Given the fiscal constraints confronting government agencies — the DIB opens up an alternative, valuable window of opportunity.
Family planning programmes should be holistic in understanding socio-cultural constraints and responding to diverse needs across different regions of India — and with a cultural understanding of what women want and need.
‘Neighbourhood diplomacy’ has been prioritised for a long time by China, manifesting in the famous framework that big powers are the key; the periphery is the priority; developing countries are the foundation; multilateral platforms are the stage.
The defect in Venezuelan economy led to its dependence on oil.
Tighter collaboration between private, government, nonprofits and educational institutes will be the key to India’s development of new-age technology.
The effective usage of ICT and the implementation of personalised education programmes can ensure significant changes in the learning processes in schools and lead to a better education system.
The threat of Islamist groups has apparently bolstered Haftar’s push against the UN recognised Government of National Accord.
The Health Index released by the NITI Aayog provides a comprehensive state-wise assessment of the health situation in the country. But, it is imperative for India to look beyond absolute numbers to achieve its long term health goals.
By improving relations with North Korea, Xi Jinping can project China’s regional hegemony, continue North Korea’s dependence on China and sway Kim to look towards Beijing for economic development.
The Afghans need to pick up the spade and start doing their own digging — they must come out of the war economy mindset that facilitates aid money perpetually.
Ideologically and strategically, India seems to be utilising its soft powers better than Pakistan in dealing with their resourceful neighbour, Afghanistan. ...
The Modi government appears determined to get the ball rolling on the controversial idea.
India should follow a path that does not make it overtly reliant on schemes from a developed country. It must instead use such benefits to improve the competitiveness of its products.
Since the trade war began, a sharp decline has been seen in China’s LNG imports from the US.
The success of the NFSA depends on the inclusion of non-food grain and nutrient rich commodities, and provision of market mechanisms.
The Beijing-Islamabad bonhomie is a given fact for making strategic calculations in the subcontinent.
It is ironical that despite being an outsider the governor manages to strike a chord with the locals. What is it that the governor does right which even the most rooted Kashmiri political parties get wrong?
It was an erratic poll for populists and right-wing nationalists alike, but they extended their power in Europe’s capital nations.
While India has made efforts domestically — and along with Bangladesh to counter the threat posed by the JMB, in the past — it leaves much to be desired.
The act of referring to a country’s map is often a political statement.
China has drawn worldwide attention in recent years for its rapid digitalisation, which happens to overlap with the three focul points of Digital India.
The nexus between technology and terror requires urgent attention if any tangibles are to be drawn from the territorial victories over the Islamic State.
On the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, this article aims to revisit colonial despotism and the options of reparation with former colonised states. ...
Aparna Roy is Fellow and Lead, Climate Change and Energy, at the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy, Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Her research examines the political economy of climate action and energy transitions, with a particular focus on the role ...
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Aparna Roy is Fellow and Lead, Climate Change and Energy, at the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy, Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Her research examines the political economy of climate action and energy transitions, with a particular focus on the role ...
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