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LDCs and WTO notifications: Challenges and the path forward
Oct 16, 2024

LDCs and WTO notifications: Challenges and the path forward

LDCs often face capacity and financial constraints, resulting in low compliance rates. Enhanced support, improved WTO capacity, and increased cooperat

Ruto’s Kenya: A test for US foreign policy
Oct 04, 2024

Ruto’s Kenya: A test for US foreign policy

The recent uprising, coupled with the Kenyan government’s authoritarian response under Ruto, has prompted the US to change its Kenya strategy

নেপাল-চিন সম্পর্কে ব্যাপক পরিবর্তন
Aug 27, 2024

নেপাল-চিন সম্পর্কে ব্যাপক পরিবর্তন

বর্তমান রাজনৈতিক আবহাওয়া নেপাল ও চিনের মধ্যে অভূতপূর্ব �

Sweeping changes in Nepal-China relations
Jun 18, 2024

Sweeping changes in Nepal-China relations

The current political climate has led to unprecedented cooperation between Nepal and China, bringing them closer than ever. This partnership is likely

Leveraging India's wisdom for transforming UN peacekeeping
May 29, 2024

Leveraging India's wisdom for transforming UN peacekeeping

India, with its cultural heritage rooted in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, must use this opportunity to build more effective peacebuilding and peacekeeping pr

A multinational post-war force in Gaza may be a non-starter
May 20, 2024

A multinational post-war force in Gaza may be a non-starter

Establishing a multinational post-war force to control Gaza while an alternative political structure to Hamas is built seems unrealistic as a solution

India-US relations: Firming resolve during India’s G20 Presidency
Aug 14, 2023

India-US relations: Firming resolve during India’s G20 Presidency

Robust India-US relations allows India to deal with regional impediments and take up a more active global role while keeping India’s interests front

How can the world prevent China from taking over Taiwan? Look to India
Feb 28, 2023

How can the world prevent China from taking over Taiwan? Look to India

India’s role in preventing a Chinese takeover of Taiwan is the key to keeping the dragon in check in the region

General election in Nepal: नेपाल के आम-चुनावों पर क्‍यों है भारत और चीन की नज़र?
Nov 22, 2022

General election in Nepal: नेपाल के आम-चुनावों पर क्‍यों है भारत और चीन की नज़र?

नेपाल के आम चुनाव में पड़ोसी मुल्‍क भारत और चीन की दिलचस्�

Civil-military relations in Independent India
Aug 15, 2022

Civil-military relations in Independent India

What explains India’s success in keeping the military out of politics, and how have civil-military relations fared in Independent India?

अंतरराष्ट्रीय: कांगो में भारत के ‘शांति’ मिशन को झटका
Aug 13, 2022

अंतरराष्ट्रीय: कांगो में भारत के ‘शांति’ मिशन को झटका

पिछले दिनों बीएसएफ के दो जवानों की मौत इस बात की तरफ़ इशार

India’s peacekeeping mission in the Congo suffers shock
Aug 09, 2022

India’s peacekeeping mission in the Congo suffers shock

The recent death of two BSF personnel indicates that the UN officials should double down on preventing public disaffection and alienation from torpedo

The importance of geospatial data in national security
Jul 26, 2022

The importance of geospatial data in national security

Regulations of the geospatial data need to be employed in a manner that is conducive to the private sector whilst keeping the defence sector in mind.

तालिबान 2.0 के तहत अफ़ग़ानिस्तान: देश में पाँव पसार रहे मानवीय संकट की समीक्षा
Jun 22, 2022

तालिबान 2.0 के तहत अफ़ग़ानिस्तान: देश में पाँव पसार रहे मानवीय संकट की समीक्षा

क़रीब एक साल पहले 15 अगस्त 2021 को अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में तालिबान �

Urbanisation and coastal development: From confrontation to consultation
Jun 07, 2022

Urbanisation and coastal development: From confrontation to consultation

A more holistic approach needs to be adopted, keeping the aspirations and apprehensions of the local communities in mind while employing sustainable u

The situation in Ukraine: a view from Moscow
Mar 02, 2022

The situation in Ukraine: a view from Moscow

From Kremlin’s perspective, as Europe is getting increasingly militarised, keeping Ukraine “neutral” is of strategic importance.

City heritage and flawed strategies
Mar 01, 2022

City heritage and flawed strategies

The heritage list needs to be curated keeping in mind the financial and administrative aspect of safeguarding such sites

Defence budget 2022-23: Securing India, pursuing self-reliance
Feb 01, 2022

Defence budget 2022-23: Securing India, pursuing self-reliance

Keeping in line with the security needs of India, the defence budget saw a significant increase. Will this be enough to boost defence research and dev

Kazakhstan and the CSTO have been tested by the crisis
Jan 12, 2022

Kazakhstan and the CSTO have been tested by the crisis

The recent protests in Kazakhstan shook the government to its very core, leading to a reshuffling of political power in the centre and the arrival of

India’s decisive decade
Nov 11, 2021

India’s decisive decade

Revamping our development model is crucial to achieve growth and prosperity in the coming decade, while keeping in line with green transition.

