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Mutant virus emerges in the United Kingdom, Christmas killed
Dec 29, 2020

Mutant virus emerges in the United Kingdom, Christmas killed

The UK has suffered enormously over the past year. Most visibly, it has one of the highest rates of COVID deaths per million people, and has suffered

From hedging states to trump cards: China isn’t backing down in South Asia
Dec 28, 2020

From hedging states to trump cards: China isn’t backing down in South Asia

China isn’t going away any time soon from South Asia. India will have to work overtime — and in concert with like-minded partners.

2020 Year of the Ox — How will China continue to lay the groundwork for 2049?
Dec 28, 2020

2020 Year of the Ox — How will China continue to lay the groundwork for 2049?

It seems that China is already gearing for 2021 on two accounts — dual circulation and domestic innovation.

Addressing the inefficacy of multilateralism — Are regional minilaterals the answer?
Dec 28, 2020

Addressing the inefficacy of multilateralism — Are regional minilaterals the answer?

Minilaterals allow a group of countries with shared interests and values to bypass seemingly moribund frameworks, and resolve issues of common concern

Arab Spring: Protests are hard work, but politically organising is harder
Dec 24, 2020

Arab Spring: Protests are hard work, but politically organising is harder

The revolutions were certainly inspiring — and for a time — made many Arabs and the world believe that the troubled region was finally moving towa

Post-pandemic development priorities: Need for SDG-consistent macroeconomic frameworks
Dec 23, 2020

Post-pandemic development priorities: Need for SDG-consistent macroeconomic frameworks

It is good governance at the implementation level that becomes a pre-condition for achieving the goals through improving public expenditure efficiency

Towards values-based connectivity in BIMSTEC: Enhancing the rights dimensions of SDG 8
Dec 23, 2020

Towards values-based connectivity in BIMSTEC: Enhancing the rights dimensions of SDG 8

The enhancement of the SDG framework in line with the human rights norms and indicators should not be onerous, given the voluntarism of the SDG proces

Does the IOR need a cohesive Blue Economy framework?
Dec 23, 2020

Does the IOR need a cohesive Blue Economy framework?

Prioritisation of any one aspect — economic, social or environmental — would chart a lopsided course of development.

COVID-19 and its gendered impact
Dec 23, 2020

COVID-19 and its gendered impact

Any unemployment support must include women who form a large proportion of the workforce in the informal sector.

Principles of financial regulation for Big Tech
Dec 22, 2020

Principles of financial regulation for Big Tech

The legal, regulatory and political momentum to take action is there — yet, regulations remain mostly globally uncoordinated.

Creating ‘doughnut’ cities for resilience in 2021
Dec 22, 2020

Creating ‘doughnut’ cities for resilience in 2021

The transition towards circular urban economies in India needs policy frameworks that allow the development of skills and the inclusion of informal wo

Unemployment remains the biggest challenge for Nepal
Dec 18, 2020

Unemployment remains the biggest challenge for Nepal

Before it is too late, it is necessary on the part of the federal, provincial and local governments to provide easy loans and grants to entrepreneurs,

Industrial corridors, if executed well, can lead to equitable and sustainable economic growth
Dec 03, 2020

Industrial corridors, if executed well, can lead to equitable and sustainable economic growth

Economic decisions and reforms are not a sprint, but a relay race where different types of economic reforms are required at various stages of a nation

Pushing city administrations towards innovative ‘feminist urbanism’
Nov 30, 2020

Pushing city administrations towards innovative ‘feminist urbanism’

Cities will need to give special attention to the needs of women and ensure that it builds on their economic productivity and recognises their contrib

Biden’s promised expansion of H1B visas will be rife with challenges
Nov 24, 2020

Biden’s promised expansion of H1B visas will be rife with challenges

In gradually restoring the pre-Trump status quo on H1B visas, Biden will first seek to gauge the political viability of increasing temporary work visa

Forging a strategic ‘Gateway’: The Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea
Nov 18, 2020

Forging a strategic ‘Gateway’: The Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea

Security cooperation is intrinsic to a ‘Gateway’ to ensure the safety of stakeholders as well as their efforts at collaboration.

Maldives: India backs Shahid for UN post, firms up political ties
Nov 18, 2020

Maldives: India backs Shahid for UN post, firms up political ties

The Indian message was clear. That India worked closely with the government that the Maldivian people elected and will keep an open door for all shade

China’s economic plans: Reading the tea leaves
Nov 04, 2020

China’s economic plans: Reading the tea leaves

The emphasis on self-reliance, innovation and the whole business of “dual circulation” seems to be aimed at convincing the country that the proces

Minding the labour market gaps: Fiscal measures and beyond
Oct 30, 2020

Minding the labour market gaps: Fiscal measures and beyond

Governments need to use expansionary fiscal policies to diminish the huge loss in consumption demand due to the sharp rise in global unemployment.

