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Need for more proactive government role to revive economy
Oct 21, 2013

Need for more proactive government role to revive economy

The recent shrinking of the trade deficit to $6.7 billion in September (from $10.9 billion in August) has cheered the UPA government. However, we need to be cautious about favourable signs like a reduction of the trade deficit. Because though it is going to reduce one of the disturbing parameters that are slowing down growth, it could also be indicative of slack industrial activity.

A wasted gift
Aug 10, 2018

A wasted gift

India’s government recently announced a safeguard duty (SGD) on solar cells and modules from China (and Malaysia) starting with 25% in the first year. This decision does not only jeopardise the own renewable energy targets but also harm the own economy. Why not let pay China for India's energy transition?

Afghanistan: Peace talks with Taliban gain momentum
Jul 06, 2012

Afghanistan: Peace talks with Taliban gain momentum

For the first time, Taliban and Government representatives met publicly on June 27 in Japan, signalling another round of parleys between the belligerents to find a negotiated end to the insurgency.

Amidst global economic ruin, Indian story will be no different
Jun 09, 2020

Amidst global economic ruin, Indian story will be no different

National lockdown in four consecutive phases is already having a negative multiplier effect on the economy.

Containing coronavirus
Mar 25, 2020

Containing coronavirus

Self-discipline and strict adherence to government advisories is the key to manage the Coronavirus crisis in India; government response alone will not

COVID-19’s origins maybe in Asia but its breaking point has been in the West
May 28, 2020

COVID-19’s origins maybe in Asia but its breaking point has been in the West

The juxtaposition between the death toll in Asia and the West as well as government response teams has been stark.

How did Aam Aadmi Party fix Delhi’s broken government schools?
Feb 01, 2020

How did Aam Aadmi Party fix Delhi’s broken government schools?

While the AAP government has done well to change the perception on government run schools by infusing more funds and plucking low hanging fruits, many

Investment lessons for India, from Sri Lanka & Maldives
Nov 05, 2016

Investment lessons for India, from Sri Lanka & Maldives

With Indian Government reiterating commitment to facilitate investments in Sri Lanka and Maldives, the need for making case-studies of both

Kayani's extension augurs ill for region
Jul 28, 2010

Kayani's extension augurs ill for region

The three-year extension given to Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani by the civilian government recently serves short-term objectives of a few vested interests and compromises long term interests of the region and its people.

No table for three
Aug 21, 2014

No table for three

As the NDA government recalibrates India's Kashmir and Pakistan policies, Delhi must do a much better job explaining the logic behind the cancellation of the foreign secretary talks, widely seen as abrupt.It must let the international community, especially Pakistan's friends, including the US, China and Saudi Arabia, know India is not abandoning the peace process with Islamabad.

South Asia Weekly Report 86
Aug 24, 2009

South Asia Weekly Report 86

The Sri Lankan government registered an official protest after the London-based Channel 4 television station telecast footage that showed Sri Lankan soldiers executing some blindfolded Tamil men in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

South Asia Weekly | Volume IX; Issue 43 | Back to the table
Oct 24, 2016

South Asia Weekly | Volume IX; Issue 43 | Back to the table

Taliban has restarted secret talks with government representatives in Doha, Qatar, according to senior sources and other roundups

Sri Lanka: India reaches out to the Tamils
Sep 11, 2010

Sri Lanka: India reaches out to the Tamils

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's tour of the war-ravaged areas in the North and East of Sri Lanka has come as a perceptible first step towards the Indian Government repairing relations with the Tamil community in the island-nation.

Tamil Nadu education system needs total overhaul
Oct 10, 2017

Tamil Nadu education system needs total overhaul

The current education system in the schools run or funded/aided by the state government requires change.

The future of work: Earning to live vs. living to earn
Jul 26, 2019

The future of work: Earning to live vs. living to earn

Government regulations will continue to play a crucial role in building an enabling environment for the intersection of free-market jobs and technolog

The Manhattan Project for AI is a bad idea
Jan 31, 2024

The Manhattan Project for AI is a bad idea

The “Manhattan Project for AI” oversimplifies the challenges associated with its governance. The dynamic nature of AI requires a fresh perspective

The military’s continuing hold over Pakistan
Mar 22, 2024

The military’s continuing hold over Pakistan

Pakistan’s new government rests on a stolen mandate engineered by the military

The Politics of Water Governance in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin
Sep 14, 2023

The Politics of Water Governance in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin

Transboundary water politics in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin areaffected not only by inter-government relations between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh,but also by dynamics on different scales, including the hydropolitics between Indian stateswithin the basin. At the same time, the disputed issues, and the patterns of power dynamicsbetween actors, are similar in transboundary interactions in the basin as well as in inter-stateinteracti

एआयसाठी मॅनहॅटन प्रकल्पाची कल्पना वाईट
Feb 17, 2024

एआयसाठी मॅनहॅटन प्रकल्पाची कल्पना वाईट

"एआयसाठी मॅनहॅटन प्रकल्प" एआय मधील आव्हानांना अधिक सुलभ �