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Digitalisation has adversely affected the advertisement-driven business model of journalism. While there has been an acknowledgement that steps should
The Supreme Court did award NCR's elected government due authority. But, by leaving reserve subjects with the LG, it contradicted a global governance trend.
Considering that there are occasions when our laws are being none-too-frequently challenged in courts halfway through implementation, or court verdict
While integrating brain chips with medicine to restore basic capabilities for those in need holds promise, the broader implications of merging technol
SCO is a potential platform to advance India’s Connect Central Asia policy.
The SCO is critical for India to advance its priorities for peace and prosperity in its northern periphery and broader Eurasia.
The SCO summit saw bilateral meetings garnering more attention than the multilateral summit itself.
Moscow is interested in continuing the SCO's expansion — primarily by making Iran a member.
We have decided to resume the so-called composite dialogue with Pakistan, without admitting as much. Why not be frank about the change in our position? Why resort to word play to obfuscate?
If The Australian story is true, the Scorpene data was removed from DCNS by a former French Navy officer and his friend.
Comprehensive education reforms are necessary to empower youth to overcome challenges and seize opportunities to advance the SDG 4 targets
The pandemic has offered insights to improve structural flaws in education systems, thus, proper mitigation efforts need to be adopted to reap India�
India needs to rethink and redesign its strategies in some of the major goals...precisely the ones it has fared poorly in the Times Higher Education r
This paper studies the case of the countries of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) to investigate if progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) plays an instrumental role in addressing structural vulnerabilities. It finds that it does. Despite improvements in certain SDGs such as increasing per-capita income levels, improving healthcare, and providing universal
Goal 11 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals aims to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Its targets include the promotion of resilience to disasters such as earthquakes. Many of India’s cities that lie in high-intensity zones—determined by ‘seismic microzonation’—are extremely vulnerable to earthquakes. Such cities, therefore, must move towards developing and adopting policies that pro
Given India’s vast coastline and a not-so-benign neighborhood, India has to remain vigilant to external threats via sea routes.
Close collaboration between India and Australia can pave the way to extract critical minerals by undertaking seabed mining in a responsible and sustai
The United States and India acknowledge the need for a shared vision of a peaceful and prosperous Indo⎯Pacific region. Even as they look for effective ways to further coordinate their naval activity, both partners recognise the need to sustain the progress that has already been achieved.
The European Parliament will be held from May 23rd to 26th across the European Union (EU). EU's democratic foundations may be endangered not just by t
The SEBI-FMC merger might create the opportunity for many derivative products based on "global commons" (like CO2 emission) to succeed, which otherwise failed in India due to lack of foreign participation. And, the new face of regulatory architecture will indeed usher in an age of innovation.
Why should India want to become a second tier permanent member of the UN Security Council without any veto power?
Japan has enacted a controversial secrecy law, despite increasing opposition from the public. Under the new law, there are harsher sentences, including prison term of up to 10 years for public servants and others who have access to sensitive information.
To navigate rising cybersecurity threats, Trust Centres are crucial in determining the level of trustworthiness of ICT vendors
The Sony hack is a textbook example of the fog of cyberwar. The whole incident is a telling manifestation of the many aspects of cybersecurity: the question of state behavior in cyberspace; the threat to business advancing public-private cooperation in combating such attacks; and the question of motive
Practitioners dealing with national security see the subject of borders from a traditional viewpoint.
Experts feel that securitising climate change would defeat democracy in developing parts of the world which already have an overwhelming presence of military. Therefore, a counter narrative for securitising climate change is imperative.
The recent coup in Niger potentially places the United States in a security muddle
With NATO's combat mission in Afghanistan finally coming to an end this past week, the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will now be responsible for security throughout the country.
India’s claims to being a legitimate power in cyberspace have come under doubt following two recent revelations
In addition to environmental consequences, permafrost thaw carries significant and multi-faceted security implications — direct and indirect, ongoin
In a talk jointly organized by ORF ORF Chennai and Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Madras on March 14, 2005, at the University of Madras, ORF Chennai,
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There are growing instances to show that this law has been weaponised as a handy tool against political rivals, to suppress dissent and free speech.
A year after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his new Afghanistan policy, the stalemate continues
The sanctity of "NPT-signatory" is laughable because that is a crude way of assessing a country's nuclear non-proliferation record. China has signed the NPT but has flouted every single idea behind the treaty. On the other hand, while India is not a signatory, it has upheld all the principles.
It is yet to be seen how successful SMIC will be in competing with more advanced manufacturers like those in Taiwan and Samsung
