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Jan 29, 2020

Sharing space: Tech and terrorism

Technology has as much potential to exacerbate as it does to mitigate the risks of terrorism. What takes place in the digital space is merely symptoma

Elina Noor

The future of work: Embracing informality

Development

Jan 27, 2020

The future of work: Embracing informality

With the rise of digital labour platforms, new forms of employment are emerging that deviate from the “standard employment relationship.”

Sabrina Korreck

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Jan 24, 2020

Brazil and India in the new decade

The upcoming visit of the President of Brazil for the Republic Day may offer a platform to forge a close friendship between the leaders of these two l

Candice Vianna

Maldives: Development & decentralisation, MDP’s plank for Island-council polls?

International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Indian Ocean

Jan 21, 2020

Maldives: Development & decentralisation, MDP’s plank for Island-council polls?

N. Sathiya Moorthy

Message from Jharkhand to all political players

Domestic Politics and Governance | State Level Politics | National Politics

Dec 30, 2019

Message from Jharkhand to all political players

Satish Misra

Naval aviation needs prioritisation, not priority

Defence and Security | Indian Defence

Dec 24, 2019

Naval aviation needs prioritisation, not priority

Angad Singh

Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation

Dec 21, 2019

Playing around with property tax

Confusion over municipal property tax collection in Mumbai is a lesson for ULBs across India

Ramanath Jha

Death for the dictator: Interplay of Pakistan’s politics, military and judiciary

Privacy & Data Protection

Dec 17, 2019

Death for the dictator: Interplay of Pakistan’s politics, military and judiciary

As things stand in Pakistan, the army and the government claim to be on the same page. The judiciary — for now — is standing apart.

Sushant Sareen

FASTag: Reducing chaos and optimising speed at the toll plaza

Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation

Dec 16, 2019

FASTag: Reducing chaos and optimising speed at the toll plaza

Amruta Ponkshe

Agenda 2+2: US and India to hold second foreign and defence ministerial dialogue

Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy

Dec 12, 2019

Agenda 2+2: US and India to hold second foreign and defence ministerial dialogue

Beyond the personal chemistry between political leaders forecasting bilateral ties, consultative platforms on the ministerial level like the US-India

Kashish Parpiani

Governance by technical standards: Do digital id platforms re-order or reinforce international relations?

Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology

Nov 06, 2019

Governance by technical standards: Do digital id platforms re-order or reinforce international relations?

ARUN MOHAN SUKUMAR

Productivity vs. well-being: The promise of tech mediated work and its implications on society

Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology

Oct 25, 2019

Productivity vs. well-being: The promise of tech mediated work and its implications on society

It is crucial to better understand the aspirations of people and find opportunities for work that create a space for individuals to find meaning as

Sarayu Natarajan | Astha Kapoor | Astha Kapoor

Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology

Oct 22, 2019

Future conflict: The nays have it!

Sean Kanuck

Don’t Panic: Democracy and the digital transition

Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy | Media and Internet | Developing and Emerging Economies | Cyber and Technology

Oct 21, 2019

Don’t Panic: Democracy and the digital transition

Mihir Swarup Sharma

Interrogating the future of digital democracies

Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology

Oct 21, 2019

Interrogating the future of digital democracies

Lydia Kostopoulos | Lydia Kostopoulos

The turning tide of the platform revolution – Current trends and future developments

Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology

Oct 19, 2019

The turning tide of the platform revolution – Current trends and future developments

Paula Kift

Welcome to the age of the platform nation

Developing and Emerging Economies | Cyber and Technology

Oct 18, 2019

Welcome to the age of the platform nation

Mihir Swarup Sharma | Samir Saran

Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology

Oct 15, 2019

CyFy 2019: Chairman’s message

CyFy in many ways is a platform that mimics the internet in its pristine prime. It is designed to be owned and curated by multiple stakeholders and pa

Sunjoy Joshi

Towards a more meaningful Indo–US energy partnership

Energy | Energy Security | Oil, Gas and Renewables

Oct 10, 2019

Towards a more meaningful Indo–US energy partnership

Given the United States’ profile of being a major player as a producer, lead technologist and now one of the prominent suppliers of energy, the enha

Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni

Jaishankar defines India’s place in the new world

Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy

Oct 09, 2019

Jaishankar defines India’s place in the new world

The west needs India for its market, human resources and burden sharing while India needs the west for its growth. The question is whether a “new co

Seema Sirohi

Defence and Security | China Foreign Policy | China Military

Oct 09, 2019

Has China reset military equations?

China’s military modernisation has been striking both for its pace and ambition.

