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Rebuilding Financial Ratios for the Inclusive Wealth Economy
Developing and Emerging Economies May 26, 2026

Rebuilding Financial Ratios for the Inclusive Wealth Economy

Traditional financial ratios reward firms and sovereigns for liquidating natural capital. Until ecological assets are incorporated into return-on-capital metrics, the nature-related risks already moving global markets will remain invisible. ...

Mapping Central Asia's Foray into Drone and Counter-Drone Capabilities
Defence and Security | Cyber and Technology May 26, 2026

Mapping Central Asia's Foray into Drone and Counter-Drone Capabilities

As drone warfare reshapes modern conflict, Central Asian states are racing to build indigenous UAV and counter-UAV capabilities before asymmetric threats reach their borders ...

The Fragile Economics of India’s Aviation Boom
Developing and Emerging Economies May 26, 2026

The Fragile Economics of India’s Aviation Boom

India's aviation sector is expanding at remarkable speed, but persistent structural vulnerabilities including fuel cost shocks, market concentration, and fragile airline balance sheets risk undermining the very growth it promises to deliver ...

Clean Air as Capital: Rethinking How We Measure India’s Progress
Climate, Food and Environment May 25, 2026

Clean Air as Capital: Rethinking How We Measure India’s Progress

Pollution is not just a health crisis; it is a measurement crisis. Until India internalises environmental externalities into its productivity and wealth accounts, headline growth numbers will continue to flatter what is, in reality, a steadily depleting productive base. ...

Towards a BRICS Urban Audit Compact
Urbanisation in India May 25, 2026

Towards a BRICS Urban Audit Compact

As BRICS cities confront shared pressures of climate risk, congestion, and uneven service delivery, outcome-oriented auditing could transform urban governance from a compliance exercise into a citizen-centred accountability framework ...

The Ocean Knowledge Divide and the Quest for Equity
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture May 25, 2026

The Ocean Knowledge Divide and the Quest for Equity

Without equal access to ocean data, science and knowledge, developing countries remain excluded from shaping the governance of their own marine resources ...

The Arctic: From Remote Frontier to Global Priority
Maritime Security May 25, 2026

The Arctic: From Remote Frontier to Global Priority

The Arctic has shifted from a remote curiosity to an indispensable hub for energy, trade, and global security ...

Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) in an Unequal Ocean
Maritime Security | Climate Change May 23, 2026

Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) in an Unequal Ocean

Marine carbon dioxide removal risks reproducing global inequalities unless ocean governance places equity, participation and accountability at its core ...

The Russia-North Korea Axis is Here to Stay
International Affairs May 22, 2026

The Russia-North Korea Axis is Here to Stay

Shifting Russia-West relations and Northeast Asia’s regional dynamics have given the Russia-North Korea partnership a clearer strategic dimension. These realities signal that the partnership is here to stay. ...

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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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