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The British government is expected to complete its review of the issues relating to 5G over the next month or so and its spokespersons have said that
While Merkel might have, once again, narrowly saved her head in Brussels, the reality is that rightwing populism as a new political force has not only
The days of Budgets being policy statements and media events are over. Budget 2018 does what it is supposed to: balance the books — the fiscal defic
The attempt to woo FIIs and FPIs may look like an innovative step to mobilise investment from abroad, yet this is a gamble which may or may not pay of
Since data has changed, there are only three words that should define Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2019 — growth, growth, growth.
Key proposals unveiled in this budget are primarily aimed at rural communities and the urban middle classes.
What an economy generally needs from the government is to help catalyse entrepreneurial ideas and turn them into wealth, if not drive animal spirits.
Direct budgetary support for urban sector schemes do not show any appreciable increase.
The pandemic will lead to pushing 96 million more people into extreme poverty, with 47 million being women and girls.
This year’s budget should prioritse the growth of transport infrastructure rooted in environmental and social sustainability
With G20 ruling 2023, New Delhi is bound to utilise its development cooperation allocations for forging new alliances and establishing sustainable par
There is scope to do more for the vital constituencies of women and children
Digital India has made significant progress in transforming India into a digitally empowered society and Budget 2023 is making wider strides in the sa
It is quite perplexing that the government has secured all the premium schemes only for the top of the pyramid institutes that constitute only about 2
Though the Budget has increased financial incentives to the RE industry, it does not reflect an unambiguous focus on the energy transition of the coun
This was a budget without many surprises. Maybe we have evolved to being an economy, in which the budget is a mundane, technical exercise, of interest to economists and accountants, but of little immediate consequence for those who live in the real world.
While the coverage of Budgets in the media and research reports are mainly limited to high interest items like income-tax, sales tax, excise, inflation etc., the "Part A" of the budget, which is an indicator of government intention and priority, remains relatively under explored.
Visiting Pakistani journalists informed a select gathering at Observer Research Foundation that the ongoing turmoil in their country was the result of a transition from military dictatorship to coalition politics in the democratic setup.
Most participants at an ORF conference on urban development and creation of 100 smart cities in India felt that creation of smart cities is an extremely challenging exercise and for this, careful planning and effective project implementation are required.
When technology becomes important for a country’s development, governments should balance the advance of technology with openness and autonomy.
Despite the importance of capacity building in India’s development cooperation programme with African countries, a comprehensive assessment of India
The data landscape across the G20 remains highly uneven, with some countries being able to effectively harness D4D while others experience significant
In the lead up to COP26, India and the UK can work together in catalysing a just and equitable post-pandemic recovery
For India, multilateral cooperation for facilitating investment in infrastructure is the need of the hour.
India, with its burgeoning digital landscape, needs to understand the significance of data centres and make substantial investments to harness their p
The continued collaboration between various stakeholders is crucial to effectively foster trust and maintain peace in the Valley.
To achieve the net-zero targets, both Africa and Asia would need to adopt adequate measures to circumvent the capacity conundrum
India’s G20 presidency can play a huge role in building inclusive and women-friendly cities
Urban planners will have to imagine novel ways of ordering and expressing their spaces to eliminate the unequal power dynamics in urbanisation
‘Us vs. Them’ narratives fuel conflicts and make them thrive. This brief examines the role of such narratives in impeding the path to peace and stability in Kashmir, especially in the current era of so-called ‘new militancy’ that is aided by social media. This brief explores how India should build a broad, collective identity in Kashmir—one that will supersede radicalism and a desire for secession. It outlines a history of past and curr
Given the diversity of stakeholders and technical requirements, there is a need for flexible standards to achieve scale and drive the adoption of digi
The trend of women's mass involvement in electoral politics in India indicates their readiness to narrow the significant gap in political participatio
The G20 can steward inclusive approaches to digital transformation, directing international development cooperation, and strengthening multilateralism
Improving the fiscal state of cities will need a holistic push from all tiers of the government.
26 November 2018 marked a decade since 10 Pakistan-based terrorists killed over 160 people in India’s financial capital of Mumbai. The city remained under siege for days, and security forces disjointedly struggled to improvise a response. The Mumbai tragedy was not the last terrorist attack India faced; there would be many others since. After every attack, the government makes lukewarm attempts to fit episodic responses into coherent frameworks
Both during times of normalcy and crises, governments depend on increasingly digitised identity systems. Such systems, however, have been considered controversial since the use of IBM machines to facilitate the Holocaust. Since then, more contemporary identity systems have tried to ensure that they do not violate citizens’ essential rights. This requires multi-stakeholder coordination, a network paradigm, a focus on open standards rather than s
US-Russia relations is becoming more stable post the Geneva Summit; however, frictions over certain issues shows the fragility of this relationship.
There are a number of measures the Bundeswehr needs to take to fill the ranks of its planned cyber command.
