Tikender Singh PanwarIndia sees challenges as either rural or urban; instead, it needs to address them as part of a continuumThis century is supposed to be India’s urban century due not only to massive demographic shifts, with the country...
Anamitra SinhaBACKGROUND: The U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) was launched in May 2022 to strengthen the strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation between the two countries. iCET seeks to bolster collaboration across governments, businesses, and academic...
Sumit DahiphaleBackground:-The International Day of Democracy is celebrated worldwide on 15 September each year. It was established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007. It encourages governments to strengthen and consolidate democracy. On this day...
Arun KumarPerhaps JNU played a small part in making Sitaram what he was – an affable democrat who was widely admired.I met Sitaram Yechury soon after I joined the Jawaharlal Nehru University for a PhD programme in 1977. The...
TK ArunIndian communism was at the crossroads in 1992 when the world changed. If Yechury, the communist who got it, had been given leadership then, Indian politics may have had a different trajectory. Sitaram Yechury became the General Secretary of...
Harsh V. Pant & Vivek MishraThe US-India defence relationship is rapidly expanding, adapting to evolving regional and global security demands. This includes safeguarding supply chains, advancing critical and emerging technologies, and enhancing cooperation in cyber, space, and new dimensions...
Harsh V. PantThe recent US presidential debate saw Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clash on various issues, focusing more on personal attacks than policy. Harris criticised Trump’s economic plans, while Trump accused her of being an extension of Biden’s...
TK ArunThere is a strong case for augmenting the recovery and reconstruction funds with extra-fiscal finance, funds mobilized through risk transfer mechanisms similar to insurance, tapping the risk appetite of investors with large and diverse portfolios of investments, who...
TK ArunAround the rich world, immigration has become a lightning rod for public anger over crime, rising prices and seeming erosion of cultural integrity.The odds increased last week on a Fed rate cut, as US Labour Bureau data on...
Harsh V. PantKalpit MankikarIndia has approved investment proposals from certain Chinese electronics manufacturing companies, suggesting a shift in its economic stance towards China. After military tensions and economic restrictions post-Galwan, India had limited Chinese investments. However, with concerns over...
