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'Lighting up homes in villages': Will BharatNet live up to its promise?
Nov 18, 2021

'Lighting up homes in villages': Will BharatNet live up to its promise?

The world’s largest rural broadband project, BharatNet, has had multiple setbacks, but strategic partnerships with the private sector could help it

Fallout of Afghan crisis in Nepal
Nov 15, 2021

Fallout of Afghan crisis in Nepal

The growing unstable political scenario in Afghanistan has created a refugee problem for Nepal despite having no common borders

Clashes in Beirut remind the Lebanese of the bloody civil war
Nov 13, 2021

Clashes in Beirut remind the Lebanese of the bloody civil war

The Beirut port blast protest turns bloody as gunfire erupts between Hezbollah and alleged Lebanese Forces.

Role of green finance in accelerating India’s Green Hydrogen Revolution
Nov 11, 2021

Role of green finance in accelerating India’s Green Hydrogen Revolution

In the initial phase, to mobilise the necessary capital to make Green Hydrogen bankable, the role of the government and multilateral funding agencies

ভারতীয় শহরগুলির স্থানীয় প্রশাসনে লিঙ্গভিত্তিক আসন সংরক্ষণের প্রভাব
Nov 07, 2021

ভারতীয় শহরগুলির স্থানীয় প্রশাসনে লিঙ্গভিত্তিক আসন সংরক্ষণের প্রভাব

নারী ক্ষমতায়নের উর্ধ্বে উঠে শহরে বসবাসকারী মহিলাদের কর

Issues for Bangladesh
Nov 02, 2021

Issues for Bangladesh

As a leader of vulnerable nations, Bangladesh calls for greater commitment, ambitious targets, and solidarity of the global community to make the worl

The World Bank data manipulation controversy: A cause for worry
Nov 01, 2021

The World Bank data manipulation controversy: A cause for worry

The integrity of global financial institutions has come under scrutiny as indication of data manipulations tilted in favour of China has been uncovere

बांग्लादेश में बढ़ते इस्लामिक कट्टरवाद के ख़तरे को डिकोड करना
Nov 01, 2021

बांग्लादेश में बढ़ते इस्लामिक कट्टरवाद के ख़तरे को डिकोड करना

बांग्लादेश एक उदारवादी इस्लामी देश के रूप में जाना जाता

भारतीय शहरी स्थानीय निकाय मे लैंगिक आधार पर आरक्षण का असर
Oct 27, 2021

भारतीय शहरी स्थानीय निकाय मे लैंगिक आधार पर आरक्षण का असर

सशक्तिकरण से आगे बढ़ते हुए शहरी महिलाओं की सक्षमता को और भ

Nature-based solutions for cities will require stringent systems
Oct 26, 2021

Nature-based solutions for cities will require stringent systems

If India intends to meet its climate pledges, well-planned nature-based interventions need to be employed by the ULBs for a sustainable future.

Why the Western Balkans matter to the European Union?
Oct 22, 2021

Why the Western Balkans matter to the European Union?

The accession talks between the EU and Western Balkans remain up in the air despite the recent summit. As the presence of foreign powers grow stronger

Quantity over quality? Towards universal broadband in India
Oct 22, 2021

Quantity over quality? Towards universal broadband in India

Though recent data suggests India is close to achieving universal broadband, poor connectivity remains a critical challenge

Introducing Kashmir to the New Geopolitical and Regional Realities
Oct 20, 2021

Introducing Kashmir to the New Geopolitical and Regional Realities

Militants, most probably backed by the Pakistani state, are trying to entrap India in a three-front war

The road to an evenly distributed TechFuture should put the needs of the Global South front and centre
Oct 17, 2021

The road to an evenly distributed TechFuture should put the needs of the Global South front and centre

Countries in the Global South are keen on leveraging cyberspace for their economic development, and thus, have a considerable interest in the security

Under the Taliban bonnet: Al Qaeda—ISKP rivalry and its security implications for India
Oct 16, 2021

Under the Taliban bonnet: Al Qaeda—ISKP rivalry and its security implications for India

The victory of Taliban in Afghanistan is altering the Islamist jihad landscape, making it more complex as various actors engage in regional and strate

Afghanistan and the region’s future is tied to Hydro-Diplomacy
Oct 16, 2021

Afghanistan and the region’s future is tied to Hydro-Diplomacy

The role that water can play in the direction that the Taliban takes, be it towards Iran, Pakistan or China, cannot and must not be discounted

Outrage over local pollution: Not an elite? Your cries don’t qualify.
Oct 11, 2021

Outrage over local pollution: Not an elite? Your cries don’t qualify.

Immediate policy changes due to public outrage over health and the ill-effects of pollution are seen only because it is the rich who raise these issue

ইলিশ কী ভাবে ভারত–বাংলাদেশ কূটনীতির জালে জড়াল
Oct 08, 2021

ইলিশ কী ভাবে ভারত–বাংলাদেশ কূটনীতির জালে জড়াল

ইলিশের সাংস্কৃতিক তাৎপর্য নিহিত আছে অবিভক্ত বাংলার জন্

India's developmental partnership in Afghanistan: Here to stay or to go?
Oct 07, 2021

India's developmental partnership in Afghanistan: Here to stay or to go?