The growing high command culture: A challenge for inner-party democracy in India
Oct 04, 2021

The growing high command culture: A challenge for inner-party democracy in India

The balance between keeping party unity while allowing state leaders autonomy has proven to be a tricky and difficult task

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  

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed’s landslide victory in a fractious polity
Jul 14, 2021

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed’s landslide victory in a fractious polity

The challenge of keeping all the regions within a federal framework by balancing opposing forces with recurrent demands for autonomy within the federa

India must use SDG framework to strengthen developmental diplomacy
Apr 29, 2021

India must use SDG framework to strengthen developmental diplomacy

India’s success in growing at a quick pace while keeping per capita emissions low despite its large population is a potential model for replication

No (Wo)Man’s Land: Breaking the gender barrier in the security space
Mar 08, 2021

No (Wo)Man’s Land: Breaking the gender barrier in the security space

Even today, young women scholars do not receive sufficient encouragement to enter the field.

Between international ambitions and domestic realities — India’s involvement with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Feb 11, 2021

Between international ambitions and domestic realities — India’s involvement with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

India has the potential to emerge as a champion of the WPS agenda — it needs to achieve greater gender equality in domestic security as well.

Moderate voter turnout rekindles hope in Jammu and Kashmir
Dec 21, 2020

Moderate voter turnout rekindles hope in Jammu and Kashmir

That the turnout is despite the sweeping constitutional changes and the harshest lockdown that Kashmir has ever witnessed in its troubled history is s

Containing COVID-19 crisis in Nepal
Sep 03, 2020

Containing COVID-19 crisis in Nepal

What is needed most at this critical juncture is to strengthen coordination between the federal, provincial and local level governments by keeping the

Should rivers have legal rights?
Jun 16, 2020

Should rivers have legal rights?

The new paradigm could involve interpreting the rights of the river where humans are at the periphery and the regulatory mechanisms are designed by ke

COVID19 pandemic and Rohingya refugees
Apr 13, 2020

COVID19 pandemic and Rohingya refugees

Keeping the refugees and IDPs confined in the camps uninformed may be detrimental to effective enforcement of the authorities’ efforts and measures

Reviving reciprocity to tackle behavioural anomalies during COVID19
Apr 07, 2020

Reviving reciprocity to tackle behavioural anomalies during COVID19

The outbreak of COVID19 has riddled a man’s life with a range of uncertainties; the uncertainty of keeping one’s job (or, receive a pay-cut), the

Online shopping: Impact on city planning and infrastructure
Jan 01, 2019

Online shopping: Impact on city planning and infrastructure

Internet shopping has become an effective way of boosting an economy by increasing demand, expanding consumption and promoting employment. It has impr

After sweeping Nepal, will Reds be able to deliver?
Feb 15, 2018

After sweeping Nepal, will Reds be able to deliver?

Hopes are high in Nepal that soon the country will have its first democratically elected left-front government.

India's coherence dilemma in Africa's fragile contexts
Aug 17, 2016

India's coherence dilemma in Africa's fragile contexts

There seems to be a disconnect between India’s peace-building approach and its African development partnerships.

Chinese Chatter - What's keeping India from the great Beijing reset?
Sep 17, 2024

Chinese Chatter - What's keeping India from the great Beijing reset?

It is being argued that since 2024, China-India relations have shown signs of easing, with frequent high-level interactions.

For keeping terror alive
Mar 02, 2005

For keeping terror alive

Since September 11, 2001, Pakistan has been widely, and publicly, acclaimed as an ally in the Global War on Terrorism by the United States. Early this year, the Bush Administration presented a Bill titled Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act of 2005 to the Congress for budgetary approval.

In stand-off, keeping an eye on the nuclear ball
Jul 08, 2020

In stand-off, keeping an eye on the nuclear ball

In the conventional escalation along the LAC, India cannot afford to ignore China’s expanding nuclear arsenal

Is the Indian Housing Finance Industry Keeping Pace with Changing Demographics?
Aug 23, 2023

Is the Indian Housing Finance Industry Keeping Pace with Changing Demographics?

Besides a life insurance policy, a piece of land or a house is the first large investment that every Indian makes--sometimes, nowadays, as early as at 25 years of age. Against the backdrop of this changing psyche of the Indian consumer, this Issue Brief analyses the Indian demographics and how, correspondingly, the housing finance sector has evolved.