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Sri Lanka: Will China’s ‘carrier-gift’ to Pak impact IOR neighbourhood security?
Sep 25, 2019

Sri Lanka: Will China’s ‘carrier-gift’ to Pak impact IOR neighbourhood security?

Colombo has to find ways to permanently ally apprehensions of a section of the Indian strategic community — particularly naval experts.

Informal modern education the only hope in present Kashmir crises
Sep 21, 2019

Informal modern education the only hope in present Kashmir crises

As Kashmiris stare at an uncertain future, mohalla schools have kept the lamp of education burning for the Valley’s children.

India-Bhutan relations entering the digital age
Sep 19, 2019

India-Bhutan relations entering the digital age

Bhutan seeks to develop its digital and space sectors to fulfil the aspirations of its new generation and India has stepped up to facilitate this ende

Implementation of revised MVA penalties
Sep 17, 2019

Implementation of revised MVA penalties

While saving lives is a laudable objective, good driving habits alone are not enough to bring down deaths. Quality of roads, competence and freshness

Urban local bodies and bus rapid transit systems
Sep 13, 2019

Urban local bodies and bus rapid transit systems

The BRTS falls between two stools. It monopolises rare road space and heavily congests non-BRTS lanes.

NRC की फाइनल लिस्ट से जवाब कम मिले, सवाल कहीं अधिक खड़े हुए!
Sep 13, 2019

NRC की फाइनल लिस्ट से जवाब कम मिले, सवाल कहीं अधिक खड़े हुए!

राज्य के मूल निवासियों को डर है कि अगर घुसपैठ को नहीं रोका

Maldives: Designation brings US terror war closer?
Sep 13, 2019

Maldives: Designation brings US terror war closer?

By designating Mohamed Ameen, a ‘key leader for ISIS’ — Washington may have taken the ‘global war on terror’ to the southern Indian Ocean ne

Rumblings in the Northeast
Sep 12, 2019

Rumblings in the Northeast

It is vital that the Naga leadership fully comprehend the situation and look towards the issues they wish to safeguard under the provisions of Article

Assessing Modi government’s decisions
Sep 10, 2019

Assessing Modi government’s decisions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be assessed by the success or failure of his major decisions that have been taken since he assumed power in May 2014

Pakistan's quick U-turn on its trade ban on pharmaceutical products with India
Sep 07, 2019

Pakistan's quick U-turn on its trade ban on pharmaceutical products with India

Pakistan’s knee-jerk decision to suspend all trade relations with India could have only created a barrier of access to medicines for the Pakistani p

J&K: Not letting an ‘internal affair’ become ‘external’
Sep 03, 2019

J&K: Not letting an ‘internal affair’ become ‘external’

Having failed the first round at the UN Security Council (UNSG), Pakistan continues to seek internationalising the ‘Kashmir issue’, as an ‘inter

Oh justice!
Aug 31, 2019

Oh justice!

Various aspects of Nazi rule have received copious amounts of attention in the form of books, documentaries, films and a range of highly scholastic an

Kigali Global Dialogue only the beginning of Africa-India engagement
Aug 29, 2019

Kigali Global Dialogue only the beginning of Africa-India engagement

The dialogue was intended to highlight the potential of Africa, especially Rwanda, a country that has made significant socioeconomic and technological

सीरियाई शरणार्थियों पर लेबनान, तुर्की की कार्रवाई
Aug 21, 2019

सीरियाई शरणार्थियों पर लेबनान, तुर्की की कार्रवाई

अगर समय रहते अंतरराष्ट्रीय समुदाय सीरियाई संकट का समाधा�

India’s e-vehicle drive: Context and challenges
Aug 14, 2019

India’s e-vehicle drive: Context and challenges

There is no doubt in the merits of moving away from fossil-based mobility, but all the efforts must match up to the targets that have been set forth.

After Balakot, one eye on the Dragon
Aug 14, 2019

After Balakot, one eye on the Dragon

As China innovates its aerial platforms and weaponry to match the US Air Force, the Indian defence-industrial planning will have to be more ambitious.

A century of giving up beef: Muslims demand nationwide ban on cow slaughter
Aug 12, 2019

A century of giving up beef: Muslims demand nationwide ban on cow slaughter

The majority of Muslim leadership in India has, all along, been always in favour of a nationwide ban on cow slaughter, but somehow successive regimes

The Kigali Global Dialogue: A Discussion About Health and Non-Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries
Aug 07, 2019

The Kigali Global Dialogue: A Discussion About Health and Non-Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries

There is significant research to support the fact that diet and lifestyle have impact on reducing risk for chronic disease.

Understanding the neurobiological processing of violent extremists
Aug 07, 2019

Understanding the neurobiological processing of violent extremists

Radicalisation is a spectrum graph where the mass of non-violent extremists have accumulated at the bell curve on the horizontal axis. A smaller numbe

Right to Information: Transparency, governance and democracy
Aug 06, 2019

Right to Information: Transparency, governance and democracy

In an age of extremism, terror, global information flows and communication manipulation, subversive international forces seek subtle ways to undermine

Going for broke in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 05, 2019

Going for broke in Jammu and Kashmir

What has happened is a stroke of legal genius: the provisions of Article 370 have been used to render it meaningless and toothless by deleting all the

Lebanon, Turkey act against Syrian refugees
Aug 03, 2019

Lebanon, Turkey act against Syrian refugees

Lebanon and Turkey have begun to crack down on undocumented Syrian refugees, detaining thousands and deporting hundreds to Syria.

