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The world’s largest rural broadband project, BharatNet, has had multiple setbacks, but strategic partnerships with the private sector could help it
Pakistan's "memogate" controversy has raised questions about the strength of the country's civilian government. This has been admitted even by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
All that the UGC’s mindless action has done is betray its intellectual bankruptcy in playing up to the fake nationalism that is sought to be generated through repeated invocations of the so-called surgical strikes, which seem to always be brought up when elections approach.
1971 के स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के 50 साल बाद शेख़ हसीना और नरेंद्�
The coming months will see Moscow balancing its security and strategic interests in the Afghan region, along with attempts to expand its economic infl
हाल ही में भारत में संपन्न CII-एग्ज़िम बैंक कॉन्क्लेव से व्�
युक्रेन युद्धात वाढत्या जोखीम आणि चुकीच्या गणनेसह, 1962 च्या गंभीर धड्यांचा पुन्हा विचार करण्याची वेळ आली आहे.
Two decades down the line, the “War on Terror” remains far from over
While the year 2003 saw many acts of terrorism in South, South-East and West Asia, as well as in Chechnya in Russia, very few major acts of terrorism were reported from Central Asia. In fact, ever since the US-led coalition went into action against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Central Asian Republics (CARs) have remained largely free of major acts of terrorism
The focus on broadband expansion in the Union Budget is timely to take the IT revolution to the next level: social inclusion, e-commerce, media, and distance education for India?s small towns and rural pockets.
In 2018, Pakistan would move deeper into internal chaos, its relations with its neighbours would only worsen adding to tensions on both its borders.
The year 2020 was a bad year for the world, owing to Covid-19 pandemic, but for the Middle East, it was even worse.
अनिश्चितता भरी वैश्विक भूराजनीति और उथलपुथल भरे वातावर
भारताने 2070 पर्यंत शून्य कार्बन उत्सर्जनाचे उद्दिष्ट ठेव�
The 4th BRICS Academic Forum has urged Summit Leaders meeting later this month in New Delhi to consider studying the establishment of financial institutions such as a Development Bank and an Investment Fund that can assist in the development of BRICS and other developing countries.
The repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar is fraught with several challenges and must only be undertaken after taking into consideration the needs of t
यह बात ठीक है कि बैंकों का 50 साल पहले राष्ट्रीयकरण नहीं हो�
The 5th BRICS Academic Forum, comprising experts and scholars from the research and academic institutions of India, China, Brazil, Russia and South Africa, met on the 11th and 12th of March 2013 in Durban and has come up with a 5-point recommendations.
In their new avatars, ICICI Bank and IDBI Bank command the size and scale to repeat that performance for household finance, while IFCI is teetering un
If airlines symbolised the travel of the rich, they should logically have been banned altogether or taxed heavily. Instead, the government nationalise
Initially offered by post offices and branches of select public sector banks, today, most private sector banks can offer the provident fund scheme to
The Indian stance on Palestine is a non-issue, specifically for Israel, which knows India’s views are mostly steeped in its own domestic politics.
The US has pledged to lift sanctions against the Taliban and help in lifting multilateral sanctions against the group as well.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was formed to foster socio-economic cooperation between its seven member nations – India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The group signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in 2004, but the pact is still not operational due to the lack of consensus on certain key issues. Some members like India are keen to finalise the terms of t
The pandemic has highlighted both the increasing significance of cities in the larger national governance ecosystem as also exposed their vulnerabilit
The Biden administration realises that it needs diplomacy to ensure a managed exit from Afghanistan.
Separatism, extremism, and terrorism originating in Afghanistan compelled the neighbouring countries to form the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2001. However, instead of presenting a united front, the SCO is rife with disagreements. Increased divergences and mistrust among the members have helped the Taliban regain power in Afghanistan and strengthen its influence in the heart of Eurasia. The Taliban have taken advantage of the trust
The coincidence is striking. The US ¿ban¿ on ¿non-participants¿ in the ¿international coalition¿ to participate in $ 18-billions worth of ¿works contract¿ for Iraq¿s reconstruction, and also the follow-up talks on the deadlocked WTO negotiations at Cancun. Between them, the two may have begun designing a new course for politics and cooperation in the international arena, where economy now has a major say.
While there was no question of any rapprochement between Bangladesh and Pakistan, there are Muslim diehard elements in Bangladesh who draw their inspiration from Pakistan. These elements aim to strike at the very basic concept of Bangladesh.
Beijing’s position paper, on its policy in Afghanistan, is reflective of its recent efforts to present China as a nation that is now heavily invested in addressing ‘international hot button issues’
Evidence from several countries suggests that last-mile connectivity solutions—the transport options available to commuters from the origin of their journey to the point of accessing a public transit system—enhance citizens’ mobility and increase metro rail ridership. This brief evaluates India’s operational metro rail transit systems to identify the missing links in the provision and effective implementation of last-mile connecti
Efficiency of delivery by cutting red tape should be the top priority this year.
Is India stepping into global and regional leadership mode?
As the 17th Army Chief of Pakistan, General Syed Asim Munir faces challenges in ensuring political stability and elevating people’s perception of the Army, while India needs to wait and watch
The Central Asian Republics face economic challenges because of the unceasing sanctions imposed on Russia coupled with its own social-economic prob
India and Bangladesh, acting together, can drive South Asia’s economic and social progress
A lack of legitimacy of the new leadership in Kabul in the eyes of the Afghan public could pose potential problems for it at a time when it is confronted with a number of challenges. This could be exploited by the Taliban as well.
American leaders must abandon their decades-long dream of achieving strategic convergence between the US and Pakistan
A ‘reduction in violence’ agreement does not automatically lead to peace.
The SDG index is a better alternative to the World Bank’s parameters as it takes a holistic view of development
Adapting to climate change is no longer optional. Failing to adapt will lead to severe human, economic, and environmental losses.
Bangladesh offers a rare strategic opportunity to transform the geopolitics of the subcontinent. A comprehensive partnership with Dhaka might be the key that will eventually open the door to a productive engagement with Pakistan.
The technological solution implemented by Chhattisgarh to improve blood availability and accessibility can serve as a template for other states to dea
In times of growing urbanisation, the importance of fire safety in urban spaces must be seen. If not, we will be walking unprepared into a deadly infe
The voluminous participation by the Afghans in the elections, in which all major candidates asserted their desire to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement with the US, does not bode well for the Taliban, which describes signing of the BSA as "a huge crime".
The global community needs to address the Afghanistan refugee crisis if it aims to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
