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WHISPER IN A TEMPEST: Reflections on the CAG Report and Allocation of Captive Coal Blocks
Oct 03, 2012

WHISPER IN A TEMPEST: Reflections on the CAG Report and Allocation of Captive Coal Blocks

The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on "Allocation of Captive Coal Blocks and Augmentation of Coal Production" for the year ending March 2012 has, among other things,

White House 2019 economic report puts a shine on AI and its meaning for the future of work: Top takeaways
May 14, 2019

White House 2019 economic report puts a shine on AI and its meaning for the future of work: Top takeaways

Policy makers are asked to worry deeply about how workers will deal with the costs of reskilling if they aren’t paid for the duration of the reskill

Whither ASEAN centrality?
Apr 13, 2023

Whither ASEAN centrality?

Has ASEAN centrality in the Southeast Asian region waned in recent years?

Whither Nepal under PM Prachanda?
Jan 11, 2023

Whither Nepal under PM Prachanda?

How will Nepal under the new PM navigate power rivalry in the region as the room for hedging shrinks?

Whither Opposition: Choice limited as options shrink?
Jul 01, 2019

Whither Opposition: Choice limited as options shrink?

The opposition should have ideally drawn an appropriate strategy to checkmate the ruling party, but nothing of that sort has happened till now.

Who benefits from the protests in Iran?
Jan 11, 2018

Who benefits from the protests in Iran?

If Rouhani is the middle, it is not wise to celebrate an attack against him. Not until, organically most if not all of Iran and not just Tehran like i

Who blinks first: Can a framework for countering maritime grey-zone operations be devised?
Mar 29, 2023

Who blinks first: Can a framework for countering maritime grey-zone operations be devised?

Regional cooperation mechanisms should join hands and devise a framework to counter China’s grey-zone tactics in the Indo-Pacific region

Who did Hillary Clinton meet during her East Asia tour?
Feb 24, 2009

Who did Hillary Clinton meet during her East Asia tour?

Hillary Clinton's altered agenda reflected the reshuffled priorities of the US in its dealings with China. Unlike in the past, Human Rights and Tibet did not figure prominently during the talks this time.

Who governs the high seas?
Jun 26, 2012

Who governs the high seas?

Kerala is trying in a civilian court two Italian military men for actions they took in defence of their territories. Imagine trying a serving Indian soldier in a civil court for an incident resulting from discharge of duty in naxal-infested areas, the northeast or Kashmir.

Who is afraid of angry white men? Five lessons for Europe from the Dutch elections
Mar 27, 2017

Who is afraid of angry white men? Five lessons for Europe from the Dutch elections

European leaders need to reflect carefully about their electoral strategies if they do not want to damage the liberal, open societies they intent to p

Who is going to be the next King in Saudi Arabia?
Sep 11, 2013

Who is going to be the next King in Saudi Arabia?

Royal succession is considered to be the 'prickliest' problem facing the Saudi kingdom. It can bring about a fundamental change in Saudi politics and can have an overarching impact on Saudi society and its national and foreign policies.

Who needs to be subsidised and who needs to be green in Delhi
Jan 07, 2014

Who needs to be subsidised and who needs to be green in Delhi

The Delhi government is in no mood for sparing the discoms and discoms on the other hand do not want to give up their inertia. The AAP promised tariff reduction and slashed the same by 50% after coming to power.

Who Participates in Higher Education in India? Rethinking the Role of Affirmative Action
Oct 04, 2010

Who Participates in Higher Education in India? Rethinking the Role of Affirmative Action

This paper explores how an individual's participation in higher education is dependent on her religious affiliations, socio-economic status and demographic characteristics.

Who says privacy is just about data?
May 18, 2013

Who says privacy is just about data?

Privacy and democracy have always had an uneasy relationship in India. However, now India has a unique opportunity to evolve a progressive and expansive legislation on privacy and protection of personal data. The report of the experts group chaired by Justice Ajit Prakash Shah is a good starting point.

Who will be the next Secretary General of the United Nations?
Aug 29, 2016

Who will be the next Secretary General of the United Nations?

The process for the selection of the ninth Secretary General of the United Nations who will succeed Dr. Ban Ki-moon, is under way.

Who will be the next WTO Director General?
Sep 30, 2020

Who will be the next WTO Director General?

As countries contemplate which candidate to support, they must keep in mind the many roles played by the WTO DG. They represent the WTO in internation

Who will gain from 10% reservation for EWS?
Jan 14, 2019

Who will gain from 10% reservation for EWS?

The bill has to be a constitutional amendment as it overshoots the Supreme Court's 50% cap on quotas and takes the total to 60%.

Who will trust the RBI or government now?
Nov 28, 2016

Who will trust the RBI or government now?

People are going to have a hard time trusting the government or the RBI.

Who won and who lost in Karnataka?
May 21, 2018

Who won and who lost in Karnataka?

The Karnataka electorate did not give a clear mandate to any party. But it happens in democracies that follow the first past the post system.

WHO, the battleground for cold war 2.0
May 22, 2020

WHO, the battleground for cold war 2.0

There is no doubt that WHO’s director general is culpable. Whether the missteps were errors of judgements or deliberate kowtowing to China is the question

Whoever wins, Bihar wins again
Nov 05, 2015

Whoever wins, Bihar wins again

There is an element of Shakespeare in Bihar politics. It has over the last 40 years seen so many historical developments impacting national politics that the ongoing election will once again throw up a surprise.

Whose AI is it anyway? Moving global debates from “mine” to “ours”
Feb 23, 2024

Whose AI is it anyway? Moving global debates from “mine” to “ours”

An inductive approach to AI development can improve the data foundation for discussions and mobilise a wider coalition advocating for its integration

Whose Trump?
Nov 14, 2016

Whose Trump?

It is surprising that much of America and the rest of the world seems surprised at an election of Donald Trump as the next US President.

Why 'surgical strikes' are a slippery slope for India
Sep 30, 2016

Why 'surgical strikes' are a slippery slope for India

For the uninitiated, surgical strikes are limited and lightning fast incursions into enemy territory meant to neutralise tactical threats.

Why 2070 is justified as the net-zero deadline year for India
Nov 27, 2021

Why 2070 is justified as the net-zero deadline year for India

The challenge of a “net zero” for India is not an easy one. Being one of the fastest growing economies with the second largest population that aspires to be $5 trillion economy soon, will India be able to circumvent the trade-off between the environment and economic growth?

Why a licence scheme is not an option to resolve India-Sri Lanka fishermen dispute
Mar 07, 2023

Why a licence scheme is not an option to resolve India-Sri Lanka fishermen dispute

While New Delhi is alive to the realities of the ground situation vis a vis IMBL and the UNCLOS notification, to the governments in India, it is as mu

Why a lower poverty line?
Mar 27, 2012

Why a lower poverty line?

According to the Planning Commission, rural poverty has declined faster than urban poverty regardless. If this is true, it would definitely have got reflected in better housing and sanitation. It would also have meant a decline in malnourished children and maternal death. But the census figures show a different picture.

Why a narrative of the #PandemicOfTheUnvaccinated risks prolonging the pandemic
Nov 22, 2021

Why a narrative of the #PandemicOfTheUnvaccinated risks prolonging the pandemic

Should unvaccinated people be held solely responsible for the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe?

Why Agnipath agitation should act as a wake-up call for India
Jul 13, 2022

Why Agnipath agitation should act as a wake-up call for India

The Agnipath protests throw light on the growing unemployment crisis that is prevailing in India.

Why Amit Shah’s checkmate to the PDP could prove disastrous
Jun 20, 2018

Why Amit Shah’s checkmate to the PDP could prove disastrous

The BJP has tried to play smart politics with its insulting break with Mehbooba Mufti. The fallout of the move could envelope Kashmir in distress — and hurt the BJP too.

Why an ASAT Test Ban Is Important
Dec 20, 2022

Why an ASAT Test Ban Is Important

Continued peace and access to outer space is not a given if current trends of space weaponization continue.

Why and how India is not a threat to Maldives’ independence
Nov 19, 2021

Why and how India is not a threat to Maldives’ independence

It has become quite apparent that India is not a threat to Maldives despite the efforts made by the Opposition to prove otherwise.