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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
BIMSTEC को अधिक संस्थागत बनाने की मांग
Indian Foreign Policy
Jun 23, 2023

BIMSTEC को अधिक संस्थागत बनाने की मांग

Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy | Sohini Bose
সংযোগ বৃদ্ধি: বিমস্টেকের ট্রান্সপোর্টেশন মাস্টার প্ল্যানের অসম্পূর্ণতা দূর করা
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Development | Economic Reforms | Transportation
Jun 20, 2023

সংযোগ বৃদ্ধি: বিমস্টেকের ট্রান্সপোর্টেশন মাস্টার প্ল্যানের অসম্পূর্ণতা দূর করা

সদস্য রাষ্ট্রগুলির মধ্যে অবাধ সংযোগ গড়ে তুলতে বিমস্টেক �

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury | Sreeparna Banerjee
Driving connectivity: Bridging gaps in BIMSTEC's transportation Master Plan
International Affairs | Transportation
Jun 09, 2023

Driving connectivity: Bridging gaps in BIMSTEC's transportation Master Plan

The challenges that are impeding the BIMSTEC transport connectivity projects need to be addressed to foster seamless connectivity among the member sta

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury | Sreeparna Banerjee
Betting on connectivity: Afghanistan’s China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ambitions
International Affairs
Jun 07, 2023

Betting on connectivity: Afghanistan’s China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ambitions

Kabul’s possible induction into CPEC raises sovereignty and strategic concerns for New Delhi

Shivam Shekhawat
C+C5 Summit: Beijing’s increasing shadow over Central Asia
International Affairs
May 29, 2023

C+C5 Summit: Beijing’s increasing shadow over Central Asia

Amidst rising anti-China protests in Central Asian countries, Xi attempts to project Beijing as a partner and not a hegemon during the recent China-Ce

Ayjaz Wani
India’s South China Sea posture is still in its infancy
International Affairs | Maritime Security
May 17, 2023

India’s South China Sea posture is still in its infancy

Overstating Indian activism in the Western Pacific creates a false narrative that is harmful to balanced policymaking.  

Abhijit Singh
डीज़ल पाइप लाइन से भारत-बांग्लादेश के बीच ऊर्जा कनेक्टिविटी को मज़बूती
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Apr 27, 2023

डीज़ल पाइप लाइन से भारत-बांग्लादेश के बीच ऊर्जा कनेक्टिविटी को मज़बूती

भारत-बांग्लादेश फ्रेंडशिप पाइप लाइन (IBFP) दोनों देशों के बी

Sohini Bose
Powered by diesel: Pipeline strengthens India-Bangladesh energy connectivity
Neighbourhood | Energy
Apr 25, 2023

Powered by diesel: Pipeline strengthens India-Bangladesh energy connectivity

The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP) is a feather in the cap of energy cooperation between the two countries

Sohini Bose
India's quiet lead in Nepal's power dreams
Neighbourhood
Apr 11, 2023

India's quiet lead in Nepal's power dreams

India has shied away from developing Nepal’s hydropower resources in the past, but this is changing

| Amish Raj Mulmi
India, Europe, and the Bay of Bengal: Converging maritime security interests
International Affairs | Maritime Security
Apr 03, 2023

India, Europe, and the Bay of Bengal: Converging maritime security interests

Maritime security in the Bay of Bengal can provide ground for convergence among European players and India, especially in the Indo-Pacific context

| Sayantan Haldar
Bridging integration: Infrastructure projects in Kashmir
Development | Developing and Emerging Economies | Urbanisation | Connectivity
Mar 27, 2023

Bridging integration: Infrastructure projects in Kashmir

The completion of infrastructure projects in the Kashmir Valley will boost economic development, social integration, and security advantage

Ayjaz Wani
Defence Budget 2023-24: Optimising with limited funds
Defence and Security | Indian Economy
Feb 10, 2023

Defence Budget 2023-24: Optimising with limited funds

India’s armed forces must be prepared to secure India with the resources available, as well as to prioritise local defence acquisitions over their c

Aditya Bhan
India does ‘what is right’ in Sri Lanka relations
International Affairs
Jan 30, 2023

India does ‘what is right’ in Sri Lanka relations

The recent visit by EAM Jaishankar to Sri Lanka saw discussions on financial aid, infrastructure and connectivity, and ethnic issues

| N. Sathiya Moorthy
When a bridge becomes a wall: What is the language of the Internet?
Media and Internet | Internet Governance
Sep 16, 2022

When a bridge becomes a wall: What is the language of the Internet?

