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AI in Space Operations: Opportunities and Challenges
Artificial Intelligence Apr 02, 2025

AI in Space Operations: Opportunities and Challenges

As AI technologies evolve, they hold immense potential for transforming space operations. However, there are significant challenges for both Earth-based and onboard AI, including cybersecurity threats, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the complexity of operating in extreme environments. Given the sector’s strategic nature, the national security ...

Extremist Propaganda on Social Media: Impact, Challenges, and Countermeasures
Media and Internet Mar 28, 2025

Extremist Propaganda on Social Media: Impact, Challenges, and Countermeasures

Social media is becoming an increasingly useful tool for radicalisation and the recruitment and mobilisation of individuals for extremist activities. India, with its unique socio-political landscape, is particularly susceptible to the misuse of social media. This brief explores the challenges posed by social media extremism ...

Balancing Development and Digital Harms: Assessing the BRICS Digital Agenda
International Affairs | BRICS Mar 28, 2025

Balancing Development and Digital Harms: Assessing the BRICS Digital Agenda

BRICS has made strides in developing a digital agenda that promotes the use of digital technologies for development while trying to counter digital harms. The grouping has prioritised areas such as agritech and digital agriculture, technology for education, digital health, technology for climate action, and ...

Degrowth and the Reimagining of Indian Agriculture
Climate, Food and Environment | Agriculture Mar 24, 2025

Degrowth and the Reimagining of Indian Agriculture

For decades, global agriculture has pursued an extractive model of relentless yield maximisation—at a devastating cost. Soil degradation, water scarcity, and deepening inequities have made it clear that the promise of perpetual growth in a finite world is an illusion. This brief challenges the dominant ...

India’s Climate Diplomacy: A Review (2014-2024)
Climate Change Mar 18, 2025

India’s Climate Diplomacy: A Review (2014-2024)

India has a role to play in global climate diplomacy, with its large population, fast-growing economy, and vulnerabilities to the consequences of climate change. Utilising a review of existing literature, this brief evaluates the country’s involvement in international climate forums in the past decade, its ...

Gulf Cooperation Council: Aiming for Relevance in a Changing Region
International Affairs Mar 13, 2025

Gulf Cooperation Council: Aiming for Relevance in a Changing Region

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was formed in 1981 to counter the emerging threat from an ideological rival, Iran. While it has served the purpose of keeping the GCC countries together over the decades, the changing regional dynamics are raising questions over its continued relevance ...

The Northeast Region’s Place in India’s Indo-Pacific Vision
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Mar 07, 2025

The Northeast Region’s Place in India’s Indo-Pacific Vision

India’s northeast region (NER) features prominently in its Indo-Pacific vision and strategic calculations. The vast natural resources of NER and its geographical proximity to neighbouring countries in the Indo-Pacific region make it attractive for increased involvement of industry and the development of trade linkages. Socio-cultural ...

Africa Pivots to China’s Global Security Initiative
International Affairs Mar 03, 2025

Africa Pivots to China’s Global Security Initiative

As geopolitical tensions rise, African nations are increasingly aligning with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Global Security Initiative. The framework, which promotes non-interference, respecting sovereignty, and development-focused security, is appealing to African countries as an alternative to Western-led interventions. Through military cooperation, peacekeeping missions, counterterrorism assistance, ...

The Changing Contours of Private Credit: The Market Implications of a Seemingly Endless Stream of Supply and Demand
Economics and Finance Feb 25, 2025

The Changing Contours of Private Credit: The Market Implications of a Seemingly Endless Stream of Supply and Demand

Despite a seemingly endless supply of and demand for private credit, the rapid expansion of the market has been a cause of concern for some regulators and executives. Should investors be worried? This brief explores certain aspects of private credit that warrant a close look—including ...

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Amrita Narlikar

Amrita Narlikar

Dr. Amrita Narlikar’s research expertise lies in the areas of international negotiation, World Trade Organization, multilateralism, and India’s foreign policy & strategic thought. Amrita is Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation. She is also Honorary Fellow of Darwin College, University ...

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Sanjay Pattanshetty

Dr. Sanjay M Pattanshetty is Head of theDepartment of Global Health Governance Prasanna School of Public Health Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal Karnataka India. Additionally he has an affiliation with theDepartment of International Health Care and Public Health ...

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