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The UPA government has allowed the withering away of the Prime Minister's Office as the ultimate source of authority in policy-making. The latest developments on the Indo-Pak LoC demand that the Congress party focus urgently on revamping the defence establishment and reclaiming the PMO's authority to coordinate national security policy.
What the US leadership must consider as it has beat a hasty and embarrasing retreat from Afghanistan
What the armed forces seek is sober political leadership and sustained attention to their organisational and resource problems.
Australia’s efforts to fight the surge in online child sexual abuse and exploitation during the pandemic could act as an exemplar for other nations.
While well-established indices have been crucial in assessing advancements in gender equality, these methodologies may present an incomplete picture
A new leadership has assumed office in Bhutan defying all pre-poll surveys that were predicting an adverse result for the country's opposition party. The People's Democratic Party (PDP), led by Tshering Tobgay won the elections by winning 32 seats out of 47.
Despite global calls to increase women in policing, the progress remains regrettably slow
As part of its political transition from military to "civilian" rule, Myanmar adopted a new constitution through a national referendum in 2008 and conducted its first national elections in two decades in November 2010.
An indication of a possible power tussle would be found in November when the 19th CPC Congress is scheduled to be held.
China's increasing assertiveness is not ad hoc and random; it fits in with their overall military strategy. And, finding this strategy to be quite effective, Chinese leadership are promote it, according to Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Despite media speculations, the bilateral ties between India and Maldives seem to be off to a good start under the new Muizzu administration
Cutting oil and gas out of the climate conversation won’t work because – like it or not – they will underpin the global economy for years to come
Britain's former Chief Scientific Advisor and Head of the Government Office of Science, Sir David King, has said that both India and China should take a leadership role at the global platform for Climate Change.
India’s G20 Presidency has identified the mandate for the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) as thus: “capacity building of the ecosystem for financing sustainable development.” The aim is to scale up efforts in mobilising large pools of global capital for sustainable projects, particularly in emerging and developing economies. Under the aegis of the Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), the G20 proposes the developmen
India’s focus on inclusive health solutions, emphasis on collaboration, and dedication to research and innovation position it as a beacon of hope in
As the current President of the UN Security Council, India has provided dynamic leadership and direction in envisioning a global roadmap on enhancing
India is leading the charge when it comes to solar projects and initiatives, but it could benefit from building up stronger approaches to monitoring a
The manufacturing of electrolysers remains crucial for India’s aim to become the global hub for GH.
Settling territorial disputes and balancing multilateral relationships are the twin challenges before India and China, opined speakers at the ORF seminar on 'Issues in Sino-Indian Relations and Leadership Change in China' held in Kolkata on July 27, 2013.
A multidimensional approach can be effective in Kashmir.
BNP is likely to fight parliamentary election in Bangladesh without the kin of Ziaur Rahman leading the campaign.
To those at the helm of affairs and in the military, what leadership lessons do they derive from the ongoing worldwide crisis?
Politicians are trying hard to keep behind curtains the true state of affairs along the Line of Actual Control but it’s only adding to credibility deficit
A recent report of the 2017-2018 Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (PSCOD) has revealed that India’s defence services are facing a severe resource crunch. Given the enormous amount of money that the country is already spending on defence, the chances are slim that the government will come up with the significantly higher amounts of funds needed for modernisation. Meanwhile, the armed forces are facing obsolescence in equipment. The wa
The question of municipal leadership is of great significance in urban governance in India. There are various models of the position of chief executive of an urban local body (ULB), predominantly tilting towards the ‘strong mayor’ model either through ‘presidentialisation’ of the office or through a ‘mayor-in-council’[1] system. In India, it is the ‘state appointed municipal commissioner’ model that holds sway, sitting over a popu
While in politics, the consequences of loss tends to be temporary, the same cannot be said of in war.
The generational shift in American policy will have three critical consequences for the Middle Kingdom and its ambitions for leadership in the fourth
An approach to building a child’s creative intelligence and skill development through real life roles, and building a strong sense of self and commu
More than half of the world’s coffee is made by women.
The poem, one of numerous written in that period, expresses admiration for the spell Nehru had cast by his deft navigation of foreign policy between the two blocs not for India alone but a whole group.
With top brass of the PLARF being accused of corruption, President Xi’s changes to the PLARF’s leadership implies a rot in the regime’s power hi
