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To ensure citizen participation and awareness, it is instrumental that ULBS are slowly transformed into transparent and accountable bodies
Governments are now required to adapt regulation in an agile fashion to ensure the protection of public goods throughout endeavours of economic growth
The FRDI Bill creates a process, with early-warning systems in place to alert regulators and the government about the risk on financial institutions,
Healthcare in India could use the help of better data and analysis from both public health systems and private sector interventions.
For a government committed to 'minimum government, maximum governance' it is time that policy making in key economic ministries become far more open and consultative, its acts and actions predictable. In the long run, that is the only way to ensure that policies for the auctions of licenses, processes of tendering and award, and actions to ensure their implementation -- are not subject to capture by select coteries.
As the curtains come down of one of the best Republic Day ceremonials in 65 years, focus shifts to the way forwards. Modi's promises of large scale reforms to make 'doing business' in India simple have been welcomed by Obama and the America Inc.
In an age of extremism, terror, global information flows and communication manipulation, subversive international forces seek subtle ways to undermine
People are going to ask government for answers, and the solutions will lie in getting transparency through new-age systems.
Political parties are the only entities which are not subject to any regulation or regulator. The phrase political parties has not been mentioned in India's constitution and post independence, the legislatures have not enacted any regulation or law governing the functioning of political parties.
Saeed Naqvi, Distinguished Fellow at ORF, recently journeyed across Afghanistan where he met scores of political leaders, Taleban, US officials, filmmakers, journalists, NGOs, religious leaders and ordinary Afghans. The result is an insightful document on Afghanistan at the crossroads. Do Americans have an Endgame planned? Or, more important, can a superpower in a theatre of strategic importance, have a linear exit plan when multiple strategic op
The AU is trying to hold its own with the reforms. It is trying to be more efficient and transparent. However, the reforms are more technocratic than
Latin America is increasingly proving that the old notions of ‘left’ and ‘right’ are no longer the principal themes in electoral democracy.
Although China has initiated steps to improve its development cooperation programme, many of the commitments have yet to materialise
AI will lead to an age of radical abundance; the development of increasingly capable AI should be monitored to due to the risk they pose for societies
A constitutional court must not outsource its judgement on freedom of expression online to an industry association even if it convenes others to help make this decision. It must also avoid allowing the executive to take over this role, determining without any transparency what content is blocked.
Sri Lanka’s Budget 2024 has ambitious proposals that could push the country forward, however, it continues to stare at a long road to economic recov
Replacing tech authoritarianism with state overreach will only exacerbate problems plaguing social media platforms
There is need for greater transparency in the Free Trade Agreement negotiations. There could be more information sharing with civil society groups and the general public so that the content of the negotiations would get public approval faster, making it easier to conclude the FTA.
Over the last two decades, China has established a significant economic presence in most African countries. Its lucrative economic investment package, flexible political approach, and focused big-ticket development projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provide an ostensibly massive opportunity to African countries. However, the unilateral nature of the initiative, the lack of transparency and accountability to African countries, and t
China’s nuclear expansion could lead to a spiraling arms race.
India’s security officials worry that China would use the ship’s visit as a precedent for future deployments by Chinese warships to Sri Lanka.
The fundamental crisis in the coal sector is not only the lack of transparency but rather the need for efficient markets for fuel that can keep up wit
The Indian Ocean is important to China because Chinese trade and energy resources transit this route.
The new land acquisition bill has brought transparency in land acquisition. But by incorporating too many instruments and agencies to ensure the same, it instead risks making the process bureaucratic. Thus, the bill ends up replacing a coercive colonial law with a cumbersome one.
The international aid system is in need of reform. Despite rhetoric about localisation, a meagre 1.2 percent of international humanitarian aid directly reaches local actors. Overall, there is a lack of transparency and awareness in international policy circles on how funds flow from the donor level to the field. This brief argues that the issue is not just about a lack of capacity on the part of local actors—a sweeping statement often used by W
Regulations brought in related to sex work need to go beyond people who are forced into the profession to also be inclusive of the people who enter th
Governments and political actors must be liable for their performance and the virtual realm is not a playground anymore.
Flexibility and transparency critical for a gas-based economy; last mile pipelines get a boost in India — and other news and analyses from the energy sector.
This crisis will be etched in our memories long after we have found its cure but what we will remember the most is how we felt, what we did and who we
The new draft of the EU-initiated International Code of Conduct for Outer Space is a significant step forward. The language has been tightened to make it more precise. The document is particularly mindful of the interests of emerging Space actors and instituting measures for greater international cooperation. There have also been several practical measures suggested for more transparency.
Responsible and ethical AI is premised on an infrastructure of trust; it is imperative that accountability and governance frameworks establish transpa
Govt will need to spend more, but should credibly commit through institutional reform to future transparency and prudence
With the rise of global debt levels in recent times, the current requirement of debt restructuring programmes is to ameliorate debt transparency.
Given the complexities and the possible excess of making the Internet (more) fragmented, should we consider doing more than just demanding liability f
Countries are increasingly adopting green taxonomies to foster a sustainable finance market to attract international investors
Financial Inclusion can help formalise the economy, increase transparency and efficiency, and provide financial stability for India and Africa.
The current legal regime governing internet shutdowns must be overhauled to place greater emphasis on transparency and accountability
With Biden and IPEF highlighting economic transparency, it is seen as a way for Washington to create an Indo-Pacific trade bloc without creating a tra
The Judicial Accountability Bill, looked at in a holistic manner, is indeed a step ahead to restore some of the fundamental values in the judicial bodies of the government -- integrity of the judges, transparency and independence of judiciary.
The pandemic has worsened the problems that Latin America and the Caribbean were already facing. 2021 will surely be challenging in terms of political
Bad corporate governance impacts negatively on a company's integrity and transparency — and directly hurts customer trust and subsequently the compa
The arrival of the new party RSP represents a distinct shift in the Nepali polity, one that is ringing the death knell of traditional parties
Like Abe, Suga believes that the concept of Free and Open Indo-Pacific would foster peace, transparency and inclusiveness in the vast region by recogn
