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Farakka row: Time to shelve colonial reductionist engineering, explore Chinese model
Sep 09, 2016

Farakka row: Time to shelve colonial reductionist engineering, explore Chinese model

The sole reliance on the traditional British engine while constructing Farakka Barrage has created problems at a minimum of two levels.

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.

Were the Scorpene files hacked?
Aug 24, 2016

Were the Scorpene files hacked?

The Scorpene leak can be the first instance of information about India’s strategic assets being successfully extracted through digital networks.

India-China ties in focus — Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits India
Aug 20, 2016

India-China ties in focus — Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits India

Wang Yi during his visit to India, paid a call on PM Modi and held discussions with Sushma Swaraj and familiarised himself with the Goa BRICS Summit.

Will cow politics help BJP in Uttar Pradesh elections?
Aug 20, 2016

Will cow politics help BJP in Uttar Pradesh elections?

It is difficult to predict whether cow politics will bring electoral gains to BJP and its allies in the five assembly elections early next year.

India's coherence dilemma in Africa's fragile contexts
Aug 17, 2016

India's coherence dilemma in Africa's fragile contexts

There seems to be a disconnect between India’s peace-building approach and its African development partnerships.

Calling the intransigent bully's bluff
Aug 12, 2016

Calling the intransigent bully's bluff

Pakistan who always exhibited the tactics of an intransigent bully and every time the Commission bowed to her intransigence.

US elections and the "Russian threat"
Aug 11, 2016

US elections and the "Russian threat"

The “Russian threat” seems to have emerged as one of the principal foreign policy issues in the US elections, though this is not the first time th

Safe Harbor gives way to “Privacy Shield”
Feb 06, 2016

Safe Harbor gives way to “Privacy Shield”

A two-part series on the Safe Harbor and the “Privacy Shield” agreement struck by US-European Union negotiators on data protection.

The Dilemma of Pay Hikes
Dec 14, 2015

The Dilemma of Pay Hikes

With 23.5 per cent proposed salary hikes, everyone expects that the government will work more efficiently. But the hard performance criteria of the pr

Time to revisit our reservation policy
Dec 12, 2015

Time to revisit our reservation policy

For over six decades, Indian politicians and policy makers have remained obsessed with reservation as the only viable tool for affirmative action. B

German businessmen expect more from Modi
Oct 06, 2015

German businessmen expect more from Modi

German CEOs, who flew in with Chancellor Angela Merkel, think Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet to fulfil his promise of making doing busines

पर्यावरणीय वादविवाद आणि भारताचा हरित ऊर्जा प्रवास
Jan 01, 1970

पर्यावरणीय वादविवाद आणि भारताचा हरित ऊर्जा प्रवास

भविष्यातील लोकसंख्येच्या ऊर्जेच्या गरजा पूर्ण करायच्य�

Xi abolishes term limits, but a leader too long at the helm seldom works out well for any country
Mar 05, 2018

Xi abolishes term limits, but a leader too long at the helm seldom works out well for any country

Xi has been steadily accumulating and centralising power ever since he took office as General Secretary in November 2012 and President in March 2014.

Xi and a tale of two Europes
May 15, 2024

Xi and a tale of two Europes

European efforts to find a footing in China present opportunities for India.

Xi and Modi — joined at the hip
Oct 23, 2017

Xi and Modi — joined at the hip

Regions which are seamlessly connected for commerce tend to remain together. Like Xi, Modi views infrastructure as a “glue”. For Xi, it is a glue to foster Chinese hegemony over its near abroad. For Modi, it is a “glue” to bind the nation.

Xi dreams: A roadmap for Pax-Sinica
May 17, 2018

Xi dreams: A roadmap for Pax-Sinica

This paper studies the motivations behind the Communist Party of China’s decision to abolish presidential term limits and the implications of this decision not only for China, but for India and the world. The paper argues that this development stems from Xi’s conviction that only a stable leadership can help achieve the “China dream”. The contours of Xi’s vision include the erosion of the erstwhile “collective leadership” that has t

Xi goes to Nepal
Oct 17, 2019

Xi goes to Nepal

China’s interests and presence in Nepal go far beyond the Tibet issue.

Xi grabs power to resolve current contradictions, but could trigger new ones
Mar 30, 2018

Xi grabs power to resolve current contradictions, but could trigger new ones

Xi’s consolidation of power likely has two objectives. The first is personal — Xi seeks to cement his legacy. The second is great power ambitions.

Xi Jinping moves one step closer to the top post in China
Oct 29, 2010

Xi Jinping moves one step closer to the top post in China

His appointment as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission is a clear indication of the eventual change of guard in 2012

Xi Jinping visit - a wasted opportunity to break new ground
Sep 25, 2014

Xi Jinping visit - a wasted opportunity to break new ground

The Chinese diplomacy seems to have erred on the side of aggression. A golden opportunity "to make a new beginning" was lost mainly due to the face-off in Ladakh. Modi genuinely wanted a much higher level of engagement, but the Chinese President failed to seize the opportunity.

Xi Jinping’s ambitious agenda is getting unmasked and resisted
Nov 30, 2021

Xi Jinping’s ambitious agenda is getting unmasked and resisted

Beijing’s assertions of power beyond China’s borders have begun to evoke responses that ought to deter it from going too far  

Xi Jinping’s Challenge to China
Dec 02, 2022

Xi Jinping’s Challenge to China

His failures on multiple fronts, including the zero-Covid policy, show for all the pretence, China’s is a system not quite in control