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New Delhi must take full advantage of the geopolitical opportunity that the Japanese connection offers us. As democracies, both India and Japan are open societies and committed to a liberal world order. Through visits and agreements, the two sides have now laid the infrastructure for their strategic partnership.
During its G20 presidency, India should engage with governments and policymakers and address the regulatory constraints faced by this sector to keep i
The data landscape across the G20 remains highly uneven, with some countries being able to effectively harness D4D while others experience significant
India, with its burgeoning digital landscape, needs to understand the significance of data centres and make substantial investments to harness their p
India’s G20 presidency can play a huge role in building inclusive and women-friendly cities
Addressing long-pending bottlenecks in the infrastructure space will help realise the full benefits of increased capex spending.
These three states can develop templates for growth under fiscal stress and become guides for other states
In China, villages have the same facilities in housing, water, drainage, medical care as in towns. If the government of India wishes to reduce the migratory flows, then each village has to be transformed to a small town ? at least in infrastructure.
Mumbai’s history and location make it the ideal candidate for becoming 21st century India’s hub of trade, connectivity and security
भू-राजनीति के प्रतिस्पर्धी कोष्ठागारों (साइलोज़, यानी ऐस
Let’s try to make the home and the workplace more gender equal, build the necessary infrastructure in rural areas, pay equal salaries for equal work
The Chabahar Port deal between India and Iran can help the former gain connectivity to Eurasia and counter China’s growing regional influence
India's ability to successfully execute a 10-year agreement on the Chabahar port showcases New Delhi's continuing ability to manoeuvre in a geopolitically fragmented world.
The new RBI Governor would have to restore the confidence of foreign investors in the economy's growth potential. Foreign investments are needed for infrastructure and industry. The Governor will also have to attract more FIIs. The choice before him would be: whether to control inflation or to promote growth.
The conflict in Ukraine and the Chinese footprint in the region may have created the push towards EU enlargement, but does it have the capacity?
The material and non-material needs of children have been drowned out by other priorities during this pandemic
New Delhi must sharply raise its preparedness to deal with a Beijing that seems bent on aggression
China, a late entrant in Latin America, has now emerged as the region’s major economic partner. Bilateral trade between the two stands today at more than USD 200 billion. By augmenting investments and trade in Latin America, Beijing has managed to project itself as an alternative to the United States, which had previously enjoyed overarching influence in the region. The US’ inability to lead Latin America into a path of sustainable econ
The decision of key American allies like the UK, Germany, France, South Korea and Australia to join the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AIIB) marks another step forward in the shaping of a Chinese-led Asian economic and, possibly, security order.
The course of the global energy transition may be determined by the effectiveness of Africa’s lithium exploration negotiations with China
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is central to the country’s ambitious policy reorientation. The energy sector accounts for nearly 40 percent of all investments under the BRI, with significant geostrategic and geoeconomic implications. In recent years, China has adopted a “greening the BRI” strategy, emphasising green energy projects. This brief analyses China’s BRI investments in the energy sector to establish the potential trend
There is a growing acknowledgment that the China-funded projects are not economically viable in the long term but African nations still view China in
As the challenges facing China’s BRI multiply, the initiative’s links to international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the AIIB
The Chinese outreach in West Asia has been arguably subtle and careful.
This brief evaluates the state and development of China’s cruise missile capabilities, specifically that of its air-launched and ground-launched missile forces. It finds that China has developed a formidable inventory of cruise missiles, which poses a threat to India’s own military infrastructure. The brief lays out the imperative for India: to build up its long-range cruise missile forces. It argues that India’s current capabilities woul
Following the ‘Vaccine Apartheid’ and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the CCP has only tightened its grip on the African continent.
India’s ties with Beijing have frayed even as relations with Moscow lose warmth because of their actions
Beyond defensive measures, New Delhi needs to step up efforts for a potent cyber offensive capability that can enable retaliatory strikes against Chin
A city’s inability to offer infrastructures that enable life, such as drinking water, conditions of hygiene, electricity and other such life-enablin
It is almost certain that cities will script the story of our future. If India is to capitalise on this megatrend, it becomes essential for the country to engage in widespread and deep reforms, which go beyond infrastructure and focus on reforming governance mechanisms and empowering local government.
Since climate change will impact cities worldwide, ULBs will play a crucial role in addressing the climate-related challenges
Climate change is impacting data centres that are vital for a country's digital development. It is critical, therefore, for data centre strategies to
India’s critical water infrastructure must be built to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from climate disruptions
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed most economies into recession and heightened inequalities within and across countries. Mitigating current challenges requires greater solidarity, innovative thinking, and more effective international development cooperation. This paper makes a case for triangular cooperation as an instrument of development cooperation in current times. It outlines its advantages, examines the challenges involved in such partnerships,
The United States and Luxembourg have adopted domestic space laws granting certain legal rights to space mining companies. These moves have initiated a debate on the future of this industry, as well as the passing of relevant laws governing outer space and its resources. This paper makes an assessment of commercial space mining activities in the broader context of the emerging space economy. It finds that entrepreneurs are increasingly looking at
Open defecation (OD), an age-old practice in India, impacts the health of individuals as well as their communities. To tackle the problem, the Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in 2014, aimed at making the country open-defecation free (ODF) by October 2019 by giving more attention to community-based approaches. However, while such approaches have helped solve the sanitation riddle in many countries, curbing OD in India
Notwithstanding the partial admission of the allegations made by India about the Mumbai attackers, Pakistan's complicity in allowing Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT), the terrorist group behind the Mumbai attack, to retain most of its extensive infrastructure and capability to pursue its terrorist activities calls for an intense global scrutiny.
In recent times, the centre of gravity for global trade and economic activities has shifted to the Indo-Pacific and, consequently, there is heightened competition between global powers that have stakes in the region. The importance of connectivity has therefore come to the forefront, covering domains like digitisation with interoperable regimes comprising data protection and cyber security, along with cross-border infrastructures that need attent
Complications are arising over the need to establish special planning authorities (SPAs) within the physical boundaries of urban local bodies (ULBs).
Japan wants to assist India to improve the investment climate to attract more FDI so that New Delhi can be linked more closely with Japan–ASEAN-based supply chains.
The details of the proposed loss and damage funds need to be worked out
The global energy crisis provides a great opportunity for the developed world to reassess its fossil fuel dependence.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted one of the core foundations of the concept of human development — a healthy and long life.
Rapid and mass testing, setting up gigantic infrastructure is the biggest challenge in fighting the contagion in this slum colony.
The Teesta issue poses unique challenges to both India and Bangladesh. The growing involvement of China adds a geopolitical dimension to this problem
Cyber attacks are not a security challenge that can easily be eliminated. No kind of infrastructure is absolutely impregnable and the adverse impacts can at best be minimised by emphasising on risk containments, according to experts.
