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Mar 18, 2024

China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement: Analysing domestic economic parameters

With a large decline in import duty collection and imposition of high levels of debt due to the China-Maldives FTA, Maldives will find itself in a pre

Arya Roy Bardhan | Soumya Bhowmick

Ukraine's task for the year 2024: To maintain support and break the course of the war

International Affairs

Mar 13, 2024

Ukraine's task for the year 2024: To maintain support and break the course of the war

Ukraine must convince its allies to continue military, financial and other support regardless of a change in power in their governments

Nataliya Butyrska

J&K च्या नवीन DGP चा जनतेशी संपर्क, शांतता प्रस्थापित करण्यावर भर

Domestic Politics and Governance

Mar 13, 2024

J&K च्या नवीन DGP चा जनतेशी संपर्क, शांतता प्रस्थापित करण्यावर भर

काश्मीर खोऱ्यात प्रभावीपणे विश्वास निर्माण करण्यासाठी

Ayjaz Wani

ब्रिक्स: जागतिक आर्थिक सुधारणांची पुनर्कल्पना

International Affairs

Mar 13, 2024

ब्रिक्स: जागतिक आर्थिक सुधारणांची पुनर्कल्पना

विकसित होत असलेल्या जागतिक आर्थिक परिदृश्यात नेव्हिगेट

Soumya Bhowmick

शहरांना हवामानाच्या वास्तविकतेशी जुळवून घेणे हाच एकमेव उपाय

Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Climate Change

Mar 07, 2024

शहरांना हवामानाच्या वास्तविकतेशी जुळवून घेणे हाच एकमेव उपाय

हवामान बदलाशी जुळवून घेणे आता ऐच्छिक राहिलेले नाही. परिस

Rhea Srivastava

जयशंकर यांचा नेपाळ दौरा भारतासाठी सकारात्मक सुरुवात

Neighbourhood

Mar 04, 2024

जयशंकर यांचा नेपाळ दौरा भारतासाठी सकारात्मक सुरुवात

राजकीय इच्छाशक्तीचा वापर आणि सहकार्याचा विस्तार करून भ�

Shivam Shekhawat

The carbon emission hierarchy: Worthy and unworthy emissions

Energy

Mar 02, 2024

The carbon emission hierarchy: Worthy and unworthy emissions

If carbon emissions from research activities are excused, some inconvenient issues may arise

Lydia Powell | Akhilesh Sati | Vinod Kumar Tomar

Urbanisation | Climate Change

Mar 02, 2024

Adapting cities to climate realities

Adapting to climate change is no longer optional. Failing to adapt will lead to severe human, economic, and environmental losses.

Rhea Srivastava

A relevant BRICS: Reimagining global economic reform

International Affairs | BRICS

Feb 27, 2024

A relevant BRICS: Reimagining global economic reform

As BRICS navigates the evolving global economic landscape, its trade, investment, and finance progress underscores its significance as a transformativ

Soumya Bhowmick

Beyond ‘Just Looking’: The India Stack, UPI, and Global Economic Transformation

Indian Foreign Policy | Digital Inclusion

Feb 23, 2024

Beyond ‘Just Looking’: The India Stack, UPI, and Global Economic Transformation

Erin Watson

Off to a positive start: Jaishankar’s visit to Nepal

Neighbourhood

Feb 01, 2024

Off to a positive start: Jaishankar’s visit to Nepal

Both Kathmandu and New Delhi will need to leverage their political will and expand cooperation to ensure that both countries reap benefits from closer

Shivam Shekhawat

इंडो-पॅसिफिक क्षेत्राच्या सुरक्षेसाठी जपानची नवी मदत

International Affairs | Maritime Security

Jan 30, 2024

इंडो-पॅसिफिक क्षेत्राच्या सुरक्षेसाठी जपानची नवी मदत

Purnendra Jain

Understanding Ethiopia’s port deal with Somaliland and its geopolitical implications

International Affairs

Jan 25, 2024

Understanding Ethiopia’s port deal with Somaliland and its geopolitical implications

The recent agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia has already set the framework for this year’s bumpy interstate relations in the Horn of Africa

Samir Bhattacharya

भारतातील कार्बन मार्केट: जागतिक समान उद्दिष्टांसाठी स्थानिक कृती

Energy

Jan 22, 2024

भारतातील कार्बन मार्केट: जागतिक समान उद्दिष्टांसाठी स्थानिक कृती

Ajay Tyagi | Nilanjan Ghosh

उत्तर कोरियाच्या लष्करी शक्तीच्या प्रदर्शनाचा प्रादेशिक प्रभाव

International Affairs | Defence and Security

Jan 20, 2024

उत्तर कोरियाच्या लष्करी शक्तीच्या प्रदर्शनाचा प्रादेशिक प्रभाव

प्योंगयांगने अलीकडील केलेल्या लाइव्ह-फायर ड्रिल्समुळे

Pratnashree Basu

अविश्वासाच्या वातावरणावर मात करण्याची आवश्यकता

Developing and Emerging Economies | Climate Change

Jan 16, 2024

अविश्वासाच्या वातावरणावर मात करण्याची आवश्यकता

विकसित आणि विकसनशील राष्ट्रांमधील विश्वासाचे नाते आंतर

Anton Tsvetov

Carbon trading in India: Local actions for the global commons

Energy

Jan 10, 2024

Carbon trading in India: Local actions for the global commons

Indian enterprises stand at the threshold of a lucrative venture, tapping into the thriving global carbon trading markets. These entities also play a

