We first require a comprehensive methodology to understand cities, since a sensible, safe and inclusive city is the need of the time. And if any fancy concept is stripping a resident's agency and decision making power through, forced choices, exploitation, and increasing inequalities, then we need to get rid of it. ...
The test for political legitimacy, democratic stability, governance and accountability, and global leadership has come to the forefront with the Pandemic. Hence this situation urges the need for re-energizing the existing nature of institutions, practices, values, and participation in a dynamic fashion. ...
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. ...
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. ...
BRI in South Asia: Analysing Impacts of Regional, Political and Economic Factors
Regional dynamics of security and geoeconomics shape strategic choices of smaller countries, especially considering the tensions between India and China in the region. ...