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India has the third largest higher education system in the world, and is behind only the US and China in this area. Our higher educational institutions churn out around 2.5 million graduates every year. However, this caters to just about 10 per cent of India’s youth and the quality of this output is considered below par.
We must build the credibility of Indian innovation within our borders and convince people that the quality of research done in India is at par with th
India and Nepal must return to the core strength of their unique social, cultural, strategic, political, and economic ties
Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in as the seventh president of the Maldives in November 2023 after intense electoral competition with seven other candidates and a highly competitive second round. However, his administration’s five-year term will not be without challenges. Muizzu’s rise to power comes at a time when the archipelago is experiencing significant domestic and strategic challenges. As the Maldives gears up for parliamentary elections in l
The harsh response by the Pakistani state towards the ongoing Baloch protests will only alienate people further and deepen the existing crisis
Ethiopia hopes that its BRICS membership will push it to the forefront of the global arena
Adam Smith was among the first to challenge mercantilism and the guild system by association. Smith believed that the wealth of nations depended on th
Ten years on from 26/11, the NSG continues to face serious logistical and transportation challenges. Simply put, the NSG cannot wait around to execute
If the Obama Administration avoids the temptation of returning to business as usual with Rawalpindi, it has an opportunity to get both Afghanistan and Pakistan right.
India needs to take a broad approach to its foreign policy. One of the biggest mistakes Delhi could make would be to see the Indo-Vietnam relationship as simply a means for countering China.
China’s role in reshaping the political milieu in many countries is causing a sense of unease
If this is a moment of challenge for the multilateral order, it may be to India’s interest not to let the leadership of that order fall to China. In
The idea of energy security which was hitherto rooted in the supply and price of oil has now been expanded to include concerns over the availability and trade of coal. The key concern is the demand growth from China and its impact on coal price and availability, given the level of concentration in its sources of supply.
Standing at a key juncture in a historical rise, China needs to show the appeal of its ideas and establish deep mutual understanding with the world.
China is touting its vision of linking two Indian projects (Mausam and Spice Route) with its One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative. China's main goal is to coordinate regional policy so that each country's economic development plan becomes part of a larger regional vision.
While West Asia is volatile, the Chinese are beginning to get more active in Afghanistan, retain their pre-eminence in Pakistan and strengthen ties with Iran. In fact, Iran is the third leg of China?s policy in our immediate western neighbourhood. The Chinese are obviously making preparations for the time when peace returns to the Arab world, which might leave a stronger Iran.
The Chinese spy balloons are a deceptively simple aerial surveillance tool that even the US admitted to failing to detect before the recent missile hit. India needs to up its game in this department
There is a deepening concern amongst the Chinese strategic community over the convergence of interest between the US and India.
Many in the Chinese strategic circles believe that although West Asia is significant for China, it should lay low and let US get embroiled in the regi
The fall in the value of the dollar would be worrying the central bankers in China because the value of their reserves also declines simultaneously. The promotion of the SDR agenda by the Chinese is certainly no coincidence given the position of the dollar today.
The challenge to Beijing is that it may be instigating an arms race where it does not seek one, especially with regard to India, which increasingly se
A raging pandemic — which originated in China — has had very little adverse effect, allowing the Chinese to insulate their space programme from th
In China’s attempt to project its soft power, it engaged in vaccine diplomacy in Southeast Asia to counter the narrative of the virus’ origins and
The victory of left-wing senator Gustvao Petro indicates that Colombia is ready for unprecedented changes.
With the US no longer playing the role of security guarantor to Gulf states, they are diversifying their foreign relations through partnerships involving China and Russia, thereby acquiring greater autonomy.
Yemen is the cradle to the Arabs, Iraq their grave. So goes an Arab proverb. Since March 2003 Iraq has certainly been the grave of a great many Arabs ¿ men, women, and children caught in the crossfire of a conflict wantonly unleashed to sustain a misbegotten thesis.
The tension between progressive and conservative liberalism may become oppressive, defying the core tenets of liberalism. Only the respect and trust i
The Congress is confronted with an existential crisis that on the one hand threatens to make the country’s oldest party extinct and on the other pro
As France takes over the presidency, it aims to achieve an ambitious programme over the course of the next six months
The response to Covid-19 provides us an opportunity for meaningful health reform; India needs to be in the driver’s seat to make low-cost, client-ce
In the last two decades, the world has witnessed disease outbreaks that have resulted in massive loss of lives and economic disruptions.[1] The current pandemic of the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, might still not be the last of the pandemics that the world will suffer in the years to come—as long as human activities that use natural resources beyond their capacities, resulting in the spread of viruses, continue unab
The Centre has chipped in by banning the export of beef and cows, thereby minimising the incentive for cow slaughter.
The current Sri Lankan political environment is ripe for transformations in power structures, economic policy, and citizen involvement
Young people across the world today are facing multiple challenges: lost school years due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns, the looming climate crisis, increasingly dangerous virtual spaces, and food and energy security concerns triggered by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. This paper analyses the challenges facing the youths of the Commonwealth, where 60 percent of the combined population are under 30 years old, and explores the investments require
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In the global urban context, cultural identity is becoming increasingly synonymous with the nature of prevalent collective activities.
In the epic clash between aspiration and entitlement, the latter has suffered a crushing defeat.
The global nuclear order is witnessing a revival of overt animosities among key nuclear powers. There is a serious gap in global dialogue between nucl
The decline has gone unnoticed because of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War
The Inspector Raj, expressed through the colonial, corrupt, and rent-seeking policy infrastructure, must be disassembled
Cooperation in various areas ranging from technology to defence has led to the opening up of a new potential partnership between the two-tech savvy de