Ajay Tyagi | Nilanjan Ghosh

२०२४ मधील वाटचाल: डिजिटल पब्लिक इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चरच्या जागतिक पाऊलखुणा

Cyber Security | Artificial Intelligence

Jan 09, 2024

२०२४ मधील वाटचाल: डिजिटल पब्लिक इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चरच्या जागतिक पाऊलखुणा

डिपीआय मॉडेलचा फायदा घेण्यासाठी २०२४ मध्ये जागतिक स्तर�

Anirban Sarma

North Korea's artillery fire and regional implications

International Affairs

Jan 09, 2024

North Korea's artillery fire and regional implications

Pyongyang’s recent live-fire drills could set in motion a series of events with far-reaching consequences for regional stability, diplomacy, and the

Pratnashree Basu

Japan’s new security assistance to the Indo-Pacific region

International Affairs | Maritime Security

Jan 08, 2024

Japan’s new security assistance to the Indo-Pacific region

Japan’s commitment to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific and its assessment of the changing global strategic environment have driven Tokyo to a new path-b

Purnendra Jain

Developing and Emerging Economies | Climate Change

Jan 08, 2024

Overcoming a climate of mistrust

A crisis of trust between developed and developing nations is poisoning the international climate regime. Taking responsibility on both sides is the f

Anton Tsvetov

कार्बन बॉर्डर ऍडजस्टमेंट मेकॅनिझम: प्रभावहीन परिवर्तनाचे प्रतीक?

Economics and Finance | Sustainable Development | Climate Change

Jan 06, 2024

कार्बन बॉर्डर ऍडजस्टमेंट मेकॅनिझम: प्रभावहीन परिवर्तनाचे प्रतीक?

कार्बन बॉर्डर ऍडजस्टमेंट मेकॅनिझम (CBAM) हे इक्विटी तत्त्व�

Nilanjan Ghosh | Ajay Tyagi

Neighbourhood | Maritime Security

Jan 05, 2024

Maldives, India, and a hydrography pact

The recent decision by Maldives to revoke the hydrographic survey agreement with India is indicative of the ebbing of trust between the two

Abhijit Singh

Imagining 2024: Digital Public Infrastructure’s global footprint

Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence

Dec 19, 2023

Imagining 2024: Digital Public Infrastructure’s global footprint

2024 will see a consolidation of global efforts to leverage the DPI model, and there are indications that the enthusiasm surrounding DPIs could infect

Anirban Sarma

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: The epitome of an “unjust” transition?

Economics and Finance | Sustainable Development | Climate Change

Dec 11, 2023

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: The epitome of an “unjust” transition?

The CBAM is neither based on equity principles nor does it conform to efficiency criteria that will help the cause of just transition

Nilanjan Ghosh | Ajay Tyagi

Gaza: The known unknowns of a complex war

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Terrorism

Nov 28, 2023

Gaza: The known unknowns of a complex war

Last week’s agreement on the release of hostages offers a sliver of hope, however, it also raises a host of challenges that need to be addressed to

Navdeep Suri

IPSOS ग्लोबल सर्व्हे 2023: भारतीय स्वतःला हवामान कृतीचे नेते मानतात आणि उच्च कार्बन करांना समर्थन देतात

Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change

Nov 07, 2023

IPSOS ग्लोबल सर्व्हे 2023: भारतीय स्वतःला हवामान कृतीचे नेते मानतात आणि उच्च कार्बन करांना समर्थन देतात

मध्यम-उत्पन्न अर्थव्यवस्था विरुद्ध प्रगत अर्थव्यवस्था�

Sanjeev Ahluwalia

IPSOS Global Survey 2023: Indians perceive themselves as climate action leaders and support higher carbon taxes

Domestic Politics and Governance

Oct 23, 2023

IPSOS Global Survey 2023: Indians perceive themselves as climate action leaders and support higher carbon taxes

Neighbourhood

Oct 10, 2023

Nepal’s cautious deals with China

Although PM Dahal signed several agreements with China during his recent visit, critics at home are dismayed that Nepal is not gaining anything concre

Hari Bansh Jha

Nepal’s hydropower: A game changer for Nepal and India

Neighbourhood

Sep 30, 2023

Nepal’s hydropower: A game changer for Nepal and India

Indian investment in the hydropower sector and export of power to India is a game changer for Nepal as it can reduce its dependence on fossil fuels an

Energy strategies for the South from the North: Freezing inequalities

Climate Change

Sep 27, 2023

Energy strategies for the South from the North: Freezing inequalities

If energy justice is taken seriously as it should be, the Global North must scale down excess production and consumption to enable the transition to a

