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( At the time of the blasts, I was on a flight from Delhi to Chennai. Immediately on my return home at 9 PM on October 29,2005, I heard of the blasts. At the request of an online journal, I had given my initial reactions in a brief write-up titled " Delhi Blasts: The Message". This article is an attempt at a more comprehensive analysis on the basis of further information available at 8 AM on October 30,2005)
In the first of a two-part series, an assessment is made about whether Australia’s place in the Pacific is as assured as once assumed
Nearly half of Indian households still use biomass for cooking. A credible transition to LPG or equivalent cooking fuels will come only when household
Though a market for electricity does not exist in India in the strictest sense, PHS cannot count on technical viability and environmental benefits to
Enhancing the tourism infrastructure would help create employment opportunities and aid the economic reconstruction of the Valley.
Improved infrastructure has a critical role in enabling a nation to apply military power. On the India-China border, there is a clear military imbalance-not just in terms of equipment and forces on the border but also in terms of the physical infrastructure. This paper will compare the infrastructure as it exists today, while identifying the gaps.
October is a month of special concern and tension in both Indonesia and Thailand due to the third anniversary of the Bali explosions of October 12, 2002, and the first anniversary of the terrible tragedy on October 25 last year, in which 78 Muslim youth, taken into custody by the security forces for participating in a big protest demonstration (1,300 protesters) outside the Tak Bai police station in the Narathiwat province of southern Thailand, a
The Thai authorities continue to face difficulties in their efforts to bring the activities of the jihadi terrorist elements under control in Southern Thailand. The current wave of jihadi terrorist violence in the three Muslim majority southern provinces, which started in January last year, has already cost over 800 lives of Government servants, innocent civilians and suspected Muslim militants.
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
While lockdown might not be necessary in this third wave, ensuring compliance with COVID-appropriate behaviours is a must to prevent any untoward cons
While there is no doubt that Modi’s outreach has paid us rich dividends, it takes two to tango. The UAE leadership has taken a pragmatic and forward-looking view of the rise of India. It also sees a convergence of interests in standing against religious extremism. As the IPL kicks off, it is important to shed our own stereotypes, to update perspectives and take a fresh look at a country that has emerged as such a vital partner in such a short s
This brief discusses one of the most crucial challenges to effective global governance for development: bridging the financing gap for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It considers the role of the G20 in addressing this gap, and outlines a 10-point action plan for the grouping. The aim is to bolster the financing required to achieve the SDGs in the next six and a half years—serving as an update to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of 2015 in l
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone many changes since Xi Jinping became general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2013. Efforts at modernising the PLA have been conducted in earnest for the past 10 years through the overhaul of the organisation and the introduction of latest technologies to make it battle-ready. This paper describes these capability-related and institutional changes in China’s military, wh
China has been less harmed by the tariff war than was expected, and it has been remarkably resistant to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the only economy in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook update that is likely to have a positive growth rate of 1 per cent in 2020. This has probably reinforced Xi’s belief that a strong one-party state is better able to handle the challenges. He has also pushed state-owned market enterprises to follow market rules
Like Chinese do now, India needs to create 'constituencies' in the neighbourhood that are not only sound but are also continuing. This is not to influence their decisions but to create institutional mechanisms that will be able to constantly update its knowledge and understanding of the existing and emerging situations.
The week’s updates from the energy sector.
The week’s updates from the energy sector.
The week’s updates from the energy sector.
Protests in China ऐसे में सवाल उठता है कि आखिर इस विरोध का असर चीन की �
The week’s updates from South Asia.
The Indian service sector necessitates the implementation of specific policies to guarantee the adoption of technology and upskilling to secure growth
This Issue Brief aims to deconstruct the Centre-State fiscal relationship by describing the current status quo and the criticisms. It gives recommendations to correct and update the relationship such that it reflects the changed fiscal structure of the country, its States and its people.
Russia’s war on Ukraine, interrupted value chains, and increased regionalisation are putting pressures on the already-strained multilateral trading system. Though a strong World Trade Organization (WTO) is needed to navigate these challenges, the organisation risks becoming irrelevant if far-reaching reforms are not implemented as soon as possible. In the short- and medium-term, WTO members must agree on limiting export barriers, especi
The 2021 Conference of Parties 26 (COP26) propelled nations to ramp up their climate targets and the concomitant Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. However, the updated NDCs and the announced pledges for 2030 remain insufficient and poorly aligned with the targets of the Paris Agreement. The reduction in projected 2030 emissions is estimated to be 7.5 percent—far lower than the 30 percent requi
This paper analyses the contentious idea of a nexus between public opinion and foreign policy agendas, focusing on the Indian context. The paper examines the history of the discourse and outlines the key ideological divergences and events that have shaped the inquiry. It then traces the public opinion-foreign policy linkage in the Indian context, and frames the analysis against other representative democracies, specifically the United States. Usi
अपनी आर्थिक सुरक्षा की रणनीति का यूरोपीय संघ ने जो नया अप�
पर्यटन पायाभूत सुविधा वाढवण्यामुळे रोजगाराच्या संधी नि
भू-राजकीय आणि भू-आर्थिक गट अशी युरोपीय महासंघाची प्रतिमा
हो सकता है कि महामारी की तीसरी लहर के दौरान लॉकडाउन की ज़र
हो सकता है कि महामारी की तीसरी लहर के दौरान लॉकडाउन की ज़र
कोविड मामलों में औचक वृद्धि को नियंत्रित करने में चीन की �
वैसे तो, सही मायने में भारत में बिजली का बाज़र मौजूद नहीं �
भारतामध्ये खऱ्या अर्थाने वीजेची बाजारपेठ अस्तित्वात नस
भारताच्या सेवा क्षेत्राच्या विकासासाठी तंत्रज्ञानाचा �
दोन भागांच्या मालिकेतील पहिल्यामध्ये, पॅसिफिकमध्ये ऑस्ट्रेलियाचे स्थान एकदा गृहीत धरल्याप्रमाणे निश्चित आहे की नाही याचे मूल्यांकन केले आहे.
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একটি অভিন্ন দেওয়ানি বিধির অভাব ভারতীয় সমাজের সামগ�
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