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China factor in domestic politics
Jun 26, 2020

China factor in domestic politics

There is public anger against China and a dominant feeling that China has to be stopped before it succeeds in changing the status-quo on the India-China boundary

Maldives: The effects of domestic politics on foreign policy
Jan 06, 2023

Maldives: The effects of domestic politics on foreign policy

The Maldivian domestic politics today is in constant flux as the presidential elections draw close

Maldives: What does Yameen’s acquittal mean for domestic politics, India ties
Dec 06, 2021

Maldives: What does Yameen’s acquittal mean for domestic politics, India ties

As former President Abdulla Yameen is released from a four-year incarceration, his re-emergence into politics will have an impact on India-Maldives ti

Strategic implications of Myanmar’s domestic politics
Sep 05, 2017

Strategic implications of Myanmar’s domestic politics

India has been a beneficiary of Myanmar's democratisation. However, the positive trend in their bilateral relationship can be affected by the emerging

The Ukraine crisis: Assessing the impact on Biden’s domestic politics
Mar 03, 2022

The Ukraine crisis: Assessing the impact on Biden’s domestic politics

The Ukraine crisis coupled with US’ domestic challenges is weighing down on the Biden administration

#2022 उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव: क्या जातीय राजनीति पर लोक कल्याणवाद की जीत होगी?
Jul 30, 2023

#2022 उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव: क्या जातीय राजनीति पर लोक कल्याणवाद की जीत होगी?

उत्तर प्रदेश के हालिया चुनाव में हमने ‘नए लोक कल्याणवाद’

#Corporate India: भारतीय उद्योग जगत के लिए गवर्नेंस से जुड़ी पहल
Jul 29, 2023

#Corporate India: भारतीय उद्योग जगत के लिए गवर्नेंस से जुड़ी पहल

गवर्नेंस के मज़बूत मानकों के साथ ही भारत का कॉरपोरेट क्ष�

#Indian Economy: आर्थिक विकास के लिए निर्यात को बढ़ावा देना कितना ज़रूरी?
Sep 07, 2022

#Indian Economy: आर्थिक विकास के लिए निर्यात को बढ़ावा देना कितना ज़रूरी?

आर्थिक विकास के लिए व्यापार घाटा कम करना ज़रूरी है. बेहतर

#Jammu Kashmir: भारतीय सुरक्षा बलों के लिए कश्मीर घाटी की स्थायी चुनौतियां!
Jul 19, 2022

#Jammu Kashmir: भारतीय सुरक्षा बलों के लिए कश्मीर घाटी की स्थायी चुनौतियां!

जम्मू-कश्मीर पुलिस को भी यह डर है कि उसे कानून व्यवस्था (Law a

#Public Policy: सरकारी नीतियों में व्याप्त कमियों को कैसे दूर किया जाए?
Jul 14, 2022

#Public Policy: सरकारी नीतियों में व्याप्त कमियों को कैसे दूर किया जाए?

आज जब महामारी से लेकर यूक्रेन संकट तक तमाम तरह की उठा-पटक �

#Sedition Law: देशद्रोह क़ानून का कल, आज और कल….!
Jun 08, 2022

#Sedition Law: देशद्रोह क़ानून का कल, आज और कल….!

इससे कोई इनकार नहीं कर सकता कि देशद्रोह क़ानून का दुरुपय�

#Uniform Civil Code: क्यों एक नाज़ुक मोड़ पर पहुंच चुका है समान नागरिक संहिता का मसला?
Jul 12, 2022

#Uniform Civil Code: क्यों एक नाज़ुक मोड़ पर पहुंच चुका है समान नागरिक संहिता का मसला?

क्या मौजूदा शासन के तहत समान नागरिक संहिता की स्थापना धर�

#Urban Policy: नगर निगमों का विलय; कितना अच्छा, कितना बुरा?
Jul 02, 2022

#Urban Policy: नगर निगमों का विलय; कितना अच्छा, कितना बुरा?

मेगासिटी में बेहतर तरीक़े से काम करने के लिए अलग अलग टुकड�

#किसान आंदोलन: किसानों के विरोध की पहेली?
Jul 30, 2023

#किसान आंदोलन: किसानों के विरोध की पहेली?

किसानों की तादाद सबसे कम होने के बावजूद किसानों का विरोध �

#किसान आंदोलन: किसानों के विरोध की पहेली?
Mar 22, 2022

#किसान आंदोलन: किसानों के विरोध की पहेली?