English remains the lingua franca of the internet. However, with local alternatives to English-oriented platforms emerging, the status quo may soon ch

Trisha Ray
The ‘Golden Chapter’ of India-Bangladesh diplomacy
Neighbourhood
Sep 04, 2022

The ‘Golden Chapter’ of India-Bangladesh diplomacy

India and Bangladesh are poised for greater ties in domains of trade, connectivity, energy and water sharing.

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury | Prarthana Sen
मिताली एक्सप्रेस: ​​भारत-बांग्लादेश संबंधों और उप-क्षेत्रीय कनेक्टिविटी के लिए इसके मायने
Neighbourhood
Aug 22, 2022

मिताली एक्सप्रेस: ​​भारत-बांग्लादेश संबंधों और उप-क्षेत्रीय कनेक्टिविटी के लिए इसके मायने

मिताली एक्सप्रेस बांग्लादेश और भारत के बीच बेहतर नेटवर्�

Sohini Bose | Prarthana Sen
मिताली एक्सप्रेस: ​​भारत-बांग्लादेश संबंधों और उप-क्षेत्रीय कनेक्टिविटी के लिए इसके मायने
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Aug 22, 2022

मिताली एक्सप्रेस: ​​भारत-बांग्लादेश संबंधों और उप-क्षेत्रीय कनेक्टिविटी के लिए इसके मायने

मिताली एक्सप्रेस बांग्लादेश और भारत के बीच बेहतर नेटवर्�

Sohini Bose
Mitali Express: Implications for India–Bangladesh and sub-regional connectivity
Neighbourhood
Aug 05, 2022

Mitali Express: Implications for India–Bangladesh and sub-regional connectivity

Though the Mitali Express provides better connectivity between Bangladesh and India, its true potential can only be reached if it is expanded to other

Sohini Bose | Prarthana Sen
The PRC’s satellite programme: A growing threat
Space
Jul 14, 2022

The PRC’s satellite programme: A growing threat

While digital connectivity proves to be a boon, many countries are concerned about the threat posed by the PRC’s satellite programme.

| Samyak Rai Leekha
बांग्लादेश: बहुउद्देशीय पद्मा सेतु परियोजना यानी बांग्लादेश के नये उदय का भरोसा!
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Jun 29, 2022

बांग्लादेश: बहुउद्देशीय पद्मा सेतु परियोजना यानी बांग्लादेश के नये उदय का भरोसा!

सरकार के फंड से बनी पद्मा बहुउद्देशीय सेतु परियोजना से प�

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury | Sohini Bose | Prarthana Sen
Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project: Promise of a rising Bangladesh
Neighbourhood
Jun 25, 2022

Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project: Promise of a rising Bangladesh

The inauguration of the government-funded Padma Multipurpose Bridge project indicates how Bangladesh is at full throttle to shake off its “basket ca

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury | Sohini Bose | Prarthana Sen
क्षेत्रीय संपर्क: भारत-नेपाल सांस्कृतिक संबंधों के लिए एक उम्दा अवसर
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Jun 22, 2022

क्षेत्रीय संपर्क: भारत-नेपाल सांस्कृतिक संबंधों के लिए एक उम्दा अवसर

क्षेत्र में स्थित, बिमस्टेक जैसे क्षेत्रीय प्लेटफॉर्म क�

Sohini Nayak
क्षेत्रीय संपर्क: भारत-नेपाल सांस्कृतिक संबंधों के लिए एक उम्दा अवसर
Neighbourhood
Jun 22, 2022

क्षेत्रीय संपर्क: भारत-नेपाल सांस्कृतिक संबंधों के लिए एक उम्दा अवसर

क्षेत्र में स्थित, बिमस्टेक जैसे क्षेत्रीय प्लेटफॉर्म क�

Sohini Nayak
The BBNL-BSNL merger: A faltering force meets an immovable object?
Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics
Jun 13, 2022

The BBNL-BSNL merger: A faltering force meets an immovable object?

