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Unfortunately countries like ours, generally content with being passive recipients of Western media, do not realize that it is the west which always ends up choosing the enemy (or friend) for us.
The tech industry will create a new social class in moderate Muslim states that will make them resilient to Islamic radicalization while building the
Chennai and Delhi may have to start building on the World Tamil Conference in Coimbatore. It is not going to be easy, but then, India cannot ignore the politics of the 'Tamil-speaking people' the world over.
If the 20th CCP meet, which began on Sunday, enhances Xi Jinping’s power, it would reinforce trends associated with his tenure: Assertiveness abroad, no compromises on boundary issues, and a willingness to use the military as an instrument of policy
India has seen this movie before and it does not have a happy ending. As the idea of a nuclear deal between the United States and Pakistan gains some traction in Washington, Delhi is unlikely to lose much sleep.
It goes without saying that Kashmir’s political candidates do not bear primary responsibility for this electoral legitimacy crisis.
Studies done in ORF estimate that even with everything in our favour, India will be hard put to exceed a thermal coal based capacity beyond 300 GW. In such a scenario, how do we better harness our oil and gas potential and fulfill the great promise that lies hidden in our vast unexplored acreages.
The exit of the UN mission has created a security gap in Nepal which may not augur well with the prevalent disunity among different political parties. People want the original stakeholders should undertake the responsibility of completing the tasks left over by the external agencies.
There is hardly any doubt that failing health systems result in poor health outcomes and hamper progress towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In Africa, health systems are hobbled by leadership and governance challenges, extreme shortages of health workers, corruption in procurement systems for medical products and technologies, poor information systems, and health financing const
The HAC advocates for a strong Plastics Treaty which would also bring developing countries like India under a similar binding timeline to end plastic
In a massive state of the size of Uttar Pradesh, centralisation is a recipe for administrative paralysis.
In any case, given that the elections have become controversial even before a single vote has been cast means that the legitimacy of the next government, especially one led by Imran, will be constantly questioned and challenged.
DEWs are yet to be deployed by any country’s military, but are widely seen as a critical part of future warfare.
The nature and complexity of the next government would either be a confirmation of the thesis that politicians can read the pulse of the people, or th
Shorenstein APARC, in collaboration with Observer Research Foundation, will hold a conference on regionalism and regional integration in South Asia at Stanford University on June 19 and 20, 2008. The conference papers will be issued as an edited volume
China's ruling Communist Party, at its plenum, will deliberate on the economic and social agenda for China over the next five years focusing on financial reforms and how to maintain growth of around seven per cent. Contrast this with India where the new administration appears somnolent.
How is the discrepancy between the Chinese government’s own words and the statistics it released is so pronounced? The answer to this question can b
There is a need for better coordination and cooperation among the armed forces of the two neighbouring countries...
It is hardly a secret that China has tried to intervene in local politics and shape elections in other countries
Whether China succeeds or fails, there will be geopolitical consequences which will be difficult to ignore.
Backing Moscow beyond a point is likely to hurt Beijing’s economic plans and long-term interests
Manila wants to have good ties with Beijing, but it will not allow itself to be subjugated to China’s narrowly defined objectives in the region
India has a role no less important than America’s in exposing the falsehood of Chinese claims on representative governance
China has done little in reducing the earlier tensions of Doklam, while India has taken no action, other than protecting its national security concern
The management of the coronavirus crisis has demonstrated a regional tendency to be loyal to China — to the point of endangering lives.
CPEC has two ends: Gwadar, where Chinese are building a maritime presence, and PoK where Pakistani and Chinese territorial & military frontiers are merging
As UPA 2 enters the last lap of its tenure, it is not just the Indian economy that is unravelling. New Delhi's loss of purpose and direction in the last few years has had an equally damaging impact on the diplomatic front.
For the Narendra Modi government, the demonetisation exercise is not a standalone that simply tackles existing black money.
A closer look at a recent interaction between the two sides.
The bomb was launched, possibly from a customised USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft, to target a maze of caves in and around Achin.
The Observer Research Foundation, CRM held a focus group meeting on the topic 'What do falling Crude Prices mean for India's Fiscal Deficit?' on February 9, 2007. Shri S C Tripathi, former Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, chaired the discussions.
The rebel MPs seem to have concluded that the MDP cannot win the presidential polls with incumbent Solih as their candidate — Nasheed seems to be th
New Delhi is concerned about the political scenario panning out in Sri Lanka but has chosen to not interfere in their domestic issue.
India has activated the Coast Guard to scan the shared waters, to make sure that none of the surviving Easter Day plotters in Sri Lanka escape out of
After the declaration of a food emergency, the island nation must navigate a tricky situtaiton
While a trade war theme is expected to remain in play periodically, the global economy will continue to tread along a relatively stable path. However,
Admittedly, these are early hours and the following analysis will have to be corrected on the basis of further details as it comes out. But a couple of things are clear from the two statements.
The EU Indo-Pacific strategy signifies a shift in the EU’s perspective of the region from just economic to strategic
Though the regional grouping continues to have difficulties on the issue, it nonetheless remains important to Hanoi’s calculations.