किसानों की तादाद सबसे कम होने के बावजूद किसानों का विरोध �

A changing Gulf stream: Arab states and the Israel–Palestine conundrum
Jun 30, 2020

A changing Gulf stream: Arab states and the Israel–Palestine conundrum

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.

Afghanistan: Neutrality dreams unrealistic
Jul 29, 2011

Afghanistan: Neutrality dreams unrealistic

Though there is a need for a neutral Afghanistan, the prevailing geopolitics of South Asia and the domestic politics of Afghanistan make the 'Congress of Vienna' model and a neutral Afghanistan too utopian a dream to be achieved anytime soon.

Assessing the anti-India Sentiment in South Asia (Part 2)
Jan 27, 2022

Assessing the anti-India Sentiment in South Asia (Part 2)

This two-part article series aims to reason the factors that have initiated and promoted anti-Indian sentiments in the neighbourhood. This part will e

Centre-State Relations in India: Time for a New Framework
Apr 09, 2015

Centre-State Relations in India: Time for a New Framework

This paper assesses the major shifts that have occurred in the country's federal system in the last three decades. It also provides a list of recommendations to improve Centre-state relations in India.

Civil Liabilities for Nuclear Damages Bill 2010 – The Way Forward
Jul 31, 2023

Civil Liabilities for Nuclear Damages Bill 2010 – The Way Forward

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the Bhopal tragedy have brought back into focus the issue of industrial accidents, contractual liabilities and questions of operator liability. The Bhopal tragedy which is closer to Indian hearts has engaged the Indian Government and Courts for over twenty six years and yet a solution acceptable to victims and other stakeholders is proving to be elusive. Every step from the Government and the Courts has bee

Colombo Security Conclave (CSC): Non-traditional security and roadblocks
Dec 09, 2022

Colombo Security Conclave (CSC): Non-traditional security and roadblocks

Domestic politics and China’s influence will play a major role in hampering the growth of CSC

Drones and India: Exploring Policy and Regulatory Challenges Posed by Civilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Feb 06, 2015

Drones and India: Exploring Policy and Regulatory Challenges Posed by Civilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

This paper explores the ways in which UAVs are increasingly integrating themselves in civilian life, outlines the policy implications of this rapid proliferation, and identifies specific policy blind spots India must address.

Effective Legislation Critical for Fighting Terror
Jul 24, 2023

Effective Legislation Critical for Fighting Terror

In India there has been no consistency in policies to deal with terrorism. Political consensus is missing even today. A strong, responsible political leadership, thus, is paramount to the drafting and implementation of an effective, strong and permanent counter-terrorism law.

Emerging role of public opinion and social media in Middle Eastern politics
Feb 22, 2024

Emerging role of public opinion and social media in Middle Eastern politics

Amidst the war in Gaza, the surge of alternative news media outlets and social media has significantly bolstered support for the Palestinian cause

Emotions and Vote Choice: Perspectives from the US and India
Mar 02, 2021

Emotions and Vote Choice: Perspectives from the US and India

While the idea that emotional appeal is central to political persuasion may serve common intuition, the dynamics underscoring how and why this is so, remain underexplored. This primer collates insights from neuroscience and political psychology to show why emotions are essential to vote choice. It explores the effects of emotional appeals on voter perceptions using examples from campaign advertisements in US elections. The analysis finds that pol

EU-India FTA: Can it be revived?
Apr 29, 2014

EU-India FTA: Can it be revived?

It is quite likely that whoever ascends to power in New Delhi will primarily be focused on domestic politics, and the question of an FTA with Europe will receive less attention than in the past. Additionally, unless the remaining key issues are resolved through some give and take by both sides, the BTIA negotiations may remain stalled in the foreseeable future.

Federalism and Interstate River Water Governance in India
Jan 04, 2021

Federalism and Interstate River Water Governance in India

Interstate (River) Water Disputes (ISWDs) are a continuing challenge to federal water governance in India. Rooted in constitutional, historico-geographical, and institutional ambiguities, they tend to become prolonged conflicts between the states that share river basins. This paper examines the constitutional complexities, contentious political federalism, and identity-based electoral political dynamics that fuel ISWDs. It discusses the River

Formulating open-space policies for India’s cities: The case of Mumbai
Apr 22, 2020

