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Sunk costs: COVID-19 and the maritime industry
Apr 21, 2020

Sunk costs: COVID-19 and the maritime industry

The dependence on China’s demand and exports has driven the shipping industry for too long and has increased risks for the entire supply chain.

Sustainable business practices: Imperatives and pathways
Aug 11, 2023

Sustainable business practices: Imperatives and pathways

A move towards universal business sustainability will need a multi-stakeholder approach, legal enforcement, and government policies

Sustainable semiconductor: भारत के लिए टिकाऊ सेमीकंडक्टर हासिल करने का मिशन!
Jul 26, 2023

Sustainable semiconductor: भारत के लिए टिकाऊ सेमीकंडक्टर हासिल करने का मिशन!

अब जबकि भारत सेमीकंडक्टर का अगला बड़ा केंद्र बनने की दिश�

Tackling India’s unemployment problem: Services, skills, and symmetry
Apr 15, 2024

Tackling India’s unemployment problem: Services, skills, and symmetry

The Indian service sector necessitates the implementation of specific policies to guarantee the adoption of technology and upskilling to secure growth

Taliban’s Afghanistan: An Emerging Security Challenge for India and Central Asia
Aug 16, 2023

Taliban’s Afghanistan: An Emerging Security Challenge for India and Central Asia

Relations between India and the Central Asia Republics (CARs) have matured over the past three decades, primarily in the areas of military technology, defence, counterterrorism, and economy, and culture. Following the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan and the resultant security, geostrategic, and geoeconomic challenges, India and the CARs must aim to strengthen their ties. This brief assesses the evolving situation in Afghanistan

Tech collaboration between democracies
Sep 15, 2022

Tech collaboration between democracies

Given the rapid advances made by authoritarian regimes in the tech space, democracies must work together to promote collective technology leadership.

Tech cooperation defines India-US strategic alignment
Jul 03, 2023

Tech cooperation defines India-US strategic alignment

The current set of agreements between India and the US on emerging technologies implies that technology will now be at the core of their ties

Tech for All: Access, rights, and innovation moving forward
Oct 12, 2020

Tech for All: Access, rights, and innovation moving forward

Digital technologies are quickly becoming an everyday necessity. What can we do to bridge this gap of inequality and establish digital technology as a

Tech-driven counterterrorism: Navigating new frontiers
Mar 29, 2024

Tech-driven counterterrorism: Navigating new frontiers

There is a growing need for adaptive counter-terrorism strategies and global collaboration to navigate the intersection of technology and terrorism ef

Technocratic Solutions to Climate Change
May 17, 2022

Technocratic Solutions to Climate Change

Technology - a boon or a bane for the environment and climate?

Technodemocracy at Tangier
Jul 05, 2019

Technodemocracy at Tangier

Reverberations of post-colonial themes of finding ‘voice’ fuse with the leapfrog of technology for cooperation in the emerging world on achieving sustainable development goals - a report from the Conference on Technology, Innovation and Society at Tangier in June 2019.

The 20th Party Congress and China’s New Roadmap
Aug 28, 2023

The 20th Party Congress and China’s New Roadmap

The 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October 2022 and the subsequent leadership reshuffle gave a new mandate to a ruling elite that will sit at the helm till 2027. It happened at a time when the CPC is facing strong headwinds, among them a tech war with the United States (US) and a downturn in the domestic economy as a result of President Xi Jinping’s ‘zero-COVID-19’ policy. The CPC saw the protests that ensued a

The Abraham Accords: Powerlifting West Asia’s geopolitics
May 11, 2022

The Abraham Accords: Powerlifting West Asia’s geopolitics

Rather than pinning all hopes to mitigate regional tensions in West Asia on the Abraham accords, regional actors should establish new channels of comm

The Agnipath Scheme: Overcoming structural flaws
Jul 04, 2022

The Agnipath Scheme: Overcoming structural flaws

The Agnipath Scheme might appear to be feasible on paper but won’t pan out well in practice.

The ambiguities in India's attempt at data protection
Dec 17, 2022

The ambiguities in India's attempt at data protection

While the new DPDPB 2022 is a more comprehensive bill, the underlined aim is to protect the data fiduciaries than to protect users from exploitation.

The arrow effect of demonetisation and GST
Aug 02, 2017

The arrow effect of demonetisation and GST

If technology and data analytics has delivered results around demonetisation and direct taxes, the GST goes one step ahead on the GST and indirect tax

The broadening spectrum of India–Mexico ties
Apr 23, 2022

The broadening spectrum of India–Mexico ties

Despite the initial lull, recent high-level dialogues indicate a renewed boost in the bilateral relations between India and Mexico

The changing contours of India's defence policy
Aug 14, 2023

The changing contours of India's defence policy

A combination of institutional frameworks and policy changes has ensured a profound transformation in India's defence policy

The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication
Feb 07, 2023

The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication

There is an urgent need for standard operating procedures and open communication, especially when it comes to technology and space.

