Year: 2020

Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule – Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi wanted to present the “India of his dreams” as a model of development to the world. The ideas contained in the Hind Swaraj indicate the…

Asymmetric Conflict in South Asia: The Murking Danger

Each country in the region has had its share of acquaintance with asymmetric conflicts in different time-frames and in varying intensities. The South Asian countries may…

Sino-French Relations: Sailing in Choppy Waters

France’s growing defense cooperation with New Delhi and Taiwan is in opposition to China’s regional interests. These strategic and ideological contradictions hinder the scope of the…

COVID-19 and its Impact on Human Trafficking in South Asia

There is no short-cut to this problem. South Asian countries should continue on what it has been doing in the past to combat trafficking and at…

Down to the Water

Governance of Non-Personal Data in India: Early Reflections from Digital Ethnography

10 August 2020, NIICE Commentary 5794 Dr. Preeti Raghunath Even as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to put in place measures for…

Margins to the Centre: Is Ladakh ‘Central’ in recent India-China Tensions?

The need of the hour is people centric approaches to security, conflict transformation and development. Only then, we will be truly talking about marginalised regions and…

Geopolitical Apprehensions in the Indo-Pacific Region Post Pandemic

The role of UNSC requires more effectiveness in its functionality, moreover these international organizations needs to overcome the big power politics and work independently, without any…

The Role of Indian Media in India-Nepal Relations

A high level of discourse of politics and speech has to be maintained by important people in the government on either side of the border for…

Gendered Perspective in Pakistan’s Anti-COVID 19 Policy

The pandemic has opened up new spaces for women to be agents of peace within the country and beyond. It is proposed that female Led Health…