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As dependable allies, the India-France partnership is a force for global good in a volatile world engulfed in multiple crises
Why statehood is no answer to the city’s pollution mess
The Observer Research Foundation¿s (ORF) Institute of Security Studies hosted a roundtable discussion on the ¿Demilitarisation of Siachen¿, on May 4, 2005, at ORF Campus, New Delhi. The discussion was chaired by Gen (Retd) VP Malik, former Chief of the Army Staff.
Many more reforms are needed to boost consumer confidence. People have to have faith in their future earning capacity and only then they will start buying.
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy framework, by being blind to history and to context, is not doing itself any favours.
The process of subverting democracy and politicians began at the beginning of Pakistan.
Questioning the choices made by the government in terms of its response to the Pulwama terror strike is not 'questioning the forces' and thus unpatriotic
Endorsements have energised the party base with hopes of swaying undecided voters.
Though the Planning Commission went by the Tendulkar formula, Rs 32 and Rs 24 look extremely low at today's prices and high inflation, and especially if we take into account that these amounts include other items of daily life like education and health.
The relatively small tactical operation did not meet its military objective but generated spectacular political theatre. The release of the videos in the run up to the elections is further evidence of the true nature of the exercise.
New Delhi declared unequivocal support for “all peoples striving for decolonisation”, only to keep conspicuously quiet.
India has projected its soft power for centuries, long before the concept was even defined by political analysts. In the past decade, the country wielded its soft power in a more systematic way in the practice of diplomacy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in power since 2014, is becoming known for his passionate use of India’s soft-power assets through both an effective media management strategy and an intelligent use of social media. This Brief
The existing NOTA option is just symbolic because even if the majority of voters in a constituency detest the candidates, one of them will still be elected.
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
Hitting at the neutrality of armed forces will do more damage than good
Some conventional wisdom about how economic outcomes affect politics will be tested on May 23.
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.
Trump's move is likely to be temporary, as he is keen to show that he has upheld his election commitments.
Nor has the Narendra Modi government been deaf to the needs of the farming community.
While the Government continues to celebrate the armed forces’ performance for electoral gains, it will do well to remember that the basic tenet of warfare is that the man behind the gun matters more than the gun. Its failure to grant non-functional upgrade is all the more hurtful
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.
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.
A discussion with Dr. Sonika Gupta on “China: Thirty Years After Tiananmen” at ORF, Chennai, on 3 August 2019, questioned whether the ongoing Hong Kong protests could be seen as a continuation of Tiananmen?
South Asia is one of the most populous region in the world, representing about 24 per cent of the world's population. Most countries in the region are in various stages of economic development, and aspire for regional economic integration.
India's agricultural growth had not been at the targeted level of 4 per cent in the past few years, but it was 4.6 per cent in the last quarter. Due to a good monsoon, the agricultural growth rate is likely to be higher at around 4.9 per cent. It will lead to higher demand for goods and is likely to give a fillip to industry this year.
India has to increase the confidence of the Foreign Portfolio Investors who have been withdrawing from the Indian stock market in droves.
Domestic climate of social peace and stability needed to turn the tide
The state of the Indian economy is intricately intertwined with the rest of the world.
India’s 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, which empowered local self-governments (Panchayati Raj Institutions) and reserved one-third of electoral seats in these bodies for women, has elevated women’s participation in rural governance. India is among the foremost countries for women’s participation in local governments, with over 1.45 million women shaping local decision-making. Women leaders are a critical link between local governance, s
Even as trade talks between the US and China seem set to resume, geopolitical tensions between the two powers show no sign of abating.
A talk by Prof Dilip Ahuja and Prof D P Sen Gupta