It is hard to see how the BBNL-BSNL merger might boost efforts to provide broadband to India’s villages.

Anirban Sarma
Regional connectivity: An opportunity for India and Nepal
Neighbourhood
Jun 06, 2022

Regional connectivity: An opportunity for India and Nepal

Both India and Nepal can seize the connectivity opportunities available in the region by fully utilising regional platforms such as BIMSTEC

Sohini Nayak
The launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
International Affairs
Jun 03, 2022

The launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Exploring the four pillars of the IPEF: Economic connectivity, economic resilience, clean economy, and just economy are the four pillars for enhanced

Gurjit Singh
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of India and Thailand relations
International Affairs
May 06, 2022

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of India and Thailand relations

The 75th anniversary of India–Thailand relations presents new opportunities to further collaborations in different spheres.

Sreeparna Banerjee
A resurrection of the BBIN MVA
International Affairs | Transportation
Mar 22, 2022

A resurrection of the BBIN MVA

The BBIN MVA is no longer a pipedream, as the member states finally move closer to achieving their connectivity aspirations.

| Sohini Nayak
BIMSTEC Summit 2022 | Prospect of Promoting Physical and Cultural Connectivity through Thailand

BIMSTEC Summit 2022 | Prospect of Promoting Physical and Cultural Connectivity through Thailand
Jan 01, 1970
India’s Maritime Security Coordinator has his mission cut out
Maritime Security
Feb 21, 2022

India’s Maritime Security Coordinator has his mission cut out

The newly-appointed National Maritime Security Coordinator will need to ensure cross-agency coordination to successfully strengthen India’s maritime

Abhijit Singh
India-Central Asia relations: Growing convergence brings relations to strategic heights
International Affairs
Jan 11, 2022

India-Central Asia relations: Growing convergence brings relations to strategic heights

The recently concluded India-Central Asia dialogue saw an upswing in areas of mutual cooperation  

| Debasis Bhattacharya
ভারতীয় সংযোগের অগ্রাধিকার: ‘মিশন পূর্বোদয়’ ও নেপালের পরিপ্রেক্ষিত
Indian Foreign Policy
Jan 02, 2022

ভারতীয় সংযোগের অগ্রাধিকার: ‘মিশন পূর্বোদয়’ ও নেপালের পরিপ্রেক্ষিত

ভারতীয় কৌশলগত বিশেষজ্ঞরা যে পূর্বোদ‌য়–এর মতো কাঠামো ন�

Sohini Nayak
Prioritising Indian connectivity: ‘Mission Purvodaya’ and Nepal in perspective
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Dec 28, 2021

Prioritising Indian connectivity: ‘Mission Purvodaya’ and Nepal in perspective

India is concentrating more on connectivity projects to strengthen the India-Nepal relations and to cater to its security needs in the Northeast

| Sohini Nayak
डिजिटल कनेक्टिविटी की ताक़त से आएगी एशियाई अर्थव्यवस्था में नई जान
Economics and Finance | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology
Dec 23, 2021

डिजिटल कनेक्टिविटी की ताक़त से आएगी एशियाई अर्थव्यवस्था में नई जान

Digital connectivity as an enabling factor in Asian resurgence
Economics and Finance | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology
Dec 15, 2021

Digital connectivity as an enabling factor in Asian resurgence

In the post pandemic world, Asia could exploit the growing digital connectivity to overcome the hassles of conventional trade and ratchet up its econo

