Policy UpdateNaushabaBackgroundEvery year on June 30, Our world celebrates the International Day of Parliamentarism, also known as World Parliament Day. On this day in 1889, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was established by a small group of parliamentarians who believed...
Policy UpdateNaushabaNarendra Modi, under his third prime ministership, visited President Vladimir Putin in Mosow, Russia on the 8th of July as his first official visit after entering office. It has been a few days since his visit, however, the...
Policy UpdateNaushabaBackgroundThe National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) at the start of 2019 to improve the air quality of 131 cities across 24 states/UTs in India. It is...
Harsh V PantVivek MishraIn the last four decades, however, attempts to assassinate presidents or presidential nominees had seemed relegated to the past.Over the years, cinematic adaptations depicting famous US presidential assassinations have heightened the mythic connection between American presidents...
TK ArunEmpathise with a victim of violence, but do not let up on opposing the violence he fans.Being shot at has, indeed, boosted Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and wrong-footed his rival President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.Trump supporters rage loud...
Anil TrigunayatPM Modi’s July 8-9 visit in Russia was symbolic, substantive and significant in many ways, even though it attracted undesirable attention and unsolicited comments from certain western countries and their representatives exceeding their diplomatic brief, writes Former Diplomat...
TK ArunIndia should capitalise on the travel impositions brought in by some of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. A look at the how India can address the challenges it faces and how to build on its...
Policy UpdateLakshita SinghContextThe International Monetary Fund recently developed the AI Preparedness Index to evaluate the level of AI readiness in various organizations. This index assesses AI preparedness in 174 countries by examining factors like digital infrastructure, human capital and...
TK ArunMacron’s call for snap elections was a political gamble, and it has succeeded in deflating the Right’s political momentum.French President Emmanuel Macron has pulled off his political gamble. He has crushed the challenge from the Far Right, demonstrated...
Harsh V. Pant, Ayjaz WaniThe deep-seated contradictions among member states on regional security and terrorism, combined with growing Chinese influence, have compelled New Delhi to perform a strategic balancing act.Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend the 24th Shanghai...