Artificial Intelligence in military operations: Where does India stand?
Aug 02, 2019

Artificial Intelligence in military operations: Where does India stand?

Policymakers must have a sound understanding of the objectives that AI seeks to achieve in the strategic context of India to disseminate artificial in

Indo-Pacific: Ancient waters and emerging geometries
Aug 01, 2019

Indo-Pacific: Ancient waters and emerging geometries

With Beijing stepping up naval shipbuilding in recent years — including aircraft carriers — it seems the PLAN is intent on increasing strategic re

Amended RTI Act: What is at stake?
Jul 29, 2019

Amended RTI Act: What is at stake?

The amended RTI Act has hit at citizens’ rights and have strengthened hands of the government of the day.

New geographies are transcending old divides
Jul 26, 2019

New geographies are transcending old divides

In a world buffeted by multiple headwinds, it appears that we have a dearth of progressive leadership. How can individuals and institutions rise abo

गवर्नेंस को नया आयाम देने वाली मुख़्यमंत्री थीं शीला दीक्षित
Jul 24, 2019

गवर्नेंस को नया आयाम देने वाली मुख़्यमंत्री थीं शीला दीक्षित

अपने राजनैतिक दुश्मनों को मित्र में बदलने की कला से उन्ह�

Maldives: India catching up on tourism, China will still remain a ‘monumental’ development partner
Jul 24, 2019

Maldives: India catching up on tourism, China will still remain a ‘monumental’ development partner

Observers of the Maldivian scene have been noticing a steep increase in tourism-related reportage targeting the Indian holidaymakers.

Anti-defection law: Time for a relook?
Jul 24, 2019

Anti-defection law: Time for a relook?

A precarious situation has developed resulting in a constitutional logjam in Karnataka. There is a need to have a relook at the Act.

The Kulbhushan Jadhav verdict: A certain win, with uncertain outcomes
Jul 19, 2019

The Kulbhushan Jadhav verdict: A certain win, with uncertain outcomes

Jadhav’s case is a resounding victory for India and provides clarity to a country’s obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

Politics of oil amidst the Venezuela crisis
Jul 17, 2019

Politics of oil amidst the Venezuela crisis

The defect in Venezuelan economy led to its dependence on oil.

Prospects for India, Ghana defence, military, and civil nuclear cooperation
Jul 17, 2019

Prospects for India, Ghana defence, military, and civil nuclear cooperation

New avenues — fighting terrorism, nuclear energy for civilian purpose, trade in small arms — presents Ghana and India with opportunities to streng

Mumbai’s annual tryst with deluge
Jul 12, 2019

Mumbai’s annual tryst with deluge

The consequences of reckless urban planning in Mumbai — earlier intermittent — have now aggravated.

“What the rest of the world is waking up to is a reality we have lived all the time”: Richard Sezibera
Jul 11, 2019

“What the rest of the world is waking up to is a reality we have lived all the time”: Richard Sezibera

For Rwanda, it’s not about only creating wealth — safeguarding the environment is important.

“Not many nations get a second chance at democracy”: Mohamed Nasheed
Jul 09, 2019

“Not many nations get a second chance at democracy”: Mohamed Nasheed

“We will have to renegotiate loans with China, they have to understand it is not commercial,” said Mohamed Nasheed.

End of Congress or a new beginning?
Jul 08, 2019

End of Congress or a new beginning?

In order to save the country from slipping into a one party rule, the revival of Congress, with or without the Gandhi's is the need of the hour.

Whither Opposition: Choice limited as options shrink?
Jul 01, 2019

Whither Opposition: Choice limited as options shrink?

The opposition should have ideally drawn an appropriate strategy to checkmate the ruling party, but nothing of that sort has happened till now.

G20 countries’ agreement promises to trip the tech giants
Jun 27, 2019

G20 countries’ agreement promises to trip the tech giants

Enforcement of the G20 agreement shall see stringent rules in order to contain the situation of tax avoidance.

Rocking the boat in the South China Sea
Jun 21, 2019

Rocking the boat in the South China Sea

There has been a status quo of tensions in the South China Sea, a focal point of frequent upheaval.

Is Pakistan an unviable state? A numerical investigation
Jun 21, 2019

Is Pakistan an unviable state? A numerical investigation

For now, Pakistan is banking upon its time tested modus operandi of tiding over the immediate crisis by giving in to whatever is demanded of it, and t

The Indian pharma industry can do better than conspiracy theories and ad-hominem attacks
Jun 19, 2019

The Indian pharma industry can do better than conspiracy theories and ad-hominem attacks

In a country like India, where systems to study and document long term effects of poor quality medicines are sparse at best, addressing structural iss

After taking up 'Pak terror' with China, can India keep Beijing out of 'Kashmir' talks?
Jun 18, 2019

After taking up 'Pak terror' with China, can India keep Beijing out of 'Kashmir' talks?

China would have a seat in the high table when the South Asian neighbours discuss and decide upon the ‘K-issue’.