Topics Archive
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 4, 2021
Market Design to Do Good!
Auction theory and matching theory are tools of market design that can be used to improve market outcomes.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 22, 2021
Is India Hungry?
While malnutrition remains the primary concern, a significant section of the Indian population is still calorie-deficient.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 6, 2021
The New Face of Food Security
Along with farm productivity, diet diversity and prevention of nutritional deficiencies are key factors in bolstering food security within India.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 22, 2021
Mysterious Ailment or Diabolical Weapon?
With a resurgence of the much-dreaded Havana syndrome among U.S. embassy officials, there are competing theories about its origins.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 22, 2021
The Nuclear Heist
The recent demise of Dr. AQ Khan, the father of the Pakistani nuclear bomb, will hopefully put to rest the controversies that he courted in his lifetime.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 17, 2021
Srilanka: Economy in Doldrums
While the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, there are a number of structural factors that cannot be ignored.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
The Finger of Blame
While the Afghanistan crisis may represent a collective failure of the western coalition forces and their chosen Afghan political elites, the U.S. will have to share a greater degree of blame.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 31, 2021
The Golden Age of Hydrogen?
The Vernian vision of a hydrogen economy may soon come to pass as countries adopt strategies to mitigate climate change and democratise energy sources.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 31, 2021
Mercenaries of Disinformation
Although influence operations are almost as old as human history, the pervasive presence of social media has allowed private agencies to monetise disinformation.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 23, 2021
Delta Wave Disrupts Economic Recovery
As the Delta variant continues to spread throughout Asia, lockdown restrictions and low vaccine rollouts threaten to undercut economic recovery in the region
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2021
A Cure For Alzheimer’s?
The authorisation of Aducanumab, a new drug to cure Alzheimer’s, by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has generated debates in the medical community.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2021
Reopening EU: Too Soon?
As countries in the European Union undertake measures to open the bloc for non-essential travel, they will have to strictly monitor changes in the status quo.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2021
Olympics in the Shadow of Covid-19
Japan is experiencing its fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 7, 2021
Shrinking Labour Pool
With declining demographic growth rates, China will have to restructure its manpower- intensive economy.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 7, 2021
India’s AstraZeneca Deal
The global controversy surrounding AstraZeneca, India’s primary vaccine, together with an inadequate adverse reaction reporting system, has given rise to many unanswered questions.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 1, 2021
Fourth Estate Under Siege
Reporters across the globe are witnessing an increase in threats, arrests, and censorship.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2021
Digital Public Infrastructure
Technology has disrupted the traditional model of news production by empowering the audience to amplify it or create new content altogether.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2021
Believing the Written Word
Though social media reach is tremendous in India, its platforms have not been used to spread misinformation or create agitations.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2021
Nixing Fake News
The only way to nip misinformation in the bud is to work alongside social media platforms.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2021
Getting the Online, in Line
In a market as large and diverse as India, it is important to tailor regulatory requirements with great care if fair, equitable, and responsible behaviour is to be ensured in the digital ecosystem.