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There is more to good governance than just Economic Freedom. Gujarat has not done too badly, but to claim that it is the "best governed state" is to be somewhat economical with the truth.

The Observer Research Foundation organized a round table discussion on Climate Change on August 26, 2009 at its New Delhi campus. The theme speaker was Mr. Owen Jenkins, Counsellor for Climate Change and Energy, British High Commission and the DFID.

Recently, the Special Economic Zones Bill 2005 has been passed by both Houses of Parliament and is awaiting the approval of the President. The purpose of having a separate Bill on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is to clarify all policy initiatives relating to such special zones so that many more foreign and domestic investors can establish their units in these areas. There are 11 functioning SEZs in the country already and they are producing 5 per

As sovereign states work overtime to “tame” the tech giants, should platforms be punished for succeeding beyond anyone’s wildest imaginations?

Declaring a decline in Indian households' net financial assets without understanding their saving behaviours would be misguided.

In 2015, the Paris Agreement of UNFCCC emphasised the role of climate finance in strengthening the global response to climate change. Since then, developed countries have made various claims about climate finance flows. Some of the myths surrounding climate finance need to be demolished.

If China’s COVID policy was a disaster, then the sudden U-turn on the same is an even bigger disaster

Is there a positive correlation between the rise of the population and the rise of carbon dioxide?

There is little scientific basis behind the claims of Chinese interventions on the stream-flow of the Yarlung-Tsangpo / Brahmaputra

Conventional theories have become insufficient in explaining the complexities of terrorist action. This brief offers an integrative approach that borrows from psychology, inter-group conflict theory and neuroscience to understand the mind of a terrorist and, by extension, inform counterterrorism strategies. It provides evidence against popular beliefs about terrorists as principally being religious extremists who lack a moral compass and belong t

There are growing tensions between countries traditionally considered partners. For those who love binaries — is this the new bipolarity?

The errors and misapprehensions that led to constant optimism about Indian growth

High-density urban agglomerations may be sustainable in terms of the economies of scale their populations provide. Yet, as proven by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these same urban spaces are nearly defenceless in times of unprecedented disease outbreaks. A pandemic poses many risks to the millions who live in dense megacities, whether in wealthy countries or developing ones. The sheer density of the population of these cities provides an ideal e

Results of the 2004 parliamentary elections have generated a serious debate among scholars and analysts following the unexpected ouster of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the victory of the Congress-led coalition. Some see it as ¿the revenge of the poor against the pro-rich image of the government¿ and there are many who ascribe this to ¿the supposed maturity and ingenuity of the India voter¿.

चूंकि संप्रभु देश तकनीकी क्षेत्र की बड़ी कंपनियों को “वश

The conflict in Europe breaks strategic myths and extends valuable lessons that Asia can learn from

Mark Lynas is right. Completely divorced from research and data Indian activism today is a cesspool of myths and misconceptions

This brief offers a way to rethink the ongoing dispute between India and Bangladesh over the former’s plan to build a high dam on River Barak (known as Surma-Kushiyara and Meghna in Bangladesh) at Tipaimukh in the state of Manipur. It identifies the origins of different sources of water for Bangladesh’s Haor, the region that is widely feared to be under threat by India’s planned dam. The brief recommends the conduct of a comprehensive study

Like the proverbial phoenix of Greek mythology that rose from its ashes, the Taliban is resurrecting in Afghanistan. The good news is that the ¿rising Taliban¿, on the one hand, is supposed to be moderate, and on the other hand, seems to have severed its links with Al Qaeda. The bad news is that it is still the Taliban.

India's Afghanistan policy has for long been hos tage to the vagaries of policy making in Washington and the enormous baggage of myths and wishful thinking which burden its strategic outlook.

अगर चीन की कोविड नीति नाकाम थी तो उस पर अचानक पलट जाना उसस�

आपले आयुष्य व्यापून टाकणाऱ्या इंटरनेटवरील मोठ्या टेक कंपन्यांसाठी सरकारने कितीही नियम केले, तरी त्यांना रोखणे ही अवघड बाब आहे.

आपले आयुष्य व्यापून टाकणाऱ्या इंटरनेटवरील मोठ्या टेक कंपन्यांसाठी सरकारने कितीही नियम केले, तरी त्यांना रोखणे ही अवघड बाब आहे.

भारतीय परिवारों द्वारा की जाने वाली बचत और उनके ख़र्च के �

वटवाघळांनी नेहमीच आपल्यापासून ‘फिजिकल डिस्टन्सिंग’ पाळले आहे. कोरोनासारख्या विषाणूंचा फैलाव रोखायचा असेल तर आता आपणही ते पाळायला हवे.

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