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Pakistan is cornered after India revoked Article 370. But it is still a time of great caution for India. We must watch the neighbour's moves, his begging bowl in one hand, dagger in the other.
The whole idea of ISIS Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK) is a misnomer, and its legitimacy or illegitimacy in the future of the Kashmir valley depends on India�
It is understood that not only gender equality suffers a setback when women leave the workforce, GDP suffers a blow as well
Education in India is compulsory and free for primary and middle school, yet about 20 percent of children aged 6-14 remain absent. Analysts offer various explanations for India’s continued challenges in ensuring universal basic education, including lack of access to schools and poor educational environment. In this context, an index measuring the health of the early education system can be a valuable tool. This paper devises a Performance, Infr
PIE इंडेक्स 2020-21 में सबसे अच्छा प्रदर्शन करने वाले राज्य के �
U-DISE मान्यता और गैर-मान्यता प्राप्त स्कूलों की वार्षिक गणन
A deliberate strategy of not tackling the novel coronavirus from the start has left the pandemic out of control in Brazil.
In the last of a three part series, an excerpt from Sandeep Bamzai’s latest book, “PRINCESTAN: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten Made India” deta
The top-down, rushed approach of the government in reaching out to farmers is likely to end in failure
Upon close scrutiny of the scheme, an obvious question comes to the forefront: was the scheme a governance measure or political manipulation?
In 2022, the Government of India is set to introduce the new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) that will provide direction to the country's broader trade policy regime in the succeeding five years. This FTP will be more difficult to draft than the previous ones, for various reasons including the increased global pressure to address trade policy uncertainties, the need for alignment with the self-reliance mission, Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, and the tenu
Inordinate focus on the military threat obscures the larger political impact of China’s rise, which will have a bearing on India’s interests and e
Ahead of polls, he will seek to leverage the trip for political ends. India should stay focused on the wider agenda
Once Narendra Modi steps away from the minefield of Nepal's domestic discourse on the Hindu state, the Indian Prime Minister will find the shared Hindu and Buddhist heritage a solid foundation on which to build a new and lasting edifice of bilateral cooperation.
The Afghans need to pick up the spade and start doing their own digging — they must come out of the war economy mindset that facilitates aid money p
Notwithstanding Pakistan’s best efforts to steer the Pulwama narrative to its advantage, what should worry us is the political orchestration that has not ceased yet.
How can G20 assist the Global South to undo the negative impact of the pandemic in the education sector and help achieve the SDG targets?
Strategists in New Delhi would have to factor in that a two front confrontation with Pakistan and China cannot be ruled out. US response in this case is an uncertainty. We need to remember that in the ultimate analysis, China is the resident power and the US is a distant power.
Despite the limitations posed by urban farming, promoting it as a critical urban function will prove to useful in the long run.
It is easy to criticise Nehru today. His priority then, as it remains that of our country today, is to take poor Indians out of poverty and protect the country's territorial integrity. Given the circumstances, he did not do a bad job, and he did it without murdering millions as was done in China, or overturning democracy, as was the case in many countries of the time.
As India celebrates the 76th year of its independence, it continues to robustly and cautiously engage with its neighbours, confront new challenges in
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day official visit to India, will be underscored by serious concerns which will challenge Delhi-Dhaka ties.
For Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, some seriously onerous tasks are out there which require swift and sophisticated handling.
The real American dilemma is to find allies in Islamabad who reduce and not multiply anti Americanism
The terrorists may be an extreme minority, but they have successfully coerced the majority?or, to be more accurate, enthralled them?into sympathy for them. They have successfully also intimidated a large number of writers, artists, journalists, film-makers, many of whom live in exile.
The impact of the Kachin conflict should also be evaluated in terms of Myanmar?s ties with other nations, especially Japan ? a nation that is one of the principal aid providers and architects of Myanmar?s path to development.
The Modi government needs to break from traditional, statist methods of conducting water diplomacy and distinguish itself by including the concerns of basin inhabitants on both sides to find a lasting solution to the Teesta issue.
Power struggles, legitimacy crisis and improper US approach hamper the Afghan peace process.
Africa remains the least-industrialised continent, so the idea that it can somehow parachute itself and compete in the post-industrial global marketpl
It is time to conduct a reality check on the India-Pakistan peace process. In fact, there is a particular urgency for it. For, the peace process seems to have got hijacked by secessionist elements in Kashmir and Pakistan who never had any stakes in it.
India should strategically map pathways for diversification using the product space technology and upgrade capabilities at the frontier of its product
The recent G20 finance ministers’ meeting has reminded us of the powerful role the G20 plays in financial multilateralism. Will the objectives be me
AI can be a force for good. It has emerged as one technology of particular importance because of its role as an accelerator, its versatility, and its wide applicability. But challenges include standards-setting, supply chain resilience, talent retention, and data policy
A mismatch between words and actions will not only harm defence modernisation but also India’s fledgling defence industry.
Growing space security threats are proving to be a challenge for existing global governance measures, but consensus on new rules is proving difficult.
Australia is back for the second year in a row, underscoring the Quad’s deepening commitment to cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
As new geopolitical and geo-economic realities emerge in the Indo-Pacific, India is now a critical node in the emerging network of variable geometries in the region. There are important opportunities in the evolving dynamic for New Delhi, as new alliances are crafted and new goals enunciated.
The Pacific theatre is now an obvious area of interest to boost non-traditional activities by the Quad countries
With India hosting the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit, it will be Delhi’s opportunity to draw the grouping’s focus towards the Indian Ocean
Quad’s commitment to counterterrorism seems to be only vaguely defined, despite being highlighted as an area of cooperation. Given that it is a prio
The President of Pakistan had expected his handpicked Prime Minister, Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, to perform his bidding and strengthen his position. But President Musharraf was disappointed. He, therefore, felt that a change was essential in order to secure his own place and keep the other power players content.
¿Arise, ye Arabs, and awake!¿ was the seditious 19th century slogan of Arab nationalism in its infancy. It aroused them against the Ottoman rule but did not hinder the subsequent imperial designs of Britain and France. The moment of liberation became the start of newer forms of dominance.
It is not just the art on offer that can be categorised as “political” — but also the platforms.
