine
Jun 29, 2020

Understanding the confusion over the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine

India can further consolidate its stature as the “pharmacy of the world,” despite the jury still being out on HCQ’s effectiveness.

गलवान घाटी घटना: अब समय आ गया है कि भारत चीन के संदर्भ में लॉन्ग टर्म रणनीति बनाए
Jun 26, 2020

गलवान घाटी घटना: अब समय आ गया है कि भारत चीन के संदर्भ में लॉन्ग टर्म रणनीति बनाए

चीन से निपटने में हमें अभी 15-20 साल लगेंगे और उसकी तैयारी हम�

China demands a comprehensive strategy, not crisis management
Jun 25, 2020

China demands a comprehensive strategy, not crisis management

India needs to overhaul how it deals with China, and India’s military apparatus itself needs its own strategic rethink if it is to play a meaningful

Return of a new non-alignment?
Jun 25, 2020

Return of a new non-alignment?

The middle powers are taking the middle path to dealing with the US and China, which may lead to significant challenges if New Delhi chooses to build

भारत, अफ्रीका और बहुपक्षीयवाद: एक नए आयाम की तलाश
Jun 24, 2020

भारत, अफ्रीका और बहुपक्षीयवाद: एक नए आयाम की तलाश

आज वैश्विक संस्थाओं में लोकतांत्रिक सुधार अति आवश्यक हो

India Inc. — #RespondingWithResponsibility
Jun 23, 2020

India Inc. — #RespondingWithResponsibility

The pandemic has not only thrown on us a large number of socio-economic complexities — but the issues emerging in the post-pandemic period cannot be

De-escalation this time around will not be as easy as in Doklam
Jun 23, 2020

De-escalation this time around will not be as easy as in Doklam

New Delhi’s decreased policy manoeuvrability coupled with China’s decreasing need to comply with international norms and conventions is a dangerou

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

A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities
Jun 18, 2020

A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities

The pandemic has highlighted both the increasing significance of cities in the larger national governance ecosystem as also exposed their vulnerabilit

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 —

Blueprint for measuring poverty: Insights from the capabilities approach
Jun 16, 2020

Blueprint for measuring poverty: Insights from the capabilities approach

Multidimensional poverty indices must consider crucial insights inherent in the capabilities approach propounded by Amartya Sen.

Rosneft’s exit and Russia’s continued role in Venezuela
Jun 15, 2020

Rosneft’s exit and Russia’s continued role in Venezuela

Establishing itself as a strong player in Latin America, Russia’s policy in the region also focuses on undermining US interests, where possible.

The Simmering Boundary: A “new normal” at the India–China border? | Part 2
Jun 14, 2020

The Simmering Boundary: A “new normal” at the India–China border? | Part 2

Past experience and Occam’s razor suggest wolf warrior diplomacy has seized the day.

COVID-19 in the Caribbean: Exploring the issues
Jun 13, 2020

COVID-19 in the Caribbean: Exploring the issues

Caribbean countries are already facing the existential threat of anthropogenic climate change — the timing of the pandemic could not attack the regi

The gender lens in development discourse
Jun 12, 2020

The gender lens in development discourse

Despite the suffusion of gender in almost all socio-cultural-economic-environmental endeavour, the gender lens to development needs to be interpreted

When a pandemic meets the era of ‘infodemic’
Jun 12, 2020

When a pandemic meets the era of ‘infodemic’

The ideas of disinformation and misinformation are as old as history. What is new, are the technologies that enable its rapid spread.

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�

महामारी का विरोधाभास: क्या सुरक्षा परिषद एकजुट हो पाएगी?
Jun 09, 2020

महामारी का विरोधाभास: क्या सुरक्षा परिषद एकजुट हो पाएगी?

अमेरिका और उसके सहयोगी देशों को और ज़्यादा नेतृत्व दिखान

WTO के वजूद का संकट: भारत और यूरोपियन यूनियन का नज़रिया
Jun 08, 2020

WTO के वजूद का संकट: भारत और यूरोपियन यूनियन का नज़रिया

मौजूदा इतिहास में पहली बार लगता है कि अमेरिका का आधिपत्य �

Patenting the Cure: At what cost?
Jun 07, 2020

Patenting the Cure: At what cost?

If a vaccine or a treatment is to be created, is there a possibility that patent rights could restrict access to the cure across the world? Much depen

Aarogya Setu App and its many conflicts
Jun 06, 2020

Aarogya Setu App and its many conflicts

As India still does not have a Personal Data Protection law in place, it would be unwise to expand the scope of Aarogya Setu far beyond its original p

Mahinda Rajapaksa’s 50 years in politics? Triple threats & balancing triple spheres in Sri Lanka
Jun 05, 2020

Mahinda Rajapaksa’s 50 years in politics? Triple threats & balancing triple spheres in Sri Lanka

Mahinda Rajapaksa stands out as a symbolic leader surviving political office with internal and external pressure at various interludes.

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?