Rakesh Sood

Defence and Security | Indian Defence

Oct 09, 2019

Focus beyond fighters

In the absence of combat mass, technology has to do the heavy lifting. For the last twenty years, the IAF has seen combat aircraft numbers rapidly dwi

Angad Singh

China Military

Oct 01, 2019

China at 70

It’s not what’s on display alone that worries the world, but China’s race towards becoming capable of fighting “intelligent warfare” based o

Manoj Joshi

In Iran–Saudi tensions, the stakes are global

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Oct 01, 2019

In Iran–Saudi tensions, the stakes are global

The ensuing kerfuffle between the US, Iran and Saudi Arabia has displayed the different directions that both Riyadh and Washington have taken, despite

Kabir Taneja

States election dates announced: Once again Modi’s popularity on radar

Domestic Politics and Governance | State Level Politics

Sep 26, 2019

States election dates announced: Once again Modi’s popularity on radar

The BJP is the best placed in next month’s electoral battle.

Satish Misra

Law and Justice | Transportation

Sep 17, 2019

Implementation of revised MVA penalties

While saving lives is a laudable objective, good driving habits alone are not enough to bring down deaths. Quality of roads, competence and freshness

Ramanath Jha

विदेश मंत्री एस. जयशंकर के नेपाल दौरे: एक नए पॉवर प्ले की दिशा में बढ़ते क़दम?

Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy

Sep 12, 2019

विदेश मंत्री एस. जयशंकर के नेपाल दौरे: एक नए पॉवर प्ले की दिशा में बढ़ते क़दम?

नेपाल ने नज़दीकी संबंधों में नई जान फूंकने के लिहाज़ से व�

Sohini Nayak

Domestic Politics and Governance | Social Inclusion

Sep 12, 2019

Rumblings in the Northeast

It is vital that the Naga leadership fully comprehend the situation and look towards the issues they wish to safeguard under the provisions of Article

Deepak Sinha

Indian startups and Chinese venture capital: The strategic dimension

Economics and Finance | Cyber and Technology

Sep 11, 2019

Indian startups and Chinese venture capital: The strategic dimension

How does it play out in the larger technology war involving the US and China?

Carl Jaison

Flight of foreign portfolio investments: Perilous to government plans

Economics and Finance | International Trade and Investment

Sep 10, 2019

Flight of foreign portfolio investments: Perilous to government plans

Despite recent waivers, continuing the withdrawal of FPIs from the Indian economy highlights the perils of an uninsulated capital market in India.

Ria Kasliwal

Development | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation

Sep 09, 2019

India’s urban reality

Unless India takes up urban planning with the seriousness it deserves, the future of some of the mega projects of the incumbent government such as the

Dhaval Desai

China banks on the Fourth Plenum to set future course

Economics and Finance

Sep 05, 2019

China banks on the Fourth Plenum to set future course

As the Fourth Plenum approaches, the Communist Party of China will use this platform to further discuss important socio-political and economic issues.

Manoj Joshi

Analysing Jaishankar’s Nepal visit: Road to a new power-play?

Indian Foreign Policy | Water

Aug 23, 2019

Analysing Jaishankar’s Nepal visit: Road to a new power-play?

In order to maintain and rekindle the amicability of ties, EAM Jaishankar’s visit is of utmost importance, arranging for India a fortuity to do away

| Sohini Nayak

हांगकांग प्रत्यर्पण विधेयक: प्रदर्शनकारी और चीन सरकार बीच का रास्ता निकालें

International Affairs | China Foreign Policy

Aug 21, 2019

हांगकांग प्रत्यर्पण विधेयक: प्रदर्शनकारी और चीन सरकार बीच का रास्ता निकालें

प्रदर्शन के निशाने पर भले ही कैरी लिम की हांगकांग सरकार ह�

Manoj Joshi

Domestic Politics and Governance | Development | Inclusion

Aug 19, 2019

Kashmir today and tomorrow

How much satisfaction will one get by owning a flat or an apartment house in such places protected by thousands of boots on the ground is beyond measu

Samantha Keen

Defence and Security | Indian Defence | China Military

Aug 14, 2019

After Balakot, one eye on the Dragon

As China innovates its aerial platforms and weaponry to match the US Air Force, the Indian defence-industrial planning will have to be more ambitious.

| Angad Singh

Fellows Seminar Series | Electronic and Cyber Warfare: A Comparative Analysis of the PLA and the Indian Army

Jan 01, 1970

Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy

Aug 12, 2019

Hong Kong: Headed for a crash?

Manoj Joshi

Indo-Pacific: Ancient waters and emerging geometries

Defence and Security | Indian Ocean | Maritime Security

Aug 01, 2019

Indo-Pacific: Ancient waters and emerging geometries

With Beijing stepping up naval shipbuilding in recent years — including aircraft carriers — it seems the PLAN is intent on increasing strategic re

Abhijit Singh

China’s defence white paper-2019: Chinese conventional capabilities and implications for India

China Military

Jul 29, 2019

China’s defence white paper-2019: Chinese conventional capabilities and implications for India

Kartik Bommakanti

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

Skilling | Education

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

SHOURYA GORI