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The idea of partnering with China, which would like to see a stable and economically⎯viable Afghanistan, is attractive for India.
There is a genuine endeavour in the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi to enhance their public delivery mechanisms. And, its example of harnessing ICT can come handy for other states currently implementing Right to Service Acts.
The Ganges Water Sharing Agreement will expire in 2026. What awaits then?
As India reels from the economic fallout of Covid-19 despite the announcement of a relief package, calls for a more refined and demand-inducing stimulus have emerged. However, the bleak state of the government’s coffers has left limited fiscal space to act. This brief explains the plausibility of financing a demand-inducing stimulus using debt monetisation as a one-time policy measure. Outlining the criticisms against such proposals and how the
While Bangladesh is trying to address the domestic demand for energy, if the supply-side problems remain unchecked, it will impact the living standard
Indo-Pak rapprochement has been stuck in a rut for some time with Pakistan insisting on tangible progress on Kashmir and India reiterating that it is necessary to first build confidence by resolving relatively less intractable problems.
The Observer Research Foundation¿s (ORF) Institute of Security Studies hosted a roundtable discussion on the ¿Demilitarisation of Siachen¿, on May 4, 2005, at ORF Campus, New Delhi. The discussion was chaired by Gen (Retd) VP Malik, former Chief of the Army Staff.
Many more reforms are needed to boost consumer confidence. People have to have faith in their future earning capacity and only then they will start buying.
The South Asian region is witnessing some kind of democratic upsurge. For the first time, all the countries in the region have embraced democracy. Yet, democratic transitions in the region are filled with uncertainties and fragility. South Asian countries need to learn from each other's democratic experiences and support each other.
Making political history, Mahinda Rajapaksa secured more than half a million votes to his premiership in Sri Lanka.
Despite the rise in women's participation and representation in politics in recent decades, further sustained efforts to remove the persisting structu
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy framework, by being blind to history and to context, is not doing itself any favours.
The process of subverting democracy and politicians began at the beginning of Pakistan.
The Indian leadership has been able to earn a lot of goodwill by sheltering the Dalai Lama and his people, but after his life, the 90,000-strong community will become a political and economic burden.
Despite several democracy watchdogs calling India as a backsliding democracy, the vibrant democratic practices conducted in India would say otherwise
स्वतंत्र समाजों ने हमेशा ही अपनी सीमाओं की मज़बूती से हि�
लोकतंत्र पर नज़र रखने वाली कई संस्थाएं भले ही ये कह रही हो
Questioning the choices made by the government in terms of its response to the Pulwama terror strike is not 'questioning the forces' and thus unpatriotic
One of Tunisia's leading politicians, Sheikh Rashid al-Ghannouchi, says the Middle East is not in crisis, but rather at a "crossroads." The Middle East can indeed achieve stability and peace through a process of democratic reconciliation and consensus. But the road will be long and involve building institutions, healing old wounds and forging compromises.
It is important to harness informed technology so that we protect against and mitigate the very risks that are likely to play spoilsport in our attemp
Democracies have not always been true to the ideals they promote and it is precisely because of their ambitions that such ideals have taken a backseat
Though foreign policy is going to be an important issue in the US Presidential elections next year, the Democrat candidates for the party's nomination have surprisingly devoted little time to this aspect so far. However, as the campaign progresses and the less serious candidates drop out of the race, the issue is likely to gain greater attention.
Recent events in Algeria and Sudan have brought the difficult and complicated task of democratic civilian transition in African countries back into fo
With Iraq back on the chess-board of international diplomacy, there is Once again the talk of democratizing individual West Asian nations, if not West Asia as a region. Going by the neighbourhood experience in recent times, it has also raised the question if West Asia is ready to be democratized, if it is not through the barrel of the American gun.
Jal Jeevan Mission needs to take into cognizance the localised diversity and remain flexible in its planning and implementation processes.
Access to, and development of indigenous digital platforms and cutting-edge technologies is imperative for robust socio-economic development and national security. In turn, such process needs to be democratised, and undertaken in a sustainable manner. India is a first mover in this novel idea of democratising technology and developing Digital Public Goods. Operationalised in the digital infrastructure called India Stack, India’s strategy aims t
Decentralising the internet has always been about letting users have more power. India must align its regulations with global efforts that govern citi
Inflation, gas prices, and lacklustre messaging are working against the Democratic party
Despite the pro-natalist approach adopted by Xi Jinping, China continues to witness a declining population trend
The megacities of India have multiplied their populations way beyond the projections arrived at by population studies undertaken by demographic expert
The recent demolition of the twin towers of Noida showcases that violation of urban laws in the real estate industry will no longer be tolerated.
The crucial difference between the withdrawal of INR 2000 notes and the 2016 demonetisation is the modus operandi of the withdrawal and the status as
