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World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 7, 2023
A Grim Outlook for S.Asia
The war in Europe, the pandemic, and fiscal policies will define South Asia’s growth in 2023.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 7, 2023
Back to Africa!
When powerful nations run out of options for resources, trade and influence, they return to Africa!
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 7, 2023
Subtle Cheers for Netanyahu!
Netanyahu's political revival has come at a cost; the need to appease his extreme right-wing coalition partners!
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 31, 2022
China’s Covid Strategy: a Path Gone Wrong?
The rise of COVID in China is not only China’s problem; it is a global threat and must be tackled as such.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 31, 2022
Ringing Down the Curtains on 2022
2022 was a year dominated by the war in Eastern Europe and shattered by unprecedented climatic events.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 31, 2022
Trade-off or Standoff
A set of non-tariff barriers impede the developing countries' push for FTAs.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 31, 2022
Nagorno Karabakh-averting Another Round
With Russia too involved with Ukraine to play the honest broker, Azerbaijan sees an opportunity to seek a resolution by force.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 24, 2022
CHINA’S GLOBAL SCARE, AGAIN!
The new coronavirus strain known as BF.7 is increasing infections in China. Are India and the world prepared for another Covid comeback?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 24, 2022
MAINSTREAMING GENDER IN ROAD TRANSPORT
The World Bank’s recent report on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India could usher landmark changes for women's rights.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 24, 2022
COP 15- HITS AND MISSES
The GBF hits all the right notes in terms of financing structure, concessions to developing countries, and protection of indigenous people.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 24, 2022
NUCLEAR FUSION: WHERE INDIA STANDS?
Green energy from nuclear fusion could be the panacea for all of India’s energy ailments.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
A FLIGHT TO SUSTAINABILITY!
Are Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) the key to decarbonising aviation?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
MULTIALIGNMENT OR...?
India’s policymakers are at a crossroads when faced with the dilemma of selecting the most appropriate foreign policy trajectory.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
MORE THAN A DIPLOMATIC EVENT!
President Xi Jinping’s charm offensive in the Middle East is being seen as outmanoeuvring US interests on its traditional turf.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
A YEAR OF VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS
Election year in Bangladesh has historically seen an increase in violence, and 2023 will be no different.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 10, 2022
CAPPING THE RUSSIANS?
Unable to sustain a water-tight sanction on Russian crude exports, the G7 seeks to put a cap on its price, threatening further disruptions.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 10, 2022
REMINISCENCES OF JIANG ZEMIN
Jiang Zemin led China through a turbulent period and wielded authority deftly, in contrast to today's one-man dictatorship.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 10, 2022
SAYING THE UNSAID!
Chinese citizens have adopted a unique style to register their protests against China's draconian Zero Covid policy.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 3, 2022
NEPAL CHOOSES TO LEAN LEFT
The sweeping victory of the left alliance in the Nepal national elections in 2022 slims India's chances to strengthen its strategic space in Nepal.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 3, 2022
THE THAWING US-CHINA CLIMATE DIPLOMACY
Can the US-China Climate diplomacy save the world?