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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly proliferating the healthcare landscape and has immense promise for improving health outcomes in a resource-constrained setting like India. With emerging technology still finding its footing in the healthcare industry in the country, there are systemic roadblocks to hurdle before AI can be made transformative up to the last mile of public health. AI also carries immense challenges for India’s mostly t
Engaging youth in the SDG debate will require more than classroom education — it’s time we saw greater online innovation.
Positioning Mumbai in the Indo-Pacific will require planning. A new version of the ‘Bombay Plan’ — Bombay Plan 2.0 — is needed to build on the
With growing digitalisation and amid the ongoing pandemic, India needs to reorient its trade policy with emphasis on developing its own GVCs and upgra
There are growing calls amongst a section of political and industry leaders for a “great reset” of capitalism.
There needs to be quiet dialogue to resolve their many differences, with New Delhi needing to be sensitive and generous
Sanitation challenges will continue to persist in urban centres until there is an expansion in the managerial, financial, and technological capacities
Indian cities are in dire need of more water, and rainwater harvesting (RWH) can significantly contribute towards meeting this essential requirement.
With shifting poles of power, the near future will force states to be more innovative to push their interests
Despite the success of the Swachh Bharat Mission, there is a need for a paradigm shift in the approach to slum sanitation in Mumbai
Pessimism towards a foreseeable settlement of the India-China border dispute is not unfounded. At the political level, there is a "trust deficit" which impedes cooperation. Despite the existence of multi-tiered mechanisms to facilitate resolution, there has hardly been any progress on the issue in recent years. This paper identifies the obstacles and explores how a peaceful settlement of the India-China border dispute could be arrived at in the f
The concept of food security comprises access, affordability, food safety, food preferences and dietary patterns. Recently, there has been a demand-driven shift in food consumption patterns in India towards nutrition-rich and economically high-value horticulture (fruits and vegetables), livestock and dairy products. Providing for such consumption needs will require diversification of agricultural production beyond the staples, especially wheat an
A global arms race and geopolitical pressures are shaping the military use of AI
A relational governance framework could help ensure that the benefits of AI are maximised while minimising potential harm.
As the price of crude oil continues to rise, there will be drastic repercussions if the centre increases excise taxes without sharing the revenue with
The early years, particularly the first 1,000 days, are a critical period in a child’s development, with lifelong impacts. Evidence shows that one of the most effective strategies for economic growth is investing in the developmental growth of at-risk young children. However, early childhood development (ECD) programmes are severely challenged by the sheer scale of need in the face of early childhood care and education losses due to COVID-19 me
Present-day geopolitics has provided a unique opportunity for both India and Egypt to bolster their relations
Since the Ukraine war, Russia’s economy has developed resilience against sanctions. However, the escalating military expenditure, while boosting sho
Not only is the military coup causing wariness over the future of democracy in Southeast Asia, but it also represents yet another challenge to existin
While the world remains engrossed in the debates triggered by Western sanctions on Russia over Ukraine and the countersanctions, a serious humanitarian crisis is building up in Ukraine which needs international attention and help.
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Mani Shankar Aiyar underlined the need to make the Iran-India pipeline through Pakistan a reality as early as possible to enhance India¿s energy security. He was speaking at the release function of an Observer Research Foundation book ¿India¿s Energy Security Prospects--which deals with the issue of India¿s energy security and the prospects for cooperation with its extended neighbourhood
In the annual Vijayadashmi sermon to his adherents, Mohan Bhagwat, spoke on a range of issues while defending the Modi government on several fronts.
By all accounts, the meeting between Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf and the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New York appears to have gone off quite well.
Since significant linkages between armed conflict and terrorism have been established, a question mark hangs on the ability of Russia and Eurasia to s
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Will the course and the outcome of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war alter New Delhi's foreign policy towards Moscow?
The US-led backers of Ukraine are facing a dilemma — arm Kiev quickly, or take time to train Ukrainian forces
Does multipolarity create more scope for conflicts and act as an impediment to global action or does it aid in conflict resolution and act as a harbin
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