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As history has repeatedly shown, Washington has interpreted its commitments—whether to allies or non-allies—flexibly to shape conflict outcomes. T

Amid Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy approach and China’s South China Sea ambitions, Manila must prepare itself to act independently, bolster

Despite concerns that Trump 2.0 might scale back America's global security commitments, its strategic competition with China is set to continue, with

The future appears uncertain, with major powers focused on their own challenges. However, Trump's new leadership offers an opportunity to steer clear

While a “just transition” promotes a fair and clean future, its lack of clear commitments allows for political appeal without substantial reform

External factors are likely to weigh heavily on US commitments in the Indo-Pacific under the next administration, which will in turn influence the evo

Although India has made a commendable effort to meet its Bonn Challenge commitments, adopting technology solutions would help substantiate it.

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

Implementing inclusive policies aligned with SDGs is crucial to counteract discrimination against transgender in India

The ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict demands a delicate balance from Tokyo, as it navigates its relationships in the Middle East alongside its internatio

The New Delhi Declaration’s policy commitments in the health sector emphasise the role of the G20 in revising the existing financial and global heal

Although China has initiated steps to improve its development cooperation programme, many of the commitments have yet to materialise

India has to see through its energy transition commitments while dealing with fiscal constraints and institutional challenges

The present commitments made by the developed countries to provide climate finance have proved to be insufficient. The G20 needs to find pragmatic sol

With Ukraine’s power grid facing devastating attacks from Russia, NATO will need to ramp up assistance and follow through on its commitments

As India aims to achieve its climate commitments, the significance of renewable energy keeps on growing as reflected in the union budgets over the yea

India could rise to the role of a climate leader by assisting the LDCs and SIDs achieve their net-zero commitments.

The COVID-19 response is forcing us to reimagine global institutions and their commitments.

India’s commitments to international agreements towards gender equality show the country’s tremendous potential to make crucial advances in femini

As India moves towards achieving its net-zero commitments, businesses can aid in realising this mission by establishing their own set green pledges

The COP26 summit will need to work towards four key outcomes: increased finance for climate action; more ambitious emissions reduction commitments; fi

Despite substantial policy changes, the discom sector has not improved. Could this be chalked up to inefficiency or should political interventions be

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Institutions with credible commitments do not have to be created by the central government alone. They can also be developed in cooperation between id

While social protection coverage has increased in many parts of the world, it is evident that many countries, both developed and developing, struggle

For now, Pakistan is banking upon its time tested modus operandi of tiding over the immediate crisis by giving in to whatever is demanded of it, and t

Whether China will be able to implement its commitments at a fast pace and accord priority to important areas of cooperation will ultimately depend on

Tripura needs to put considerable efforts to improve its public health infrastructure and services on which a majority of its people depend — the co

If OBOR is to be seen as China's 21st century Marshall Plan, the expanding economic influence would require deeper military commitments.

India’s potential sale of Brahmos missiles to Vietnam is not in violation of any MTCR rules or any commitments that India made when it became an MTCR member in June 2016.

Indian Navy requires at least 30 submarines to fulfil its commitments. But the Navy currently has only 13 subs - that too fairly old diesel electric conventional submarines . Shockingly, only half of them are operational at any given time.

Trump’s attitude towards foreign commitments of America will have major impact on Japan, South Korea and everyone waits in anticipation for more clarity

The Biden administration’s climate agenda is a crucial plank to restore American commitments to climate actions and reinstate US leadership globally. However, the agenda has been slow on results. Although the climate fight has been linked to most other federal goals, such as economy, jobs, infrastructure, and procurements, the Biden administration faces both domestic and external challenges that continue to limit how much it can achieve

This brief discusses the climate change challenges facing the member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the initiatives taken by them to mitigate the effects. The South Asian countries within BIMSTEC are particularly vulnerable to global warming-induced weather variations that cause economic damage and loss of lives. At the same time, BIMSTEC economies have achieved impressiv

India’s power sector requires sustained efforts to achieve the power generating capacity target of approximately 1.2 terawatts by 2047. It needs such capacity to meet the demands of economic growth and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 7 of providing universal electricity access. At the same time, the country also needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to meet commitments to global climate action agreements. This paper revi

Trump's move is likely to be temporary, as he is keen to show that he has upheld his election commitments.

Climate change has emerged amongst India’s most formidable challenges to sustained GDP growth. To accelerate the implementation of the country’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and advance its progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, finance is key. India needs to develop a comprehensive strategy and an integrated policy approach that aligns the country’s financial systems with the long-term needs of the economy while incor

The Mullaperiyar dam agreement commits only the waters of the reservoir to Tamil Nadu. It does not guarantee supplies if the dam fell into disuse. So, a new agreement with commitments from Kerala for fixed supplies would be in Tamil Nadu's interest too.

While many of the recent developments have been due to Russia’s apparent violation of its commitments, at least as the US maintains, the real reason is more likely the intensifying Sino-US competition and Washington’s determination not to tie its own hands.

The dynamics of the India-US relationship under the Trump administration bear significantly on the two countries’ security partnership. This relationship, however, is being challenged by President Donald Trump’s increasingly apparent transactional worldview. As witnessed in the case of the United States’ relations with its allies and partners across Europe and Asia, Trump has often linked US defence commitments and partner nations’ securi

There are calls for India to declare a net-zero year and offset its carbon emissions by various processes of absorption and removal of greenhouse gases. For India, such calls are irrational; despite international pressure, it has avoided making pledges or setting hard targets beyond its commitments at the Paris climate conference in 2015. This brief argues that “net zero” is not possible with India’s current levels of reliance on coal. Its

Various vaccine trials across the world are showing highly promising efficacy, and multiple vaccines are getting approved across continents. The global vaccine race has now entered its second phase, where countries try and procure as many doses of Covid-19 vaccines as possible. India has put its faith primarily in the vaccines of Oxford-AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech-ICMR. It has also secured future stockpiles of Gamaleya and Novavax vaccines thr

India must honour its treaty commitments over a resource that everyday lives depend on.