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The suspension and future of US‒Taliban talks: The good, the bad, or the inevitable?
Privacy & Data Protection
Oct 07, 2019

The suspension and future of US‒Taliban talks: The good, the bad, or the inevitable?

For Trump, although bringing American troops stationed in Afghanistan has been one of the most important objectives, the calling off of the talks coul

Shubhangi Pandey
Rising anti-Chinese sentiments in Kazakhstan
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | China Foreign Policy
Oct 04, 2019

Rising anti-Chinese sentiments in Kazakhstan

How President Tokayev walks the tightrope in the coming months will determine the fate of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, to which, Cent

Ayjaz Wani
Can a corporate tax cut alone revive growth?
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms
Oct 04, 2019

Can a corporate tax cut alone revive growth?

Investment and demand are interlinked, thus a lack of investment creates a lack of demand as it impacts income and employment levels, which in turn im

Nandini Sarma
India, identity politics, elections and outcomes: Does Lok Sabha poll 2019 give us clues to assembly polls?

India, identity politics, elections and outcomes: Does Lok Sabha poll 2019 give us clues to assembly polls?
Jan 01, 1970
Rural sector needs stimulus to revive demand and economy
Indian Economy | Agriculture
Oct 03, 2019

Rural sector needs stimulus to revive demand and economy

Much depends on the corporate sector and how it uses the money saved from tax to increase investment, which will help create jobs that will in turn in

Jayshree Sengupta
India-US relationship is built on the compact that alignment doesn’t require loss of strategic autonomy
Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy
Oct 03, 2019

India-US relationship is built on the compact that alignment doesn’t require loss of strategic autonomy

The Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal, its imposition of Iran oil sanctions, its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord

Chinese funding of Indian startups: Key investors and patterns of investment
Privacy & Data Protection
Oct 03, 2019

Chinese funding of Indian startups: Key investors and patterns of investment

The last few years have seen Chinese investors deepening their push into the Indian startup ecosystem.

Sabrina Korreck
Rohingya Muslims return to “safety”: A regional approach
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics
Oct 03, 2019

Rohingya Muslims return to “safety”: A regional approach

Sreeparna Banerjee
The priorities for Sheikh Hasina in Delhi
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy
Oct 03, 2019

The priorities for Sheikh Hasina in Delhi

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day official visit to India, will be underscored by serious concerns which will challenge Delhi-Dhaka ties.

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Gandhi: Great influencer on Hindi Cinema despite celluloid aversion
Domestic Politics and Governance
Oct 02, 2019

Gandhi: Great influencer on Hindi Cinema despite celluloid aversion

It was through the movies that Gandhi emerged as a towering moral force. While filmmakers may not have imbibed his ideas consciously, their films reve

Rasheed Kidwai
The Sino-Pakistani strategic nexus – The clash of civilizations revisited
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy
Oct 01, 2019

The Sino-Pakistani strategic nexus – The clash of civilizations revisited

Kartik Bommakanti
In Iran–Saudi tensions, the stakes are global
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics
Oct 01, 2019

In Iran–Saudi tensions, the stakes are global

The ensuing kerfuffle between the US, Iran and Saudi Arabia has displayed the different directions that both Riyadh and Washington have taken, despite

Kabir Taneja
‘Tiger Triumph’ tri-service exercise to consolidate US-India defence ties
Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security | US Foreign Policy
Sep 24, 2019

‘Tiger Triumph’ tri-service exercise to consolidate US-India defence ties

Trump’s announcement of the first-ever tri-service US-India military exercise demonstrates his will to insulate US-India defence ties from bilateral

Kashish Parpiani
Houston, we don’t have a problem: The bipartisan era of Indo-US diplomatic ties
Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy
Sep 23, 2019

Houston, we don’t have a problem: The bipartisan era of Indo-US diplomatic ties

Akshobh Giridharadas
BEST’s road to financial recovery may face potholes of populism
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India
Sep 23, 2019

BEST’s road to financial recovery may face potholes of populism

With most of the grant money being used to settle loans and pay salaries, populist moves ahead of the state election may prove to be counterproductive

Dhaval Desai
जलवायु परिवर्तन, सस्टेनेबल डेवेलपमेंट और Z पीढ़ी की शिक्षा के बीच है एक गहरा रिश्ता!
Development | Climate Change | Cyber and Technology
Sep 23, 2019

जलवायु परिवर्तन, सस्टेनेबल डेवेलपमेंट और Z पीढ़ी की शिक्षा के बीच है एक गहरा रिश्ता!