Commerce and connectivity for enhancing trade in the Indo-Pacific
International Affairs | Economics and Finance | International Trade and Investment | Indian Ocean Trade Regimes
Dec 14, 2021

Commerce and connectivity for enhancing trade in the Indo-Pacific

Countries in the Indo-Pacific region would have to enhance regional integration and align their policies in order to propel economic revival in the po

| Saon Ray
Catalysing growth in the ‘century of the seas’: Building a Blue Economy in Mumbai
Indian Economy | Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Indian Ocean Trade Regimes
Nov 27, 2021

Catalysing growth in the ‘century of the seas’: Building a Blue Economy in Mumbai

Mumbai’s history and location make it the ideal candidate for becoming 21st century India’s hub of trade, connectivity and security  

| Anil Chopra
Quantity over quality? Towards universal broadband in India
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology
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

Anirban Sarma
In search of a coherent international approach to governing technologies
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance
Oct 17, 2021

In search of a coherent international approach to governing technologies

If States cannot agree on legally binding rules, norms are the next best option for shaping State behaviour in cyberspace, but is that enough?

| Anna Maria Osula
The EU-India Connectivity Partnership: Can Brussels step up its connectivity game in the Indo-Pacific?
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics
Sep 16, 2021

The EU-India Connectivity Partnership: Can Brussels step up its connectivity game in the Indo-Pacific?

The possibilities and the drawbacks inherent in the EU and India’s venture to provide an alternative to the BRI

Maldives: India-funded sea bridge project has an ambitious deadline
International Affairs
Aug 31, 2021

Maldives: India-funded sea bridge project has an ambitious deadline

Maldives’ latest India-funded project has stark differences from China-funded ventures

| N. Sathiya Moorthy
India-EU Summit: Aligning Brussels and New Delhi’s propositions for the Indo-Pacific
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics
May 10, 2021

India-EU Summit: Aligning Brussels and New Delhi’s propositions for the Indo-Pacific

With the announcement of a connectivity partnership based on shared commitment to sustainable development, India and the EU now have the latitude to b

Kashish Parpiani
Digital biases: The chimaera of equality and access
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance
Apr 22, 2021

Digital biases: The chimaera of equality and access

Online civic life across developing and developed countries has been adversely affected, with serious consequences to the offline world.

Nanjira Sambuli
Commoditisation of broadband connectivity: A call to action
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology
Apr 14, 2021

Commoditisation of broadband connectivity: A call to action

The Road from the Khyber to the Bosporus: Partnerships, Perils and Opportunities
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Connectivity
Apr 05, 2021

The Road from the Khyber to the Bosporus: Partnerships, Perils and Opportunities

Ritika Passi
Bangladesh-India connectivity: Passage through Tripura
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Connectivity
Mar 25, 2021

Bangladesh-India connectivity: Passage through Tripura

The relationship between Bangladesh and Tripura is a long one; it is civilisational, historical, lingual, and cultural.

Bangladesh–India relations: Empowering the third space for a way forward
Neighbourhood | Connectivity
Mar 25, 2021

Bangladesh–India relations: Empowering the third space for a way forward

A “third space” of ground-level stakeholders needs to be nurtured: Bonds of hearts and minds spanning the political and national borders, based on

| Sabyasachi Dutta
Border Haats: A new horizon of revitalising connectivity and old bonding between citizens of Bangladesh and India
Neighbourhood | Connectivity
Mar 25, 2021

Border Haats: A new horizon of revitalising connectivity and old bonding between citizens of Bangladesh and India

Small initiatives can have a far-reaching impact in building a stable relationship between India and Bangladesh and also help resolve the gaps in bigg

Nazneen Ahmed
Bangladesh: Model for the developing world and an emerging regional connectivity hub
Neighbourhood | Connectivity
Mar 25, 2021

Bangladesh: Model for the developing world and an emerging regional connectivity hub

Bangladesh is trying to engage in various sub-regional connectivity projects via road, rail, and sea routes with India.

Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury