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To ensure that existing resources expended by the government on ed-tech are used efficiently, NITI Aayog is pioneering a revolutionary approach to inc
A visiting team of Sri Lankan Tamil political leaders addressed an interaction at the ORF Chennai Chapter of the Observer Research Foundation on 3 January 2008. The team comprised Mr V Anandasangaree, president of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), Mr D Sithardthan of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) and Mr T Sritharan from the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF).
India still struggles to understand the alchemy by which access to new technologies, processes and markets is converted into increase in productivity.
A digital revolution in MSMEs' access to credit might accelerate growth and prosperity - if policymakers focus on simplicity, access, and human capital.
During his own lifetime, Mao Zedong struggled with his own ideological prognosis and abandoned his earlier visceral dislike for capitalism.
As the chair of the GPAI, India needs to be at the forefront of this revolution and ensure that it plays an active role in the safe and equitable deve
The coming decade requires an urgent effort toward the establishment of mechanisms that ensures an egalitarian re-distribution of the tech-revolution
M-Pesa in its current form was launched in Kenya in April 2007, and it revolutionised the financial services landscape.
Enrique Peña Nieto, the young and telegenic candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), has been elected Mexico's next president with about 38% of the popular vote. His closest competitor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
Given the current trends of climate action, millets provide an efficient solution for circumventing the food and water trade-off
The Nepalese revolution is only the latest manifestation of the power of the people in compelling dictatorial forces to yield. In February 1986, the Philippine people had brought down a dictatorship and restored democracy in their dramatic four-day People Power Revolution.
While the geopolitical contestation in emerging technologies will continue, the importance of strengthening policies towards network security cannot b
In a world buffeted by multiple headwinds, it appears that we have a dearth of progressive leadership. How can individuals and institutions rise abo
Measuring the proportion of internet users globally is done in disparate ways, and even those who have some degree of access may not have meaningful a
The world is experiencing a crucial shift; a new industrial revolution. This time, the colour is green, and the aim is a cleaner, more livable world for future generations. This industrial revolution will require unprecedented access to critical minerals like graphite, cobalt, lithium, and copper, used for some of the most advanced technologies of our time. Many of these minerals are scattered around the globe, and states that do not have the nat
Qatar has taken a step towards a more inclusive political system. Is this a revolutionary shift or more of an image building exercise?
It remains to be seen if mass-scale protests can bring any real reorientation in the political and ideological sphere of Iran
The current conventional wisdom now being voiced among American analysts is that the 2004 election is evidence of a conservative revolution in American politics. According to this view, the U.S. is now in the midst of a long-term shift to the right and the creation of an enduring Republican majority, akin to the Democratic majority coalition forged during the 1930s and the New Deal by Franklin Roosevelt.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. – Aristotle
Many of the phenomena go back to the financial crisis of 2008, the biggest shock to the global economic system since the 1929. Nine years after 1929, a nervous, pessimistic and Hobbesian world was plunged into war. 2017 is nine years after 2008.
A Space 2.0 India revolution awaits.
India needs to recalibrate its strategies and adopt a holistic approach that bridges the gap between traditional sectors like manufacturing and emergi
As we enter the new decade, it is critical that nations and communities be able to realise the transformative potential of emerging technologies, in a
The world is facing a climate-change challenge that requires nothing short of atechnological revolution to address. Yet the current patterns of technology development anddiffusions are not transformative enough; nor are they happening at a pace, rapid enough.Actions at multiple levels engaging different actors are needed to reduce emissions whilemeeting the developmental needs of the global south. This paper summarises the mostinnovative ideas sh
The reforms that the Agnipath scheme entails will help revolutionise the Indian defence system.
Adam Smith was among the first to challenge mercantilism and the guild system by association. Smith believed that the wealth of nations depended on th
India is at a crossroads. It has the largest young workforce anywhere in the world, and is the fastest growing economy today. At the same time, the economy is not creating enough jobs, and therefore not fully harnessing its “demographic dividend” in preparation for the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”. To create more and better jobs, certain fundamental realities need to be recognised – the untapped opportunities in the services sector, t
Education and skills development are key factors in the ‘man or machine’ debate.
The political funding reforms are an embarrassment to India’s claims of heralding a transparency revolution
In a country possessing as vast a landscape and populace as India, blockchain has the potential to completely transform and revolutionize governance,
Policymakers and practitioners are leading the emerging consensus on the need to fundamentally reassess assumptions
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) must account for the possibility of interstate migration, rapid urbanisation and possible changes in the social fabric as populations react to new job opportunities.
The three-way contract between the user, service provider and app provider will determine several questions in the future.
Feminist movements have historically lacked inclusivity, often growing within a limited Western upper-class psyche, based on their own challenges and needs. The digital revolution has paved the way for a new iteration of feminism. The digital space can bolster feminist activist movements by encouraging inclusion and improving accessibility in organising collective action. It also helps weave local stories with global narratives to highlight commo
The threat posed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy to the Strait of Hormuz is real, but exaggerated. Its advantages in open, asymmetric warfare wo
Can emerging technology and the fourth industrial revolution aid in the increasing water insecurity in India and globally?
Resolving the Tibetan conflict by providing at least limited autonomy would increase governing legitimacy of the Communist Party of China.
The current regime views the hijab as a characteristic of the national identity of Iran. Will the current protests bring any change?
Modern India has put a lie to the notion that democratic governance and economic progress are incompatible with extreme social diversity and high init
The narrative around commercial satellite servicing must move beyond its “dual-use” capabilities to fully be prepared for the impending revolution
What can cities do to ensure progress and prosperity for all?
The solipsistic Trump “revolution” is unfolding on fantasies about economic growth.
What the people want of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and indeed expect, is an economic revolution that will change their lives and those of their children. To this end, Modi's actions, so far, add up to several IOUs, and a number of promises in the form of temporary measures pushed through in the form of ordinances.
