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How Delhi and Paris became friends
Aug 27, 2019

How Delhi and Paris became friends

India and France have a shared interest in developing a coalition of middle powers committed to multipolarity

How does India's launched K-4 stack up against Pakistan, China?
Feb 01, 2017

How does India's launched K-4 stack up against Pakistan, China?

Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the K-4 will be an intermediate range submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM).

How effective will be the free trade agreements with East Asia
Apr 09, 2015

How effective will be the free trade agreements with East Asia

The Centre seems to be keen on development of Free Trade Agreements with our East Asian and South-East Asian neighbours. The general idea floated in this context is: Trade is good. More is better. But, unbridled market force in the form of unbridled trade without the concomitant safeguards in regulation and risk management mechanisms might not be a wise idea.

How far will India go to fulfil Quad goals, with China watching?
Mar 15, 2021

How far will India go to fulfil Quad goals, with China watching?

The Quad statement is tantamount to the declaration of the New Cold War between the US and its allies and China.

How fares India in healthcare? A sub-national analysis
Feb 25, 2020

How fares India in healthcare? A sub-national analysis

India’s geographical landscape is vast, cultural differences can be sharp, and income disparities are stark in certain regions. Access to healthcare, therefore, is varied and the on-ground gaps and challenges are complex. The NITI Aayog Health Index is an attempt by the current government to formulate a mechanism to monitor at the sub-national level the country’s performance in improving healthcare. This paper uses the findings of the Health

How Fares the PMAY (U)? Taking Stock of India’s National Housing Programme
May 12, 2022

How Fares the PMAY (U)? Taking Stock of India’s National Housing Programme

Across India’s burgeoning cities, the supply of affordable homes is highly inadequate to keep pace with the growing need; as a result, slums and other informally built areas, where living conditions are extremely poor, have grown. In 2015 the Indian government implemented a national housing programme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (urban) or PMAY (U) to bridge the gap in affordable housing. This report evaluates the progress of PMAY (U), and finds

How growth and equity get a boost in Finance Minister's economic stimulus package
May 15, 2020

How growth and equity get a boost in Finance Minister's economic stimulus package

FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s first tranche of announcements of the fiscal stimulus for economic recovery closely follows PM Modi's vision of making the economy self-reliant.

How Imran Khan unveiled the Oxonian version of Pakistani 'Islamofascism'
Aug 04, 2020

How Imran Khan unveiled the Oxonian version of Pakistani 'Islamofascism'

In the last two years, Imran Khan has proved to be a miserable failure who has in many ways turned the clock back for Pakistan.

How Imran's version of Pakistan is capitulating before its clerics
Nov 13, 2018

How Imran's version of Pakistan is capitulating before its clerics

Welcome to Naya Pakistan – just like the Purana Pakistan.

How India and the US can lead in the Indo-Pacific
Aug 18, 2017

How India and the US can lead in the Indo-Pacific

The stakes — who gets to construct the legal, economic, and military architecture of an integrated Indo-Pacific region — are enormous.

How India came around to talking to the Taliban
Sep 26, 2020

How India came around to talking to the Taliban

New Delhi is set to take on a greater role in Afghanistan’s peace process.

How India can act as a global bridge
Jul 21, 2020

How India can act as a global bridge

It has an opportunity, with the expansion of G7, to be a part of both the global south and global west

How India can beat China in Nepal
Apr 14, 2018

How India can beat China in Nepal

New Delhi must be hopeful that this successful visit will undo the damage done by the “unofficial blockade” of 2016.

How India can lead South Asia's war on terror
Oct 20, 2016

How India can lead South Asia's war on terror

India can lead South Asia's war on terror by strengthening counterterrorism efforts but also lead the regional counterterrorism superstructure

How India deals with Pakistan and China
Jun 02, 2011

How India deals with Pakistan and China

It might be interesting to analyse our diplomatic handling of China and Pakistan on a comparative basis. These two countries pose the most difficult and complex foreign policy challenges to us. Is our approach to both countries similar, or there are differences in the way we engage them?

How India has actually done a great job in dealing with the Dragon
Nov 02, 2017

How India has actually done a great job in dealing with the Dragon

Despite the power differential, India successfully raised the cost of China’s land grab activities at Doklam, a feat that even the U.S. has struggled to accomplish in East Asia. While China was relentless in the pursuit of its goals, and had the resources to spend, India managed to call its bluff, and simultaneously allayed Bhutan’s concerns.

