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Amid the claims and counter-claims surrounding the Balakot air strikes, the Modi government has been emphasising that it has established a new normal.

Khalilzad has taken a gamble without a real plan in his pocket.

The moment finance minister Pranab Mukherjee announced a mere 4% nominal increase in defence budget pegged at Rs 1,47,344 crore for 2010-11, members of Indian strategic community started showing their frustrations.

Prioritisation of any one aspect — economic, social or environmental — would chart a lopsided course of development.

It is quite evident that Trump did not have a compelling set of arguments for his actions against Iran, particularly when the sole body that was manda

Trump's move is likely to be temporary, as he is keen to show that he has upheld his election commitments.

Nor has the Narendra Modi government been deaf to the needs of the farming community.

While the Government continues to celebrate the armed forces’ performance for electoral gains, it will do well to remember that the basic tenet of warfare is that the man behind the gun matters more than the gun. Its failure to grant non-functional upgrade is all the more hurtful

The problems India is facing are hard to solve in the short term and only incremental changes can be undertaken in the five-year term of any government at the Centre. As per an Oxfam survey, India is a highly unequal country on all counts. There are inequalities in wealth, income and consumption as well as structural inequalities of opportunity, region and social groups.

The relationship between China and Pakistan has been a major hurdle in India’s membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

Statelessness, restricted refugee camps and lack of accessibility to basic services have acted as strong push factors for Rohingyas to take up ‘Yaba

Why satellites like the EOS-3, unsuccessfully launched in August, are important instruments for the military

India's ranking in the World Bank's ease of doing business index is 134. Ease of doing business has ease of settling commercial disputes at its centre. With the Arbitration and Conciliation (amendment) Bill coming in place, India could play a greater role in shaping the way forward.

Bringing Universal Health Coverage centre-stage will prove too ambitious for many countries without co-opting the private sector.

While India has numerous policies for social security when it comes to education, healthcare, skilling, food security and pensions — most of these s

Ebola is not just an “African health problem.” The threat of the virus entering countries like India is real.

A discussion with Dr. Sonika Gupta on “China: Thirty Years After Tiananmen” at ORF, Chennai, on 3 August 2019, questioned whether the ongoing Hong Kong protests could be seen as a continuation of Tiananmen?

The official trade between the two countries is small at $2.4 billion. It could have been many times more.

South Asia is one of the most populous region in the world, representing about 24 per cent of the world's population. Most countries in the region are in various stages of economic development, and aspire for regional economic integration.

India's agricultural growth had not been at the targeted level of 4 per cent in the past few years, but it was 4.6 per cent in the last quarter. Due to a good monsoon, the agricultural growth rate is likely to be higher at around 4.9 per cent. It will lead to higher demand for goods and is likely to give a fillip to industry this year.

India has to increase the confidence of the Foreign Portfolio Investors who have been withdrawing from the Indian stock market in droves.

Domestic climate of social peace and stability needed to turn the tide

The state of the Indian economy is intricately intertwined with the rest of the world.

The experience of Indian edtech between 2020 and 2023 appears to be a textbook case of a bubble burst. But there is hope yet, and there are new opport

In India, more educated women are unemployed than before as the push factors for them to go out and work is missing.

In every school district in the US, just like in any other part of the world, there are students who are unable to go to school for short or long spel

A holistic approach to combat gender-based violence will never be complete without sincere efforts to trigger behaviour change among the perpetrators.

India’s 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, which empowered local self-governments (Panchayati Raj Institutions) and reserved one-third of electoral seats in these bodies for women, has elevated women’s participation in rural governance. India is among the foremost countries for women’s participation in local governments, with over 1.45 million women shaping local decision-making. Women leaders are a critical link between local governance, s

Given that the general election is a humongous exercise, responsibility and burden on the ECI both in logistical as well as moral terms, is unparallel

Better employment opportunities, better health care and schools, availability of safe drinking water are top three voters’ priorities followed by th

Bangladesh’s domestic political climate remains highly charged as it heads for election in 2024 despite nationwide protests

OCEN can potentially change the playing field for India’s MSME sector, especially in the northeastern region, with women being the biggest beneficia