Lydia Powell | Akhilesh Sati | Vinod Kumar Tomar

The UK’s new direction: Prioritising the Indo-Pacific

International Affairs

Sep 25, 2023

The UK’s new direction: Prioritising the Indo-Pacific

The recent steps undertaken by the UK show the growing engagement with the Indo-Pacific and the clear intent to accelerate the same

Girish Luthra

Neighbourhood

Aug 09, 2023

Nepal’s BRI-shaped dilemma

Blurred definitions and unilateral declarations on Beijing’s part have left Nepal struggling to define the BRI.

| Amish Raj Mulmi

Prosperity through connectivity: ‘Positive transformation’ in India-Sri Lanka ties

Neighbourhood | Maritime Security

Aug 08, 2023

Prosperity through connectivity: ‘Positive transformation’ in India-Sri Lanka ties

The recent visit by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has opened new opportunities to further consolidate India-Sri Lanka ties

| N. Sathiya Moorthy

TRIPS Agreement: बौद्धिक संपदा के अधिकारों पर समझौता यानी ‘एक क़दम आगे, तो दो क़दम पीछे’

International Affairs

Jul 31, 2023

TRIPS Agreement: बौद्धिक संपदा के अधिकारों पर समझौता यानी ‘एक क़दम आगे, तो दो क़दम पीछे’

बौद्धिक संपदा के अधिकारों (TRIPS) में रियायत के जिस कमज़ोर कि�

Nishant Sirohi

आईपीसीसी रिपोर्ट में पहली बार : जलवायु परिवर्तन में कमी लाने के सामाजिक पहलू

Energy Security

Jul 31, 2023

आईपीसीसी रिपोर्ट में पहली बार : जलवायु परिवर्तन में कमी लाने के सामाजिक पहलू

इस साल की आईपीसीसी (जलवायु परिवर्तन पर अंतर-सरकारी पैनल) र

Anamitra Anurag Danda

BBIN MVA: फिर ज़िंदा हो उठा बांग्लादेश-भूटान-भारत-नेपाल के बीच मोटर व्हीकल समझौता

Development

Jul 31, 2023

BBIN MVA: फिर ज़िंदा हो उठा बांग्लादेश-भूटान-भारत-नेपाल के बीच मोटर व्हीकल समझौता

BBIN मोटर व्हीकल एग्रीमेंट अब कोई अधूरा ख़्वाब नहीं रहा. क्य

Sohini Nayak

India–UAE CEPA: भारत के मुक्त व्यापार समझौतों का भविष्य क्या होगा?

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | International Trade and Investment

Jul 31, 2023

India–UAE CEPA: भारत के मुक्त व्यापार समझौतों का भविष्य क्या होगा?

भारत और संयुक्त अरब अमीरात का व्यापक आर्थिक भागीदारी समझ

Jhanvi Tripathi

The India-UAE CEPA: मुक्त व्यापार समझौतों में भारत की दोबारा बढ़ती दिलचस्पी

International Affairs | International Trade and Investment

Jul 30, 2023

The India-UAE CEPA: मुक्त व्यापार समझौतों में भारत की दोबारा बढ़ती दिलचस्पी

अर्थव्यवस्था पर मुक्त व्यापार समझौतों के असर और इनसे बदल

Nilanjan Ghosh

Assessing Nepal’s economic deals with China

Neighbourhood

Jul 27, 2023

Assessing Nepal’s economic deals with China

The agreements and economic deals between Nepal and China have flopped and caused huge economic losses to Nepal

Hari Bansh Jha

COP 27 से उम्मीदें: हरित वित्त के ज़रिए हरित बदलाव का नया ख़ाका!

Climate, Food and Environment

Jul 27, 2023

COP 27 से उम्मीदें: हरित वित्त के ज़रिए हरित बदलाव का नया ख़ाका!

केवल ऊर्जा परिवर्तन से हरित बदलाव नहीं लाया जा सकता है; इस

Nilanjan Ghosh

Tech cooperation defines India-US strategic alignment

International Affairs

Jul 03, 2023

Tech cooperation defines India-US strategic alignment

The current set of agreements between India and the US on emerging technologies implies that technology will now be at the core of their ties

Sameer Patil

Nepal: An emerging power centre in South Asia

Neighbourhood

Jul 03, 2023

Nepal: An emerging power centre in South Asia

India has played a vital role in Nepal’s quest to develop its power sector. The national forces of Nepal should take necessary steps to ensure that

Hari Bansh Jha

Neighbourhood | Economics and Finance

Jul 01, 2023

Pakistan economy on ‘stand-by’ for now

The Stand-By Agreement from the IMF staves off the possibility of Pakistan defaulting on its debt, but only temporarily, not indefinitely.

Sushant Sareen

China’s expanding tech lead through Digital Silk Road

International Affairs | China Foreign Policy | Cyber and Technology | Privacy & Data Protection

Jun 23, 2023

China’s expanding tech lead through Digital Silk Road

While the DSR has the potential to enhance digital connectivity in developing economies of the Indo-Pacific, it also provides Beijing with a tool to a

Sameer Patil | Prithvi Gupta