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Though nobody is sure what will be the outcome of the march to Islamabad, it is clear that Pakistan is in for a period of continued instability
Within the span of a week last month, China has successfully carried out maiden launches of two of its next generation launch vehicles. Besides validating the rockets for future manned and unmanned space missions, they have also demonstrated China?s strategic capabilities pertaining to outer space.
If there was a large, liberal pool of patient investment capital, like in Silicon Valley, it is highly probable that there would be tremendous scope f
India needs to be disaggregated at least to the district level to resolve some of its key challenges.
The much-anticipated Congressional hearing on “Human Rights in South Asia” turned into an attack by Democratic lawmakers on India’s Kashmir poli
For a developing nation like India, education emerges as a fundamental tool for creating the human capital necessary to sustain development in the 21s
The strategic convergence of India-Central Asian countries and the growing cooperation between the two is distinctly perceptible in the recent India-C
Given India’s emergence as an exporter, not just an importer, of capital, there is a need to revisit the stand on bilateral investment treaties
How does it play out in the larger technology war involving the US and China?
Instead, on Sunday, US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad left Qatar, where the US-Taliban talks were being held, the September 1 deadline having been crossed without any final agreement.
India will have to navigate through the challenges as it assumes the G20 presidency at a time of geopolitical instability
In the slowdown scenario, it would be important for the government to protect the poor against job losses, ill-health, lack of skills and homelessness. The human development indicators have to be improved.
By addressing challenges related to education, healthcare, and gender inequality, India can harness its human potential to drive economic progress and
India’s long-term growth strategy must be pegged to its labour force, whatever the economic model of choice may be. A major part of how the Indian growth story plays out will hinge on the country’s success in delivering the right to life, health and livelihood for all Indians, including India’s girls and women.
Internationalising the INR and increasing capital account convertibility should only be implemented incrementally
India must emulate global examples of countries that have moved their national capitals to new cities owing to growing congestion, pollution and deter
A stronger partnership with China could attract the additional capital inflows that Italy sorely needs, given constrained lending by its banks.
The ISI — on behalf of the army — has shaped Pakistan to the needs of the army chief.
Israel has already vaccinated more than 72 percent of those aged 60 and above of its population.
Four major churns are discernible with long-term impact on the future trajectory of India.
Delhi’s positions on these issues reflect its world view. But domestic economic and political challenges remain.
Just as Lebanon's capital Beirut was under the thumb of an unbridled reign of crime, terrorism, sectarian and religious fundamentalism in the 1980s, Pakistan's port city of Karachi has hit headlines for all the wrong reasons during the decade of the 1990s.
Pentagon’s recently downsized sole country-specific cell may experience an upturn in its fortunes
Governments at centre, state and city levels must give up gimmicks and urgently act to improve the quality of water in urban India
As China surges ahead economically, there have been a ten-fold increase in the civil unrests (from 1993 to 2005) which in China is described as "mass incidents". Such incidents hinge on the issues of unemployment, pensions, wages, corruption, tax collection problems, misuse of funds, etc.
The Covid-19 pandemic was a new threat that demanded fast decision-making, innovations, flexibility, and a new way of “doing” government.
With shifting poles of power, the near future will force states to be more innovative to push their interests
With King Salman expected to visit India later this year, New Delhi should be prepared to offer a smooth transition for Saudi investment into the Indi
A recent report of the 2017-2018 Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (PSCOD) has revealed that India’s defence services are facing a severe resource crunch. Given the enormous amount of money that the country is already spending on defence, the chances are slim that the government will come up with the significantly higher amounts of funds needed for modernisation. Meanwhile, the armed forces are facing obsolescence in equipment. The wa
Comprehensive education reforms are necessary to empower youth to overcome challenges and seize opportunities to advance the SDG 4 targets
The G20 is a step in the right direction. It is only a step, however. Symbolic inclusion of the emerging and developing world through an arbitrary �
In the pushback against China, strategic cooperation between India, Italy and Japan can ensure a free Indo-Pacific
