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Two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 14-24 million people have died worldwide due to the coronavirus or the chaos of lockdowns and other impacts. To a great extent, much of this current state of the world is due to human health being profoundly misunderstood and neglected in international relations and national politics. This brief discusses two principles that can help understand why this pandemic is not at an
Education in India is compulsory and free for primary and middle school, yet about 20 percent of children aged 6-14 remain absent. Analysts offer various explanations for India’s continued challenges in ensuring universal basic education, including lack of access to schools and poor educational environment. In this context, an index measuring the health of the early education system can be a valuable tool. This paper devises a Performance, Infr
PIE इंडेक्स 2020-21 में सबसे अच्छा प्रदर्शन करने वाले राज्य के �
PIE इंडेक्स 2020-21 में सबसे अच्छा प्रदर्शन करने वाले राज्य के �
U-DISE मान्यता और गैर-मान्यता प्राप्त स्कूलों की वार्षिक गणन
U-DISE मान्यता और गैर-मान्यता प्राप्त स्कूलों की वार्षिक गणन
In the second of an three part series, an excerpt from Sandeep Bamzai’s latest book, “PRINCESTAN: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten Made India” d
How can G20 assist the Global South to undo the negative impact of the pandemic in the education sector and help achieve the SDG targets?
The recent G20 finance ministers’ meeting has reminded us of the powerful role the G20 plays in financial multilateralism. Will the objectives be me
The proximate political failures in both these cases are greater than in 2012, and require a more robust political response
The first part of this effort documented the various acts of omission and commission by the non-proliferation ayatollahs that led to the 1998 nuclear weapons testing of India, followed by Pakistan. However, the stark reality of the consequences of the dubious policies adopted by the NPAs towards Pakistani and Chinese proliferation came to light recently in the exposé of the Pakistan¿s ¿nuclear father¿ Dr.A.Q.Khan and his nuclear smuggling rin
The “total peace” plan of the Petro administration needs an inclusive approach to eliminate all violent activities by the FARC dissidents
Republicans could well end up with a nominee who might have been convicted more than once
This paper analyses historical trends in women’s participation in Indian democracy as voters, contestants, and legislators, using data on state assembly elections between the first one in 1951, and 2019. The paper finds that India is witnessing a strengthening of its democracy as measured in terms of an unprecedented growth in the political participation of women in these three roles. In these 73 years of Indian democracy, the turnout of women
Past experience and Occam’s razor suggest wolf warrior diplomacy has seized the day.
The World Bank Group’s manipulation of Doing Business rankings to promote China is part of a larger and continuing malaise that needs to end now
This brief examines the contribution of the G20 in facilitating the implementation of its member countries’ sustainable development goals. It reviews the G20 priorities over the years, its informal governance mechanisms, and the progress made so far by the member countries in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The brief finds that even as the G20 has aligned its priorities and initiatives with the SDGs, the responsibility fo
Would Taliban be able to engage with the international community by working around their apprehensions in 2022?
Both manifestos have made laudable assertions regarding city problems, however, the issues of the financial domain of ULBS and certain pending urban r
A more holistic developmental paradigm that incorporates the SDG goals needs to be adopted for a resilient ad sustainable future.
The most striking aspect of Australia’s ‘China Debate’ today revolves around the issue of political donations with claims that China is seeking
