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The Blue Economy at a Crossroads: Resilience, Equity, and Sustainability
Maritime Security | Maritime Governance Architecture May 28, 2026

The Blue Economy at a Crossroads: Resilience, Equity, and Sustainability

The blue economy’s future depends on resilient, inclusive and sustainable policies that balance growth with ocean health ...

Embedding the Ocean-Climate Nexus in Global Governance
Maritime Security | Maritime Governance Architecture May 27, 2026

Embedding the Ocean-Climate Nexus in Global Governance

A decade after the Paris Agreement, the ocean-climate nexus has shifted from the margins to the core of global governance, creating an urgent need for coherent policies that integrate ocean protection, climate action, and biodiversity conservation ...

Bridging the Ocean Divide: Rethinking Equity in Global Ocean Governance
Maritime Security | Maritime Governance Architecture May 27, 2026

Bridging the Ocean Divide: Rethinking Equity in Global Ocean Governance

Equitable ocean governance must balance climate action, economic growth, and community rights through inclusive and coordinated policies ...

AI in Welfare Systems: Rethinking Facial Recognition in India’s Welfare Delivery
Artificial Intelligence May 27, 2026

AI in Welfare Systems: Rethinking Facial Recognition in India’s Welfare Delivery

India’s use of AI-based facial recognition in welfare delivery improves efficiency but raises concerns about exclusion when systems fail beneficiaries ...

The Geopolitics of AI Benchmarks
Artificial Intelligence May 27, 2026

The Geopolitics of AI Benchmarks

AI benchmarks shape frontier model development and attract billions in investment, but may also embed ideological, cultural, and political preferences into technical standards ...

Qdenga in India: Promise, Precedent, and the Long Road to Dengue Control
Healthcare May 27, 2026

Qdenga in India: Promise, Precedent, and the Long Road to Dengue Control

Qdenga's approval in India is a landmark step forward, but dengue's four-serotype complexity, the lessons of Dengvaxia, and the limits of vaccine-alone strategies make a cautious, integrated public health response not just advisable but essential ...

Heat, Inequality, and the ‘Right to Cool’
Urbanisation | Climate Change May 27, 2026

Heat, Inequality, and the ‘Right to Cool’

As extreme heat intensifies across Indian cities, access to cooling, shade, and climate protection is becoming deeply unequal, exposing how urban heat disproportionately burdens low-income communities and informal workers ...

The Global Financial Risks of a New Fed Regime
Economics and Finance May 26, 2026

The Global Financial Risks of a New Fed Regime

New Fed chairmanship intensifies debate over independence, inflation shocks, and the fragility of the global financial regime ...

Trusted Infrastructure, Contested Sovereignty: Submarine Cables in the Pacific
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Connectivity May 26, 2026

Trusted Infrastructure, Contested Sovereignty: Submarine Cables in the Pacific

The contest over Pacific cable networks is not merely about connectivity or security, but about sovereignty, agency, and control over critical digital infrastructure ...

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Ashish Upreti

Ashish Upreti

Ashish Upreti is a serving Indian Army officer with over 25 years of experience in operations, crisis management and strategic communications. He has represented India at international forums and written articles and opinion pieces for national and international publications. In ...

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Ashish Upreti

Ashish Upreti is a serving Indian Army officer with over 25 years of experience in operations, crisis management and strategic communications. He has represented India at international forums and written articles and opinion pieces for national and international publications. In ...

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