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The Modi government needs to break from traditional, statist methods of conducting water diplomacy and distinguish itself by including the concerns of basin inhabitants on both sides to find a lasting solution to the Teesta issue.
Power struggles, legitimacy crisis and improper US approach hamper the Afghan peace process.
Africa remains the least-industrialised continent, so the idea that it can somehow parachute itself and compete in the post-industrial global marketpl
It is time to conduct a reality check on the India-Pakistan peace process. In fact, there is a particular urgency for it. For, the peace process seems to have got hijacked by secessionist elements in Kashmir and Pakistan who never had any stakes in it.
The Srinagar conversations need to ensure that the pass-through nature of GST is frictionless.
India should strategically map pathways for diversification using the product space technology and upgrade capabilities at the frontier of its product
The recent G20 finance ministers’ meeting has reminded us of the powerful role the G20 plays in financial multilateralism. Will the objectives be me
AI can be a force for good. It has emerged as one technology of particular importance because of its role as an accelerator, its versatility, and its wide applicability. But challenges include standards-setting, supply chain resilience, talent retention, and data policy
Digital innovation has the potential to increase the gains from rural economic activity, in part by allowing rural workers to capture larger pieces o
We need to be in a better position to do our homework and genuinely assess the environmental impact of digital technologies, including AI.
A mismatch between words and actions will not only harm defence modernisation but also India’s fledgling defence industry.
Countering the growing state interference withpublic core requires a new international agenda for Internet governance
One of the problems with the India–Australia relationship is that both countries have a different set of concerns about China.
Why was the farmers’ protest restricted to Punjab, Haryana, and NUGP despite having the least number of farmers?
The 5Gi case displays India’s ambition to play a significant role in the formation of the global tech regime.
Experts are overlooking the powerful influence of New Delhi and Tokyo.
Growing space security threats are proving to be a challenge for existing global governance measures, but consensus on new rules is proving difficult.
Australia is back for the second year in a row, underscoring the Quad’s deepening commitment to cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
As new geopolitical and geo-economic realities emerge in the Indo-Pacific, India is now a critical node in the emerging network of variable geometries in the region. There are important opportunities in the evolving dynamic for New Delhi, as new alliances are crafted and new goals enunciated.
As India, Japan, Australia and the United States renew their quadrilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, there are suggestions to expand the ‘Quad’ into a ‘Quad-plus’ grouping to include the countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This brief argues that the Quad will not have much to offer to ASEAN; it has, in fact, the potential to dilute ASEAN centrality which is the pillar of the regional bloc. India, too
The Pacific theatre is now an obvious area of interest to boost non-traditional activities by the Quad countries
The group’s big challenge is to define the security dimension of its agenda more robustly even as economic talks get underway
With India hosting the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit, it will be Delhi’s opportunity to draw the grouping’s focus towards the Indian Ocean
Quad’s commitment to counterterrorism seems to be only vaguely defined, despite being highlighted as an area of cooperation. Given that it is a prio
Despite leveraging the strengths of the four Quad countries, the Quad Vaccine Partnership will still need to overcome several challenges to achieve th
The President of Pakistan had expected his handpicked Prime Minister, Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, to perform his bidding and strengthen his position. But President Musharraf was disappointed. He, therefore, felt that a change was essential in order to secure his own place and keep the other power players content.
There is a need to acknowledge the REE sector as a ‘strategic sector’ with policy interventions to make it lucrative for entrepreneurs with adequa
Given that India is on the path to urbanisation, there is a dire need for governance reforms at the municipal level to ensure that it reaches the qual
The hunt for the rest of the killers of Bangabandhu will continue. India must give Sheikh Hasina unstinted support in this endeavour
¿Arise, ye Arabs, and awake!¿ was the seditious 19th century slogan of Arab nationalism in its infancy. It aroused them against the Ottoman rule but did not hinder the subsequent imperial designs of Britain and France. The moment of liberation became the start of newer forms of dominance.
It is not just the art on offer that can be categorised as “political” — but also the platforms.
While we can all agree that harking back to a fascist past is decidedly a cure that is worse than the disease, is there not a case for contending that
The growing dependency on AI can have adverse impacts if adequate safeguards are not put in place
This is a partnership that has been forged amid common challenges and shared strategic objectives
Biotechnology emerging as a major element in global power equations
Gateway status depends on the type of business a company is looking to engage in and over what term horizon. It is important for each country to under
The proximate political failures in both these cases are greater than in 2012, and require a more robust political response
Elevate digital cooperation to an interministerial level, promoting India’s advancements globally
Blinken’s record as a clear-eyed internationalist could inform a pragmatic US policy towards India.
As the threat of inflation returns, the Fed and others adjust their messages - why not the RBI?
