Digitalisation is to the Asian Century; what industrialisation was to European century. Digitalisation will help in mobilising the population towards innovations and newer possibilities, hence accelerating development. ...
The stable and sustainable future of Lebanon and its capital Beirut; once called as ‘Switzerland’ and ‘Paris’ of West Asia respectively require considerate internal economic and political reforms along with financial support of the International community. ...
India must do everything in its capacity to build a collaborative legacy with Seychelles. Given India’s own roadmap for renewable energy expansion, valuable lessons of public-private cooperation and financing can be transferred to Seychelles through a knowledge sharing mechanism. ...
The deal is historic in a sense that it’s the first kind of deal between Israel and a Gulf nation, but the significance of the deal as some watershed movement is questionable. ...
In the ongoing situation, keeping Bhutan by its side has become imperative for India’s foreign policy. India should take any socio-economic and diplomatic step possible to keep Bhutan on its ambit, like it recently did with the new trade route. ...
Adaptive mechanisms and disaster risk reduction can help in diminishing the impact of climate change on several vulnerable communities. However, to adequately manage extremely vulnerable regions such as the South Pacific, there is a need for a constructive response mechanism which takes into consideration all major elements and actors involved in the crisis. ...
The growing gust of apprehension in the South China Sea dispute essentially appears to be the involvement of external powers which signals that if the situation gets worse, the world might witness the recurrence of Cold-War dilemma in the South China Sea. ...
India must change its way of dealing with Nepal as times have changed and the same goes for China, it needs to have a more improved approach towards promoting Nepal’s hydropower projects instead of delaying it. ...
Triangular strategic combination of three major powers seems to be unrealistic and could open new vistas of opportunities and progress. Moreover, various confrontations will neither bring prosperity nor the advent of ‘Asian Century’. ...
The Lure of Military Artificial Intelligence: Mapping the Global Strategic Landscape
AI is the next military offset and there is a need to engage in effective framework for its governance and understand the challenge and opportunities it offers. It is too early to make definitive judgements about the long-term effects of AI on strategic stability. ...