युवाओं को स्थायी विकास की परिचर्चा से जोड़ने के लिए सिर्�

What Constitutes Hinduism?

What Constitutes Hinduism?
Jan 01, 1970
भारत की नो फ़र्स्ट यूज़ की एटमी नीति का त्याग, देश की सामरिक रणनीति को कई कदम पीछे ले जाएगा!
Defence and Security
Sep 20, 2019

भारत की नो फ़र्स्ट यूज़ की एटमी नीति का त्याग, देश की सामरिक रणनीति को कई कदम पीछे ले जाएगा!

भारत ने एटमी हथियारों का इस्तेमाल पहले न करने की जो नीति ब

Rajesh Rajagopalan
Education Paralysis in Kashmir: Need to protect the future
Domestic Politics and Governance | Education
Sep 20, 2019

Education Paralysis in Kashmir: Need to protect the future

Innovative and creative educational initiatives and their effective use can break the legacy of violence and mistrust in Kashmir.

Anub Mannaan
Trump’s political arithmetic on Indian Americans may ease US-India trade tensions
Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy
Sep 18, 2019

Trump’s political arithmetic on Indian Americans may ease US-India trade tensions

As Trump gears up for re-election, his instruction to the Office of the US Trade Representative to draft text for a partial trade deal with India refl

Kashish Parpiani
Managing democracy in Russia: Elections 2019
International Affairs
Sep 18, 2019

Managing democracy in Russia: Elections 2019

Nivedita Kapoor
Book Discussion | India’s Lost Frontier: The Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan

Book Discussion | India’s Lost Frontier: The Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan
Jan 01, 1970
India on the Hill: Charting a Future for India-US

India on the Hill: Charting a Future for India-US
Jan 01, 1970
Macron Brussels and Washington
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy
Sep 16, 2019

Macron Brussels and Washington

Because of geopolitical changes, we are living the end of Western hegemony, and the West needs to cooperate with Russia in order to create a new syst

Samir Saran
Motor Vehicles Act 2019: A challenge to federalism?
Domestic Politics and Governance | Transportation
Sep 16, 2019

Motor Vehicles Act 2019: A challenge to federalism?

Every year 1,50,000 people get killed on roads and 65 percent of them are 18-35 years old.

Satish Misra
Changing landmarks in Indo-Russian economic relations: The Vladivostock summit and beyond
Indian Foreign Policy | International Trade and Investment
Sep 16, 2019

Changing landmarks in Indo-Russian economic relations: The Vladivostock summit and beyond

The Putin-Modi summit as part of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok was a step further in Indo-Russian relations.

Hari Vasudevan
Macron, Brussels and Washington
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy
Sep 16, 2019

Macron, Brussels and Washington

Because of geopolitical changes, we are living the end of Western hegemony, and the West needs to cooperate with Russia in order to create a new syst

Samir Saran
India and Russia share an evergreen relationship of trust and confidence
Indian Foreign Policy
Sep 14, 2019

India and Russia share an evergreen relationship of trust and confidence

Indian envoy to Russia, Ambassador D. Bala Venkatesh Varma, discusses Indo-Russia ties and the recently concluded Modi-Putin Summit in Vladivostok. Th

Samir Saran
Urban local bodies and bus rapid transit systems
Development | Transportation
Sep 13, 2019

Urban local bodies and bus rapid transit systems

The BRTS falls between two stools. It monopolises rare road space and heavily congests non-BRTS lanes.

Ramanath Jha
हे न्याय!
Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice
Sep 13, 2019

हे न्याय!

आज के बाद से मैं उन मामलों में सीधे दखल दूंगा और उन जजों को

Manish Tewari
Maldives: Designation brings US terror war closer?
Neighbourhood | Defence and Security | Indian Ocean
Sep 13, 2019

Maldives: Designation brings US terror war closer?

By designating Mohamed Ameen, a ‘key leader for ISIS’ — Washington may have taken the ‘global war on terror’ to the southern Indian Ocean ne

N. Sathiya Moorthy
The long road ahead: Russia and its ambitions in the Far East
Economics and Finance
Sep 11, 2019

The long road ahead: Russia and its ambitions in the Far East

Indian government and businesses would do well to carefully examine their prospects.

Nivedita Kapoor
Indian startups and Chinese venture capital: The strategic dimension
Economics and Finance | Cyber and Technology
Sep 11, 2019

Indian startups and Chinese venture capital: The strategic dimension

How does it play out in the larger technology war involving the US and China?

