Harsh V Pant & Aditya Gowdara ShivamurthyPresident Ramnath Kovind was on a State visit to Bangladesh from December 15-17. His visit to attend Bangladesh’s 50th Vijay Dibos served two purposes. First, it reflected the historical roots that interconnect India...
Jayan Jose ThomasThe population in the working-age years (aged 15 to 59) as a proportion of the total is expected to increase to 64 percent in India, while it is set to decline to 59.5 percent in China, by 2030. That...
Anil Trigunayat & Dr. Pravesh Kumar GuptaThe unsavory developments in Afghanistan have accentuated the importance of Central Asia even more. While Russia is trying to secure her backyard, the Americans are trying to move back in and China is...
Amita SinghThere are many reasons for my close familiarity with Mathura-Vrindavan, a holy district of Uttar Pradesh, a pot brimming with color, music, and swirling dance forms of Krishna, a land where women do have a relatively upper...
Harsh V. PantDuring Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to India earlier this month, the two nations have seemingly agreed to work out a cooperation package that involves broad based engagement across sectors like food, energy, investments and...
Harsh V. PantForeign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was in Myanmar this week to assess the ground situation and to nudge various sides to seek mutually acceptable solutions to the multiple crises marring one of India’s most important neighbors. New...
Ritheka SundarThe National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) was established with an aim to support the development of long-term infrastructure financing in India such as the development of the bonds and derivatives markets so that infrastructure financing...
Harsh V. PantThe Cold War sentiment is arising globally. This year would be remembered for solidifying the fault lines between the United States of America and China and sport, like much else, is in the cross hairs. Earlier this...
Harsh V. PantThe much-touted Summit for Democracy hosted by US President Joe Biden has come and gone without generating much heat. For the American leader, making democracy globally attractive has been a priority, and in that spirit, this summit...
Sonia SinghThe Commission for air quality management (CAQM) was established under Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance in October 2020. The parliament was not in session during this time, and an urgent need for such legislation...