The evolving geopolitical situation in Afghanistan has left India to reconsider its interactions with the Taliban.

Impact of gender reservation in Indian Urban Local Bodies
Oct 02, 2021

Impact of gender reservation in Indian Urban Local Bodies

There is a need to move beyond empowerment towards improving the ability of urban women to join and remain in the workforce

The 16+1 Initiative: Judged Too Quickly?
Oct 02, 2021

The 16+1 Initiative: Judged Too Quickly?

The 16+1 initiative is seen as a Chinese Trojan Horse waiting for entry into the European Union

বন্যা মোকাবিলা: বাংলাদেশে টিকে থাকার দেশীয় কৌশল
Oct 01, 2021

বন্যা মোকাবিলা: বাংলাদেশে টিকে থাকার দেশীয় কৌশল

প্রাকৃতিক বিপর্যয়ের মুখোমুখি দাঁড়িয়ে অরক্ষিত গোষ্ঠীর ম

সরকারের স্বীকৃতির প্রশ্নে চিন কী করে:‌ তালিবানের উদাহরণ
Sep 30, 2021

সরকারের স্বীকৃতির প্রশ্নে চিন কী করে:‌ তালিবানের উদাহরণ

কোনও সরকারের আন্তর্জাতিক স্বীকৃতির প্রশ্নটি সব সময়েই র

India and developments in Afghanistan
Sep 30, 2021

India and developments in Afghanistan

Now that the “War on Terror” has concluded, India needs to define its role in the South Asian Region and attempt to engage with all possible partn

Will the ceasefire on India Pakistan border sustain?
Sep 29, 2021

Will the ceasefire on India Pakistan border sustain?

As tensions increase across the border, there is very little keeping the peace together  

Tapping a disaster: Mitigating the strategic implications of Sri Lanka's economic crisis 
Sep 27, 2021

Tapping a disaster: Mitigating the strategic implications of Sri Lanka's economic crisis 

Sri Lanka’s current crisis is an opportunity for India to draw the island nation away from China

Suspending Afghanistan from SAARC and international law
Sep 26, 2021

Suspending Afghanistan from SAARC and international law

Making a case for suspending Afghanistan from SAARC to prevent the crippling of the organisation

ভারতীয় যুব সমাজের চোখে প্রতিবেশী দেশগুলির গুরুত্ব
Sep 25, 2021

ভারতীয় যুব সমাজের চোখে প্রতিবেশী দেশগুলির গুরুত্ব

যাঁরা ভবিষ্যতের অতি–গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অংশীদার, সেই ভারতীয় য

How the Taliban benefited from internal rifts amongst Islamic powers in West Asia
Sep 25, 2021

How the Taliban benefited from internal rifts amongst Islamic powers in West Asia

The Taliban story has only just resumed and could see a return of the US and other powers to this theatre in the future as global jihadist movements v

अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में तालिबान की तूती
Sep 25, 2021

अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में तालिबान की तूती

अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में ‘गुड’ और ‘बैड’ तालिबान के फर्क़ ने अफ़

The Quad’s Counterterrorism Priorities
Sep 24, 2021

The Quad’s Counterterrorism Priorities

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

Rajapaksa’s dysfunctional regime in Sri Lanka and its impact on South Asia
Sep 23, 2021

Rajapaksa’s dysfunctional regime in Sri Lanka and its impact on South Asia

How the island nation’s security conundrums will worsen an already threatened South Asia post the reemergence of the Taliban

Why are small South Asian states resorting to the “wait and watch” approach towards the Taliban?
Sep 22, 2021

Why are small South Asian states resorting to the “wait and watch” approach towards the Taliban?

Much more is at stake than domestic security when it comes to how the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan will affect the small South Asian states

Undermining institutions, underwriting OBOR: Beijing and the crisis of global governance
Sep 21, 2021

Undermining institutions, underwriting OBOR: Beijing and the crisis of global governance

Will the world end up underwriting the further rise of China by allowing the CPC to take over global institutions?

The spoils of World War 2 are handing World War 3 victories to China
Sep 21, 2021

The spoils of World War 2 are handing World War 3 victories to China

The World Bank Group’s manipulation of Doing Business rankings to promote China is part of a larger and continuing malaise that needs to end now

Lebanon to end subsidies and introduce cash cards
Sep 16, 2021

Lebanon to end subsidies and introduce cash cards

The crisis in Lebanon has reached a point of desperation evident by the move to remove subsidies for most of the poor

Afghanistan crisis lingers over the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
Sep 15, 2021

Afghanistan crisis lingers over the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit

Looking beyond the SCO’s inability to come to a consensus on Afghanistan to the normalising of Beijing’s influence in Eurasia