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The Smart Cities Mission in India, launched in 2015, is a unique experiment undertaken with the aim of improving people’s quality of life in cities. It bypasses traditional institutional approaches and employs innovative methods to achieve its targets. This brief provides an overview of the work initiated under the mission since its inception and explores the gains so far. It documents sectoral reforms and conducts a critical appraisal of the m
The importance of the Maritime Domain Awareness is being realised as the Bay is facing security concerns.
As France takes over the presidency, it aims to achieve an ambitious programme over the course of the next six months
The Indian government’s “Smart Cities Mission” aims to drive economic growth and improve quality of life through “smart” solutions for the delivery of infrastructure and services. This is expected to transform living spaces, enhance quality of life, and provide employment opportunities, in turn helping reduce crime rates and promoting law and order. Among the challenges to the “Smart Cities” programme is terrorism—especially in ur
In different parts of the world, the federal system of government is facing some of its biggest trials yet, from the COVID-19 pandemic. Federalism—which believes in shared sovereignty and territoriality between multiple constituent units of governance—was anticipated to fail against a massive pandemic that needed swift, and presumably centralised, response. This paper examines federal India’s own experience in the past 18 months. The aim is
The response to Covid-19 provides us an opportunity for meaningful health reform; India needs to be in the driver’s seat to make low-cost, client-ce
The big question, deepened by the Covid19 response, is whether NATO has the capacity and will to defend each and every one of its members.
The Centre has chipped in by banning the export of beef and cows, thereby minimising the incentive for cow slaughter.
This paper seeks to assess the present challenges that exist for South Sudan through an understanding of the historical narrative of the Sudanese state.
Libya, in the throes of a civil war, now represents the ugly facet of the much-hyped Arab Spring.
The current Sri Lankan political environment is ripe for transformations in power structures, economic policy, and citizen involvement
Young people across the world today are facing multiple challenges: lost school years due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns, the looming climate crisis, increasingly dangerous virtual spaces, and food and energy security concerns triggered by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. This paper analyses the challenges facing the youths of the Commonwealth, where 60 percent of the combined population are under 30 years old, and explores the investments require
There appears to be a growing trust deficit as a spate of crises rattle the crypto space
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In the global urban context, cultural identity is becoming increasingly synonymous with the nature of prevalent collective activities.
If the ULBS are to execute the mandates issued by the government, adequate funds need to be allocated.
India and China, the two pillars of the dawning Asian century, are still prisoners to their perceived insecurities and imagined magnificence. They seem condemned to "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity," as one wise man had once remarked. And Mr Manmohan Singh's China visit has added yet another chapter to this narrative.
Video streaming applications are said to be a replacement to traditional television. Therefore, it shouldn’t be a surprise that digital streaming ap
The tragic loss of life aboard a Chinese nuclear attack submarine should be a moment of reflection for the PLAN and other nuclear submarine operating
Why is it that despite sharing significant commonalities, India and China remain trapped in a relationship that projects them as inevitable rivals? This paper examines the promise of these bilateral relations and attempts to sound the death knell to the old narrative.
Beijing’s behavior, while unsurprising, is only likely to further antagonize its neighbors.
Despite six months of Taliban’s catastrophic rule, the international community continues to turn a Nelson’s eye.
In a post-COVID world — with tasks increasing and budgets shrinking — the challenges at sea are daunting.
The global nuclear order is witnessing a revival of overt animosities among key nuclear powers. There is a serious gap in global dialogue between nucl
The façade of federalism is apparent as none of the government levels want to part with their authority
The decline has gone unnoticed because of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War
The Inspector Raj, expressed through the colonial, corrupt, and rent-seeking policy infrastructure, must be disassembled
