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COVID19: Lessons for a lockdown from Jammu & Kashmir
Mar 31, 2020

COVID19: Lessons for a lockdown from Jammu & Kashmir

Unlike in Kashmir, the population in the rest of the country has not witnessed weeks of curfews every year. The majority may not even know what a curf

COVID-19 and the likely economic impact
Mar 27, 2020

COVID-19 and the likely economic impact

The crisis today is no longer bilateral, as it was when it had affected China alone.

COVID-19 and developing Asia: Weathering the economic storm
Mar 27, 2020

COVID-19 and developing Asia: Weathering the economic storm

In every dislocation, there is an opportunity. For investors in alternative assets, the short-medium term dislocation wrought by COVID-19 in emerging

US-India ties go local
Mar 13, 2020

US-India ties go local

As big-ticket items stall, the US and India are identifying areas of convergence on local governance 

Smart city making in India: Union budget 2020 and the way forward
Mar 04, 2020

Smart city making in India: Union budget 2020 and the way forward

The commitment towards local economic development, sustainable development, ease of living, etc. must be showcased by inviting reputed countries of th

GoI’s conflicting goals — electricity for all, renewable energy targets and a ₹100 trillion infrastructure pipeline
Feb 04, 2020

GoI’s conflicting goals — electricity for all, renewable energy targets and a ₹100 trillion infrastructure pipeline

Lopsided allocation of funds could easily lead to the government missing its target for renewable energy capacity, with huge costs to the environment.

Playing around with property tax
Dec 21, 2019

Playing around with property tax

Confusion over municipal property tax collection in Mumbai is a lesson for ULBs across India

लोकल के साथ ग्लोबल हुए आतंकवादियों पर कैसे लगाई जाए लगाम?
Nov 27, 2019

लोकल के साथ ग्लोबल हुए आतंकवादियों पर कैसे लगाई जाए लगाम?

इसमें कोई शक नहीं है कि पिछले कई वर्षों के दौरान आतंकवादी

Actualising US-India cooperation on homeland security
Nov 27, 2019

Actualising US-India cooperation on homeland security

New Delhi and Washington must seek the compartmentalisation of homeland security cooperation by delinking progress on HSPD-6 agreement from divergence

The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley
Oct 09, 2019

The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley

The Centre must proceed with caution as ill–timed and hasty measures can damage the efforts of integration.

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.

Urban local bodies, municipal bonds and due diligence
Sep 03, 2019

Urban local bodies, municipal bonds and due diligence

Contract clauses of penalties and liquidated damages are bound to be pressed, leading to arbitration and legal battles.

The implications of India’s medical tourism industry
Jul 30, 2019

The implications of India’s medical tourism industry

As India becomes a top medical tourism destination, the government must prioritise quality and affordable healthcare — not just for medical tourists

Easing the US-India divergence on data localisation
Jul 22, 2019

Easing the US-India divergence on data localisation

Addition of data localisation to the basket of persisting trade issues warrants greater compartmentalisation and consultative approaches to US-India t

The horror story of urban water wars
Jul 11, 2019

The horror story of urban water wars

Unless a sectoral re-allocation of water resources enforcing adequate demand management is done, the issues of water scarcity might not be resolved.

A special task for India’s first full-time woman FM
Jul 04, 2019

A special task for India’s first full-time woman FM

In the coming budget, concrete ideas of increasing women’s participation in the workforce should be included. There has to be an increased allocatio

Trump’s most important G20 meeting is not with China
Jun 28, 2019

Trump’s most important G20 meeting is not with China

The Trump-Modi meeting should take on a more ambitious agenda focusing on four areas of importance.

Why governors are more favoured than elected governments in Kashmir
Jun 13, 2019

Why governors are more favoured than elected governments in Kashmir

It is ironical that despite being an outsider the governor manages to strike a chord with the locals. What is it that the governor does right which ev

Technology and Terror: A new era of threat in a borderless online world
May 21, 2019

Technology and Terror: A new era of threat in a borderless online world

Terror requires spectacle to thrive and technology has allowed this opera of violence to find new audiences and locales.

Expanding pharmaceutical local production in Africa: An idea whose time has come?
Apr 10, 2019

Expanding pharmaceutical local production in Africa: An idea whose time has come?

There is a groundswell in Africa in support of local pharmaceutical production. Africa's dependency on the rest of the world for medicines may not las

After a hot summer, the Valley is on the boil in winter too
Jan 14, 2019

After a hot summer, the Valley is on the boil in winter too

The operational success of the security forces is commendable, but their real test would be against the hard-core and well-trained JeM and LeT terrori

Bhutan PM’s visit: Special ties to be nurtured
Dec 27, 2018

Bhutan PM’s visit: Special ties to be nurtured

Bhutan is of great importance to India for its location as a landlocked country between India and China.

Kashmir: How election boycott has become a deadly trap for NC and PDP
Oct 31, 2018

Kashmir: How election boycott has become a deadly trap for NC and PDP

The results of the Urban Local Body polls show that the BJP and the Congress, piggybacking on the boycott of the two main parties of Kashmir valley, m

Data localisation: The regulatory sledgehammer
Sep 24, 2018

Data localisation: The regulatory sledgehammer

The requirement of retaining one “serving copy” of all personal data collected within India is shrouded in mystery.

मालदीव लोकल काउंसिल चुनावों से पहले सहयोगी दलों से मिले सोलिह: क्या है मायने?
Sep 19, 2018

मालदीव लोकल काउंसिल चुनावों से पहले सहयोगी दलों से मिले सोलिह: क्या है मायने?

ये चुनाव मार्च 2020 में ही कराए जाने थे लेकिन कोविड महामारी �

Creating world class fintech hubs in India
Sep 06, 2018

Creating world class fintech hubs in India

Beyond the basic building blocks, for a hub to work effectively, its ‘ecosystem’ needs to function as an integrated system with feedback loops and

For power-starved J&K, is transfer of hydro power projects from NHPC to State a solution?
Aug 17, 2018

For power-starved J&K, is transfer of hydro power projects from NHPC to State a solution?

The enlarged footprint of projects in J&K, with one third of its installed capacity being in J&K has earned the NHPC the local sobriquet of th

स्थानीय निकाय होंगे धनवान, भारतीय शहर बनेंगे बेहतरीन
Jun 25, 2018

स्थानीय निकाय होंगे धनवान, भारतीय शहर बनेंगे बेहतरीन

राज्यों और स्थानीय निकायों के बीच राज्‍य वित्त आयोग (एसए�

Using AI and blockchain tech for transparency in urban governance
Jun 22, 2018

Using AI and blockchain tech for transparency in urban governance

People are going to ask government for answers, and the solutions will lie in getting transparency through new-age systems.