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As weather has historically been used as a weapon in warfare, India must assess the geopolitical and strategic implications of China’s growing weath
It is the unease arising from China's domestic, political and economic considerations at a time of the ascendancy of a new political leadership in Beijing that could contribute to Chinese adventurism and recourse to hyper-nationalism.
Many see China to be practicing a new form of imperialism in Africa as it imports primary goods from Africa and exports manufacturing goods to Africa, without transferring skills to the continent. And China-Africa ties are not free from challenges. There is also immense potential.
In August, a Chinese daily reported that China’s aerospace industry was developing tactical missiles with inbuilt intelligence.
With China potentially overturning the moratorium on nuclear testing, India must augment its military strength in the nuclear and missile domains to t
Developing countries owe Beijing a lot more money than is commonly realized. This is how empires start.
China's aggressive postures in the disputed South China Sea regions have not only increased the unease and apprehensions of the affected countries but have also drawn it to the US strategic trap, placing China in a no-win situation.
At a major conference on foreign affairs in Beijing recently, President Xi Jinping called on his colleagues to create a "more enabling environment" for China's development, seeking to distance China from its brash and assertive posture.
The unilateral tariff imposition by the United States on various countries has started a trade war that threatens to adversely affect the world’s major economies. This paper finds that no country, including the US itself, is likely to benefit from a tariff war. In India, some analysts had expected that the country’s export penetration in the US and elsewhere will increase, as China loses out. An analysis of trade data, however, shows that whi
Policy reforms in the field of taxation in the commodity futures market is of critical significance as various taxes and levies are a significant component in the overall cost of transaction.
Lab-grown meats are new, and the health outcome is still unknown. Most consumers prefer natural products and reject foods derived from unnatural sources.
A flawed business model that monetises hate and finds it more lucrative to polarise opinions — rather than bridge them — needs to be upended, befo
We cannot overlook the fact that the country's courts continue to be the objects of terrorist attacks while looking at the 'disciplining' of a police constable in public view, for neglecting the checking duty at a New Delhi court.
The eviction of Muslim Brotherhood from power in Cairo may have significant implications on the course of the civil war in Syria too. The shape of regional politics has definitely taken a new turn.
ESG has become more than a tool to aid the governance of business but also to drive the business of business itself
Rampant corruption in Nepal has raised a question mark about the sustainability of the present form of federalism in the country
China's digital assets experiment in Hong Kong is an area of interest for the world as it can aid in crafting better policy
Hydrogen is not just a fuel, but more a universal carrier and a way to store energy.
Empirical data implies that increase in the income of lower income group directly translates into an increase in consumption. Therefore, the governmen
India has not turned a blind eye to the developments in its neighbourhood, nor has it stopped participating in events over there.
Despite growing strategic convergence, New Delhi should also be mindful of some of the limitations in the relationship.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, within eight months of coming to power, has gone about strengthening India's relations with Japan, Australia and the US, in what seems to be a well laid out plan with a clear agenda.
The country has good reason to want first-strike capabilities. But the actual state of its arsenal suggests that it won’t get them.
Manmohan Singh is sometimes accused of focusing too much on Pakistan. Perhaps he could try paying a visit. Also consider visiting towns outside Islamabad and Lahore, such as his own ancestral village, which is waiting with open arms to welcome its prodigal son.
Internationalising the INR and increasing capital account convertibility should only be implemented incrementally
India will have to decide what the TPP means for its domestic reforms agenda. India need foreign markets to grow and it cannot presume that the size of its domestic market will force others to come to its terms.
With the ongoing multi-polarisation of global politics, new powers would emerge which would in turn increase global insecurity and lead to a greater demand for nuclear weapons even by the countries that as of now do not possess them, cautioned Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan during an ORF roundtable on nuclear non proliferation.
Talk of a “Tibet card” in India’s hands is not new, but is New Delhi likely to play it?
Promising a more inclusive and transparent development model, New Delhi is looking to become the region’s biggest partner.
India & China want things to stabilise, but we aren’t close to achieving status quo ante of April in eastern Ladakh.
Recent developments bring to light two key costs for India as it seeks to pursue its interests at Chabahar: access to Afghanistan and its leadership i
In the kind of politics that currently prevails, all civil service reform will prove to be meritless until politics attain the desire to improve gover
The turning out of the Trincomalee oil tanks deal for India and the Hambantota port deal for China are only indicative of the massive trust deficit or
The Belt and Road Initiative and the “free and open” Indo-Pacific are competing initiatives. However, the real choice will be made by developing s
