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Global health in flux: What a potential US exit from the WHO means for the world
Jan 20, 2025

Global health in flux: What a potential US exit from the WHO means for the world

The US intends to realign the role of global health in its foreign policy, and the Global South needs to formulate steps to address this altered lands

A renewed great power entanglement in Cuba
Aug 13, 2024

A renewed great power entanglement in Cuba

Cuba is once again becoming a strategic focal point for great powers, reviving Cold War-era tensions and placing the island at the centre of the globa

50 years of Pokhran I: Revisiting India's peaceful nuclear explosion
May 30, 2024

50 years of Pokhran I: Revisiting India's peaceful nuclear explosion

India's nuclear odyssey should be understood through the lens of geopolitical tensions, technological ambitions, and ethical dilemmas

Geographical Indications amidst the EU–India FTA: An underexploited opportunity
Apr 19, 2024

Geographical Indications amidst the EU–India FTA: An underexploited opportunity

The EU-India FTA can open up the European market for India, but to use GIs effectively, much work needs to happen domestically

Development partnerships for food security: India in the Indo-Pacific
Oct 04, 2023

Development partnerships for food security: India in the Indo-Pacific

By collaborating with neighbouring countries, India can serve as a catalyst for positive change and promote food security and sustainable development

Weaponisation of finance: Regulators’ worries in a geopolitically fragile world
Aug 24, 2023

Weaponisation of finance: Regulators’ worries in a geopolitically fragile world

Strengthening global governance mechanisms and fostering open dialogue among nations are essential to mitigate the risks associated with the weaponisa

Weaponisation of finance: Regulators' worries in a geopolitically fragile world
Aug 24, 2023

Weaponisation of finance: Regulators' worries in a geopolitically fragile world

Strengthening global governance mechanisms and fostering open dialogue among nations are essential to mitigate the risks associated with the weaponisa

The rise of anti-American rhetoric in South Asia: An assessment
May 05, 2023

The rise of anti-American rhetoric in South Asia: An assessment

South Asian nations are using anti-American rhetoric to push back against the US’s demands for internal reforms and signal their agency and increasi

Closure of Pak terror sanctuaries key to maritime security in IOR
Nov 08, 2017

Closure of Pak terror sanctuaries key to maritime security in IOR

Maritime security — on which much else depends — is interconnected with events in landlocked countries. Afghanistan is a prime example: Over the p

A Reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables
Dec 06, 2024

A Reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables

The possibility of cable sabotage by a State actor is often overstated because the potential rewards are all too ambiguous.

A Roadmap for India’s Climate Cooperation with Pacific Small Island Developing States
Aug 16, 2023

A Roadmap for India’s Climate Cooperation with Pacific Small Island Developing States

Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) are highly vulnerable to disasters emanating from the impacts of climate change, geopolitical tensions, and fluctuations in global energy markets. To overcome this, the PSIDS have committed to ambitious carbon reduction targets, and to adopting renewable energy and low carbon emission initiatives. However, they must contend with critical barriers, such as the lack of finance, capacity, and te

Africa Pivots to China’s Global Security Initiative
Mar 03, 2025

Africa Pivots to China’s Global Security Initiative

As geopolitical tensions rise, African nations are increasingly aligning with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Global Security Initiative. The framework, which promotes non-interference, respecting sovereignty, and development-focused security, is appealing to African countries as an alternative to Western-led interventions. Through military cooperation, peacekeeping missions, counterterrorism assistance, and non-conditional security aid, among o

Can energy transitions cure the Dutch disease in Africa?
Mar 10, 2025

Can energy transitions cure the Dutch disease in Africa?

Can Africa’s energy transition break the resource curse? With global aid shrinking, African leaders look to clean energy to boost growth, jobs, and autonomy

End of a free trade chimera
Aug 22, 2019

End of a free trade chimera

Even as trade talks between the US and China seem set to resume, geopolitical tensions between the two powers show no sign of abating.

Head South
Nov 11, 2024

Head South

The essence of SSC is pivotal & sincere. But it is not devoid of criticism. The use of the word, ‘South’, itself reflects the colonial hangover that developing countries are trying to shed

India changing tack on space policy
Apr 03, 2018

India changing tack on space policy

India is scheduled to launch the lunar rover Chandrayaan-2 in 2018, an emblematic sign of the country's will to step up its space policy. Its efforts in this arena include a revival of international partnerships and a change in its position on space militarization. In the absence of an adequate global governance regime, such activity extends geopolitical tensions to outer space.

India is well-positioned to revitalise South-South Cooperation
Sep 22, 2024

India is well-positioned to revitalise South-South Cooperation

Putting New Delhi and Beijing in the same bracket as drivers of South-South Cooperation is incorrect

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy
Nov 13, 2024

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy

Trump's return raises questions about his China policy, offering India a chance to attract investment amid U.S.-China tensions.

India’s Economic Realignment
Oct 03, 2024

India’s Economic Realignment

The United States (US)-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered global trade patterns, revealing critical supply chain vulnerabilities. US tariffs pushed companies to shift manufacturing to more favourable locations, accelerating “friendshoring” to countries like India and Vietnam. The “China plus one” strategy has bolstered domestic manufacturing and attracted foreign investment through Production Linked Incentive

Leveraging the Rice Export Ban for Crop Substitution in India
Mar 20, 2024

Leveraging the Rice Export Ban for Crop Substitution in India

India is the world’s largest rice exporter, making it a significant player in the global rice market. A global rice shortage is anticipated amid rising geopolitical tensions and commodity prices. To safeguard domestic consumers from exorbitant price shocks, India has banned the export of non-basmati white rice since July 2023. This paper examines the ban's implications, especially regarding welfare redistribution among basmati and non-basmati f

Red flags in Dhaka’s embrace of Beijing
Apr 07, 2025

Red flags in Dhaka’s embrace of Beijing

New Delhi must now accelerate the transformative governance changes it has initiated in the North East