5G नेटवर्क से जुड़े प्रश्न और भारत की विफलता
Oct 28, 2020

5G नेटवर्क से जुड़े प्रश्न और भारत की विफलता

अभूतपूर्व तकनीकी बदलाव के इस दौर में दुनिया की दो महत्वप�

Envisioning the digital, remote-first workspace
Oct 28, 2020

Envisioning the digital, remote-first workspace

This crisis will be etched in our memories long after we have found its cure but what we will remember the most is how we felt, what we did and who we

Work from home to work from anywhere: The future of co-working spaces
Oct 27, 2020

Work from home to work from anywhere: The future of co-working spaces

The accelerating remote work culture born during COVID-19 is bound to further propel the growth of flexible workspaces, especially since several emplo

Australia and India: Capturing the opportunities in life sciences
Oct 27, 2020

Australia and India: Capturing the opportunities in life sciences

We need investments in innovations and discover new ways of engaging. An integrated way of working together which involves sharing of skills, resource

‘आपकी ज़ुबान बंद है’: कोविड-19, तकनीक, निर्भरता और कामकाजी लोगों का तनाव
Oct 27, 2020

‘आपकी ज़ुबान बंद है’: कोविड-19, तकनीक, निर्भरता और कामकाजी लोगों का तनाव

अगर कंपनियां घर से काम करने के अपने फ़ॉर्मेट में बदलाव ला�

Reimagining work and welfare for the Indian economy
Oct 27, 2020

Reimagining work and welfare for the Indian economy

The debates around work and the welfare architecture in India need to be urgently reframed and translated into practical reform.

केयर वर्कर्स से जुड़ी केयर इकोनॉमी के प्रति जागरूकता की ज़रूरत
Oct 21, 2020

केयर वर्कर्स से जुड़ी केयर इकोनॉमी के प्रति जागरूकता की ज़रूरत

केयर इकोनॉमी न केवल तीव्रगामी समावेशी विकास सेक्टर बनने

The Next Normal: Building resilience in the post-COVID-19 workspace
Oct 20, 2020

The Next Normal: Building resilience in the post-COVID-19 workspace

The workplace of the future must acknowledge and embrace a more well-rounded conception of the home and work, including valuing the full range of expe

वैश्विक महामारी COVID19 का 'पिचवर्क' भारत में सिर्फ एक पीक-पीरियड में ही ख़त्म हो जाएगा?
Oct 20, 2020

वैश्विक महामारी COVID19 का 'पिचवर्क' भारत में सिर्फ एक पीक-पीरियड में ही ख़त्म हो जाएगा?

दिल्ली के अनुभव ने हमें सिखाया है, जहां पहले पीक पीरियड की

Citizen empowerment in urban local bodies
Oct 19, 2020

Citizen empowerment in urban local bodies

Unlike the ‘area sabha’ of the Nagar Raj Bill, the decisions of the ‘jan sabha’ were to be binding on the wards committee in regard to local w

भारतीय रेल: दुनिया के चौथे सबसे बड़े रेलवे नेटवर्क पर जीवन की रक्षा
Oct 10, 2020

भारतीय रेल: दुनिया के चौथे सबसे बड़े रेलवे नेटवर्क पर जीवन की रक्षा

भारतीय रेलवे नेटवर्क पर हर साल “दुर्भाग्यशाली घटनाओं” म�

Embodied surveillance during Covid-19 in India: A feminist perspective
Oct 08, 2020

Embodied surveillance during Covid-19 in India: A feminist perspective

Guidelines on public mobility may be needed to control community transmission. However, when this is carried out in a manner that evokes fear without

शहरी प्रवासी मज़दूरों को सम्मानजनक हाउसिंग मुहैया करना एक ज़रूरी महत्वकांक्षा
Oct 06, 2020

शहरी प्रवासी मज़दूरों को सम्मानजनक हाउसिंग मुहैया करना एक ज़रूरी महत्वकांक्षा

शहरों को विकास का केंद्र बनाने में प्रवासी मज़दूरों की म�

Education and capacity building in Africa: The story of two competing Asian giants
Oct 01, 2020

Education and capacity building in Africa: The story of two competing Asian giants

Both India and China have largely played on two different planks.

COVID-19: Lessons from the ‘Spanish lifestyle’ terminator
Sep 28, 2020

COVID-19: Lessons from the ‘Spanish lifestyle’ terminator

The impact of COVID-19 has shown that Spain, like many other countries, must work hard on improving its internal capability to manage pandemics.

Public policy lessons from Pakistan’s experience with COVID-19
Sep 25, 2020

Public policy lessons from Pakistan’s experience with COVID-19

Pakistan must proceed beyond providing immediate relief to its people by investing in programmes that reduce vulnerability and lead to sustained impro

कोविड-19 और भारत के असंगठित कामगार: सरकार के जवाब की समीक्षा
Sep 25, 2020

कोविड-19 और भारत के असंगठित कामगार: सरकार के जवाब की समीक्षा

दिक़्क़तों को दूर करने के लिए केरल की तर्ज़ पर सिविल सोसाय�

Why do ‘urbanised’ villages resist being labelled as urban local bodies?
Sep 22, 2020

Why do ‘urbanised’ villages resist being labelled as urban local bodies?

‘Urbanised’ rural areas must migrate to regulations that would get urbanisation right.

Addressing challenges of rainwater harvesting in Delhi
Sep 21, 2020

Addressing challenges of rainwater harvesting in Delhi

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a useful method to address the problem of water shortage. However, the Delhi government is unable to tap its full potent

The “17+1” initiative: Is China losing its charm in Central and Eastern Europe?
Sep 18, 2020

The “17+1” initiative: Is China losing its charm in Central and Eastern Europe?

Few years into the framework, there is a growing discontent within the CEE countries given the slow progress in generating the desired economic result

Saving lives on the world’s fourth-largest railway network
Sep 10, 2020

Saving lives on the world’s fourth-largest railway network

The loss of lives of nearly 10,000 people in “untoward incidents” annually on the Indian Railway network should no longer be allowed to remain as