The contested world of deradicalization programs
Dec 14, 2022

The contested world of deradicalization programs

The legal systems in India lag when it comes to the fast-adapting formats of radicalisation. Policy can seldom keep up with technology.

The deepening of India–Israel defence ties
Jun 07, 2022

The deepening of India–Israel defence ties

Cooperation in various areas ranging from technology to defence has led to the opening up of a new potential partnership between the two-tech savvy de

The Emerging Domains of Conflict in the 21st Century
Aug 14, 2023

The Emerging Domains of Conflict in the 21st Century

Human civilisation is at a new moment of transition across social norms, economics, governance, and the environment, and is facing the dawn of a new era of inter-planetary human migration (to Mars). In the future, historians will look to the first half of the 21st century to tell the story of how these changes started and unfolded through five domains of conflict. These domains touch on the unravelling of governance structures in need of

The Enduring Problem of Illegal Constructions in India’s Cities
Jul 14, 2021

The Enduring Problem of Illegal Constructions in India’s Cities

India’s rising urbanisation in recent years has triggered unbridled construction activities to meet the needs of the growing populations in these cities. Not all of these constructions abide by existing laws, however, leading to adverse consequences on governance systems, the environment, people’s health, transportation services, and overall citizen well-being. In extreme cases, illegal constructions have resulted in loss of lives and propert

The EU-India Relationship at 60: Where is it headed in 2023?
Mar 23, 2023

The EU-India Relationship at 60: Where is it headed in 2023?

India and the EU must work together to ensure that their partnership remains a positive force for stability and development in the Indo-Pacific region

The EU’s Economic Security Strategy update: Ready for a new era?
Apr 06, 2024

The EU’s Economic Security Strategy update: Ready for a new era?

The recent update released by the EU on its Economic Security Strategy is aimed at positioning it as a geopolitical as well as a geoeconomic bloc

The Fintech Landscape in India and Africa: A Primer
Aug 16, 2023

The Fintech Landscape in India and Africa: A Primer

The adoption of digital payments has risen exponentially over the past decade in many countries including India and those in the African continent. In India, the growth has run parallel to rapid mobile penetration, aided by initiatives like Aadhaar, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and IndiaStack, as well as the unintended push factor created by demonetisation in November 2016. This brief discusses the landscape of fintech—‘finan

The future of the battle for minds
Jan 15, 2022

The future of the battle for minds

The use of cognitive warfare by states showcases that a new avenue for contestation has emerged

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 gender imbalance at COP27
Dec 08, 2022

The gender imbalance at COP27

COP27 should strive to be a platform that keeps women at the heart of intergovernmental climate negotiations

The geopolitics of the green mobility transition
Apr 01, 2022

The geopolitics of the green mobility transition

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine might have unintended consequences for the green mobility transition.

The Girl Effect: A hope for gender empowerment in the Global South
Feb 18, 2023

The Girl Effect: A hope for gender empowerment in the Global South

Combining private sector initiatives and government policies synergistically can lead to gender empowerment

The great US-China tech decoupling
Nov 02, 2022

The great US-China tech decoupling

The US export controls might push China towards an impetus for a strong domestic semiconductor industry

The Green Deal and dealing with partners: EU in dire straits?
Mar 01, 2024

The Green Deal and dealing with partners: EU in dire straits?

While the Green Deal underscores the ‘whole of EU’ approach, it remains to be seen how the EU can adapt its external efforts to ensure a just tran

The growing centrality of India in Australia’s Indo-Pacific policy
Mar 13, 2023

The growing centrality of India in Australia’s Indo-Pacific policy

PM Albanese’s visit to India is indicative of the strong political will to factor India into Australia’s Indo-Pacific Policy

The growing divergence in Europe over Russia
Feb 21, 2022

The growing divergence in Europe over Russia

How will a divided Europe face the threats emerging from the Russia-Ukraine crisis that is brewing in their backyard?

The I2U2 Business Forum: West Asia’s institutional moment
Jul 12, 2023

The I2U2 Business Forum: West Asia’s institutional moment

By prioritising regional economic integration, the I2U2 Business Forum can serve as a strong foundation for a robust West Asian regional architecture

The importance of PM's visit to Moscow
Oct 18, 2013

The importance of PM's visit to Moscow

While much of the Indo-Russian relationship appears to be already existing ties, especially in the military-technical cooperation and hydrocarbon industry, trade and economic relations are faced with myriad challenges. It is time to diversify the trade basket to include technology, pharmaceuticals, etc.

The international politics of data: When control trumps protection
Oct 26, 2022

The international politics of data: When control trumps protection

The general impetus seems to be control of data flows by nation states and not protection of data and privacy

The interplay between China, the United States, and India
Dec 19, 2019

The interplay between China, the United States, and India

As China rises, racing ahead in emerging technologies, there are implications for both Washington and Delhi.