Carl Jaison
Congestion pricing economics
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Sep 11, 2019

Congestion pricing economics

India needs to seriously start looking at city roads through the real estate lens to make a case for public transport and address the problem of peren

Amruta Ponkshe
सांप्रदायिक एकता और सतत विकास के लिए उम्मीद जगाती भागवत और मदनी की मुलाकात
Domestic Politics and Governance
Sep 11, 2019

सांप्रदायिक एकता और सतत विकास के लिए उम्मीद जगाती भागवत और मदनी की मुलाकात

सांप्रदायिक एकता और सतत विकास अत्यावश्यक है, क्योंकि पूर

Rasheed Kidwai
Assessing Modi government’s decisions
Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics
Sep 10, 2019

Assessing Modi government’s decisions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be assessed by the success or failure of his major decisions that have been taken since he assumed power in May 2014

Satish Misra
Recent IAS resignations: An appraisal
Domestic Politics and Governance
Sep 10, 2019

Recent IAS resignations: An appraisal

The depletion of the IAS ranks should not be a worry as the Government seems to be moving in the direction of lateral entry — and a fresh infusion o

Ramanath Jha
Flight of foreign portfolio investments: Perilous to government plans
Economics and Finance | International Trade and Investment
Sep 10, 2019

Flight of foreign portfolio investments: Perilous to government plans

Despite recent waivers, continuing the withdrawal of FPIs from the Indian economy highlights the perils of an uninsulated capital market in India.

Ria Kasliwal
India’s urban reality
Development | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Sep 09, 2019

India’s urban reality

Unless India takes up urban planning with the seriousness it deserves, the future of some of the mega projects of the incumbent government such as the

Dhaval Desai
Focus on small towns to generate rural jobs
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy
Sep 09, 2019

Focus on small towns to generate rural jobs

| Tathagata Chatterji
Pakistan's quick U-turn on its trade ban on pharmaceutical products with India
Indian Foreign Policy | Healthcare
Sep 07, 2019

Pakistan's quick U-turn on its trade ban on pharmaceutical products with India

Pakistan’s knee-jerk decision to suspend all trade relations with India could have only created a barrier of access to medicines for the Pakistani p

Oommen C. Kurian | Livi Gerbase
China banks on the Fourth Plenum to set future course
Economics and Finance
Sep 05, 2019

China banks on the Fourth Plenum to set future course

As the Fourth Plenum approaches, the Communist Party of China will use this platform to further discuss important socio-political and economic issues.

Manoj Joshi
Air Pollution in Delhi: Search for sustainable solutions
Climate Change
Sep 05, 2019

Air Pollution in Delhi: Search for sustainable solutions

Rumi Aijaz
Acting East: Indian defence co-operation in Asia
Neighbourhood | Defence and Security | Indian Defence
Sep 05, 2019

Acting East: Indian defence co-operation in Asia

India must remember that it is only by exporting to Asia that it can transform its ‘Act East’ policy from being a tokenistic one into an influenti

Kashmir blackout: Counterterrorism and an increasingly challenging role of the internet
Privacy and Surveillance
Sep 04, 2019

Kashmir blackout: Counterterrorism and an increasingly challenging role of the internet

The security challenges posed by the online sphere today are not new, nor is India in Kashmir the only state facing questions on the use of the intern

Kabir Taneja | Kriti M. Shah
Urban local bodies, municipal bonds and due diligence
Indian Economy | Developing and Emerging Economies | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Sep 03, 2019

Urban local bodies, municipal bonds and due diligence

Contract clauses of penalties and liquidated damages are bound to be pressed, leading to arbitration and legal battles.

Ramanath Jha
Justice Hamid Kureshi Case: Battle between executive and judiciary continues unabated
Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice
Sep 02, 2019

Justice Hamid Kureshi Case: Battle between executive and judiciary continues unabated

The Supreme Court has to decide whether to reconsider its earlier recommendation or to reiterate Justice Kureshi’s name.

| Satish Misra
No country for good peace deals
Neighbourhood | US Foreign Policy
Aug 31, 2019

No country for good peace deals

Taliban commanders may continue to fight the Afghan government in spite of any deal that may be signed with the US. So, is there really a point in mak

| Kriti M. Shah
Oh justice!
Law and Justice
Aug 31, 2019

Oh justice!

Various aspects of Nazi rule have received copious amounts of attention in the form of books, documentaries, films and a range of highly scholastic an

| Manish Tewari
Global Innovation Index 2019: Key takeaways for India
Indian Economy | Development | Economics and Finance | Financial Markets
Aug 30, 2019

Global Innovation Index 2019: Key takeaways for India

A proper understanding of India’s thriving R&D services industry and its impact on national innovation capability needs to be developed.

| Reji K. Joseph