How India is catching up with China with the launch of Chandrayaan-2
Jul 22, 2019

How India is catching up with China with the launch of Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2, India's indigenous moon mission will set off for space, India's next mission will surely be to send humans to moon.

How India’s BrahMos deal is not just about Philippines but gives a stronger message to the region
Feb 12, 2022

How India’s BrahMos deal is not just about Philippines but gives a stronger message to the region

The $375 million BrahMos deal will have an impact on the India-China, India-ASEAN as well as the Philippines-China relations

How Is COVID-19 reshaping China-India relations?
Apr 04, 2020

How Is COVID-19 reshaping China-India relations?

The global pandemic has hit amid the 70th anniversary mark for relations and affected perceptions and realities in ties.

How Islamic State changed global warfare
Apr 03, 2018

How Islamic State changed global warfare

Use of weaponized drones, do-it-yourself armoured vehicles and a well-planned internet strategy have given Islamic State an unprecedented edge

How it all played out
Feb 24, 2012

How it all played out

The behind-the-scenes drama had all the ingredients of a potboiler.

How large are our social safety nets?
May 22, 2014

How large are our social safety nets?

A World Bank report on 'State of Social Safety Nets' paints an overall positive picture, with over one billion people worldwide being included under at least one safety net initiative. But the reality is that more than two-thirds of the world's 1.2 billion poorest are not covered.

How liquid can water be? Possibilities with water derivatives trading in India
Oct 11, 2022

How liquid can water be? Possibilities with water derivatives trading in India

Find out all about water trading and how it can help solve the issues of efficient distribution and sustainability.

How long can India’s China juggle last?
Jan 18, 2019

How long can India’s China juggle last?

While New Delhi continues to walk a fine balance, its ability to sustain this approach remains to be seen.

How many wake up calls do we need?
Jul 14, 2006

How many wake up calls do we need?

150 innocent lives have been lost in the serial blasts set-off by terrorists in Mumbai on July 11, 2006; the death toll is likely to mount. The blasts, sadly, are a chilling reminder that terrorist can strike with impunity and at will, secure in the comfort that they cannot be touched. If the 1993 Bomb blasts in Mumbai had a fig leaf of an excuse (the demolition of the Babri mosque), the current blasts have none.

How much surveillance does a country need?
Jul 20, 2013

How much surveillance does a country need?

Terrorists have taken to the use of social media networks in a big way. This brings us back to the old dilemma of how much data is information and how much information is adequate intelligence. The other dilemma is how much surveillance is enough for security. The third dilemma is how much liberty is to be sacrificed for security.

How Myanmar has a long history of brutality against minorities
Sep 25, 2017

How Myanmar has a long history of brutality against minorities

A Rohingya insurgency has been around since 1948, but it has waxed and waned depending on the level of repression.

How Nehru-Patel's dithering approach kept Kashmir simmering on the back burner
Feb 25, 2019

How Nehru-Patel's dithering approach kept Kashmir simmering on the back burner

72 years later, India and Pakistan should reflect upon Vallabhbhai Patel’s reported offer to barter Kashmir for Hyderabad and Liyaqat Ali’s choice of words for Kashmir as “mountain rocks.”

How Pakistan is splitting from deep within
Apr 14, 2018

How Pakistan is splitting from deep within

Regardless of whether the current political engineering succeeds or fails, Pakistan could end up paying a heavy price.

How PM Modi scored with COVIDiplomacy
Mar 17, 2020

How PM Modi scored with COVIDiplomacy

Disrupting conventional thinking, Prime Minister Modi held a video conference to fight Covid-19 with all SAARC leaders.

How prepared is our military for climate change?
Oct 05, 2013

How prepared is our military for climate change?

The US Navy has already developed a generic "Road Map" against climate change while we are yet to assess the impact of such changes, let alone formulate doctrinal responses. Let us not get caught napping.

How radicalised is Pakistan Army?
Sep 20, 2007

How radicalised is Pakistan Army?

How radicalised is Pakistan Army today? was the question which formed the focal point of an intense discussion organised by Observer Research Foundation on September 20. Well-known academics, journalists, experts and military officers attended the discussion which was chaired by Mr Vikram Sood, Vice President (International Affairs), ORF and former chief of Research & Analysis Wing.

How Rahul Gandhi may get to pick Congress PM one day even if he resigns as party boss
Jun 03, 2019

How Rahul Gandhi may get to pick Congress PM one day even if he resigns as party boss

The Congress has had a chequered history in maintaining cordial relations between its organisational and parliamentary wings, with the dual power centres often leading to confrontation.