Formulating open-space policies for India’s cities: The case of Mumbai

Over the past decade, Mumbai’s civil society has raised concerns over the way in which the municipal corporation appears to be prioritising rapid development at the cost of the city’s public space. Indeed, the city has lost significant areas of its open spaces owing to various reasons, among them archaic policies, unrealistic goals, and the labyrinthine division of power and jurisdiction between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and othe

India and global trade governance: Redefining its ‘national’ interest
Dec 24, 2017

India and global trade governance: Redefining its ‘national’ interest

This paper considers and explains the shifts and consistencies in India’s engagement with structures of global trade governance beginning from the Uruguay round of trade negotiations in late 1980s. It makes three major arguments. First, that although India has participated actively in global trade negotiations since the establishment of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) it was only under the present-day trade governance institut

India Faces a Diplomatic Storm in the Middle East
Jun 13, 2022

India Faces a Diplomatic Storm in the Middle East

This episode illustrates the danger facing Indian foreign policy from domestic political developments, increasingly centered on religious conflict.

India: Vignettes from 2022 and beyond
Dec 30, 2022

India: Vignettes from 2022 and beyond

2022 was driven forward by the government’s relentless energy, drive, innovation, and rapid self-correction

India’s Shifting Governance Structure:From Charter of Promises to Service Guarantee
Jul 25, 2012

India’s Shifting Governance Structure:From Charter of Promises to Service Guarantee

Once synonymous with inefficiency and slothfulness, India's public service delivery system is finally being overhauled and put on the path of reforms. Ironically, these reforms are being spearheaded by a set of state governments. This paper attempts to capture the key trends of this impressive development which has far reaching consequences for democracy and governance in the country.

Indo-Pak: Time right for serious business
Apr 04, 2012

Indo-Pak: Time right for serious business

Though domestic politics will continue to pose challenges to Dr Manmohan Singh's image, his firm commitment to Indo-Pak engagement has put both countries on course for at least a manageable relationship, if not a cordial one, based on mutual interests rather than vicissitudes and emotions.

Indo-US defence cooperation: Challenges ahead
Apr 03, 2015

Indo-US defence cooperation: Challenges ahead

Though domestic politics have not always promoted closer US-India defence cooperation, changed geopolitical context, regional and global advances now pull India and America together, says the US co-chair of the DTTI, Frank Kendall. Even perceptions of security challenges of both the countries are increasingly converging.

Instead of Sydney, Quad Gathers in Hiroshima
Jun 01, 2023

Instead of Sydney, Quad Gathers in Hiroshima

With U.S. domestic politics calling President Biden home early, the Quad capitalized on their visits to Hiroshima for the G-7 to meet on May 20.

IPEF में भारत का किरदार: देश के मुनाफ़े का लेखाजोखा
Jun 18, 2022

IPEF में भारत का किरदार: देश के मुनाफ़े का लेखाजोखा

IPEF की रूपरेखा में ख़ामियों के बावजूद ये ढांचा भारत को दक्ष

Islamic State propaganda in India
Apr 16, 2020

Islamic State propaganda in India

What is new is the pro-IS online ecosystem recognising an opportunity within Indian domestic politics.

Lula 3.0- लुला की तीसरी पारी: विश्व मंच पर ब्राज़ील की वापसी
Jul 26, 2023

Lula 3.0- लुला की तीसरी पारी: विश्व मंच पर ब्राज़ील की वापसी

तीसरी बार राष्ट्रपति बनने के बाद लुला (Lula) ने ब्राज़ील की घ�

Mainstreaming sustainability outcomes in big infrastructure projects
May 13, 2020

Mainstreaming sustainability outcomes in big infrastructure projects

Urban infrastructure projects using brownfield or greenfield development can cause damage to natural habitats. To achieve the Agenda 2030 goal of “leaving no one behind” while mitigating the destruction of habitats, an integrated approach towards infrastructure development must be adopted. This paper outlines the current paradigms of sustainable infrastructure provision, highlighting how and why sustainability outcomes are overlooked at diffe

Midterm Elections in America: मध्यावधि चुनावों में तगड़ा झटका झेलने को तैयार डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी!
Jan 10, 2023

Midterm Elections in America: मध्यावधि चुनावों में तगड़ा झटका झेलने को तैयार डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी!

महंगाई, तेल के ऊंचे दाम और स्पष्ट संदेशों की कमी ने डेमोक्

Navigating the  Digital 'Trilemma'
Oct 13, 2016

Navigating the Digital 'Trilemma'

Debates around internet policy have taken centre stage in domestic politics and international relations alike thus the stage is set for Digital Debate