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The Union government should only have a “golden share” to nudge decision making towards equitable and sustainable outcomes — not hold a hammer.
What would be crucial to note is whether there is a salving of positions taken towards China by Trump, as US policy towards China still stands to dete
Gram Sabhas, notwithstanding many challenges, have brought a semblance of deliberative democracy in India
The Philippines has decided to ramp up its defence ties with the US. How will this growing bonhomie impact Philippines-China relations remains to be s
Attempts are being made by Nepal and India to revive the relationship through new avenues of cooperation with a focus on digital connectivity
India and Iran are, in their own way, natural allies, a fact underscored by the increasing anti-Shia nature of Pakistan. We need them more than they need us and so we must begin the process getting Teheran off its great sulk against us.
The upcoming visit by President al-Sisi provides an opportunity to boost relations between India and Egypt
Whatever be the end-game in the ¿Karuna rebellion¿ within the monolithic LTTE, the development may have heralded a process of ¿social justice¿ or social re-engineering¿ as is understood in India ¿ and also come to stay, in a way. To the extent, the ¿Karuna factor¿ may have become unstoppable in the socio-political sense of the term, whatever be the immediate consequence of the rebellion, or its impact on the suspended peace process in Sri
Questions of relevance have come to the fore with the decision by three African countries — Burundi, South Africa and Gambia — to withdraw from th
In the aftermath of 9/11, fissures between the 'Islamic' and 'non-Islamic' world - a categorisation which is rather nebulous - have 'vindicated' the claims of many individuals on the Indian and Pakistani side that faith is a cause of conflict between both countries.
One of the issues is how the rest of the world reacts to terrorism that seeks to avenge perceived insults and wrongs. There have been various writings on this with respect to Islamist terror and this includes writings by Pakistanis and Muslims from other countries who urge a relook at the way Islam has been hijacked.
Positioning Mumbai in the Indo-Pacific will require planning. A new version of the ‘Bombay Plan’ — Bombay Plan 2.0 — is needed to build on the
President Bill Clinton's five-day visit to India in 2000 followed by a five-hour stopover in Islamabad convinced New Delhi that the world order had changed. Relationships were to be shaped by the new post cold war realities, not old loyalties.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must take a leaf from the Atal Behari Vajpayee book. Remember how he was stung at Kargil by Pervez Musharraf after his bus journey to Lahore. But he persisted. He was willing to go some distance even at Agra, the hardliners in his own party pulled him back.
It would be prudent for both the countries to further consolidate their relations by exploring the opportunities available in renewable energy
India has over thirty years of experience in developing biogas, biomass and solar energy and this expertise needs to be leveraged better
The rush to install RE capacity could come at the expense of forest cover thus increasing India’s annual carbon emissions
As India aims to achieve its climate commitments, the significance of renewable energy keeps on growing as reflected in the union budgets over the yea
This Paper outlines the potential of renewable energy in addressing India's energy supply and access; it identifies challenges and provide a discursive overview of the various market and policy instruments developed to scale up renewable energy generation. India’s significant economic growth over the last decade has led to an inexorable rise in energy demand. Currently, India faces a Ichallenging energy shortage. To grow at 9 per cent over t
With the new government in New Delhi, there is a renewed interest in internet and internet governance in India, according Mr. Thomas Dukes, US Deputy Coordinator for Cyber Affairs. He said the Digital India initiative has been revived and the Government's interest and investment in furthering it is clearly visible.
The Egypt visit of Indian External Affairs Minister marks a thaw in India-Egypt relations after years of being in the “deep freeze”
Over the foreseeable future, only massive advances in renewable technology and storage options can reverse the tide of carbon emissions from the incre
After nearly 19 months, both the governments decided to lift the border closures. Does this reopening enable a review of the current arrangement of mo
With growing digitalisation and amid the ongoing pandemic, India needs to reorient its trade policy with emphasis on developing its own GVCs and upgra
There are growing calls amongst a section of political and industry leaders for a “great reset” of capitalism.
There needs to be quiet dialogue to resolve their many differences, with New Delhi needing to be sensitive and generous
On the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, this article aims to revisit colonial despotism and the options of reparation with former c
The synchronised explosions in London on July 7, 2005, seem to be the handiwork of the Al Qaeda and the International Islamic Front (IIF) formed by it in February, 1998.
