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Boosting further the relations between India and Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently undertook a three-day visit to Dhaka. The successful visit is expected to create a positive ground for Prime Minister Modi's visit likely later in the year.
Birds provide multiple benefits to the world’s ecosystems. In recent years, experts have raised the alarm about deteriorating bird populations, with some species becoming extinct and others threatened to dangerous levels. This decline in avian populations is primarily attributed to urbanisation. Concerted efforts are required to conserve birds and their habitats in cities. The Government of India, state governments, urban local bodies, non-gove
The rapid uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military in the past couple decades has been accompanied by a slow but gradual build-up in attempts to understand how these AI systems work to achieve better results in military operations. The idea behind what is called ‘eXplainable AI’ (XAI), and the technologies driving it, are a manifestation of this trend. The question, however, is if XAI in its current form is the solution
Tensions in Asia are rising over unresolved territorial disputes and sovereignty issues. In contrast to the immediate post-Cold War period, recent tensions are characterised by the evident proclivity of some, if not all, parties towards the threat or use of limited force.
Why will Moscow be an immense diplomatic challenge for India?
New entrants in the Indo-Pacific offer both opportunities and challenges for outer space.
The impact of technological changes on nuclear risks needs to be addressed much more directly.
Former Prime Minister Vajpayee¿s government may not have left India shining, but to its credit, it notched up several major achievements on the national security font. Foremost among these was declaring India a nuclear weapons state, a move that unquestionably enhanced India¿s quest for strategic autonomy.
Both sides need to carefully manage this issue to avoid damaging the wider relationship.
15 years ago the cabinet had drawn up a 30-year submarine modernisation plan to have 24 submarines by 2030. Half-way through this period, we now have more than half of the 14 submarines which have completed three-fourths of their operational lives. What is more, the Navy is increasingly deployed on coast guard anti-terror duties and not for its primary role.
Today, world powers are debating a regime to regulate outer Space activities. India cannot let itself be left out of any Space regime as happened over nuclear weapons. In order to be heard in the discussions of any new rule-making effort, India needs to demonstrate its capabilities in Space research and technology, something that the Mangalyaan amply did.
This brief analyses the manifestos of the Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party in the past four Lok Sabha elections. It introduces the concept of “falsifiability” to evaluate whether promises made in manifestos can be verified, to begin with; it then outlines the poll promises that are falsifiable across various sectors. The authors examine whether or not the promises were fulfilled, and if not, if they were carried aga
An Indian delegation had gone to the United Nations to take part in the 64th session of the UN General Assembly. Member of Parliament Manish Tewari, who is also advisor to the ORF, was part of the delegation
The fact that the People's Republic of China (PRC) has so far avoided giving any direct official comment on the Manmohan Singh-Bush Joint Statement, needs to be weighed carefully for its significance.
From all reports, it is quite clear that the Japanese PM's Delhi visit would mainly be devoted to consolidate the partnership and draw up a fresh road map for future developments. The much anticipated agreement on civil nuclear cooperation is not likely to happen during the current visit.
![Malvika MudgalMalvika Mudgal is a social entrepreneur, ex-corporate worker, driving grassroots development in the Chambal Ghaats of Rajasthan, in Dholpur district. Malvika’s background has been in policy advocacy, public health, CSR and communications in large corporates and international foundations. Leveraging her background in public policy & social development, she drives an approach to create community awareness & community mobilization in rural communities on developmental issues. Malvika is also the co-founder of Jagan Foundation, focused on detailed reporting and academic models of development science with a focus on villages and panchayat level in low-income group families.
Malvika leads the work on raising awareness on menstrual health and hygiene and introducing sustainable, climate friendly and cost-efficient sanitary products to women. Programme beneficiaries include adolescent girls in schools & colleges, as well as women in rural communities.
Malvika holds certifications in Public Policy [London School of Economics], Marketing Management and Biotechnology.](https://www.orfonline.org/public/uploads/peoples/image/1743957262_img-Malvika-Mudgal.jpg)
