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Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2022
The Climate-Security Conundrum
If climate crisis is to be recognised as a security issue, the onus is on major military powers that spend billions on means of destruction to take the lead.
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2022
Information, Disinformation or Misinformation
Russia, Ukraine, and their respective supporters are waging an intense war of perception on social media, making it virtually impossible to separate the truth from falsehood.
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2022
Methane - A Deal Breaker
Limiting methane emissions is as important as carbon control, despite the higher political cost of implementing methane control regimes.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2022
The Venezuelan Dilemma
Venezuela’s rapid descent from prosperity to poverty has created fresh challenges for the green future of the entire South American environment.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2022
EU - Playing Catch-Up in Africa
The erstwhile colonisers of Africa, now banded together in the EU, are endeavouring to share in the African growth story.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2022
A Thorny Path Ahead
As Americans continue to grapple with inflation, exacerbated by the Ukraine-Russia war, many had hoped that the State of the Union address would offer some succour.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 21, 2022
Bolstering Cybersecurity Protocols
Governments will have to work closely with private companies if they want to effectively address emerging cyber threats.
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 21, 2022
Combating R&I Interference
Despite the apparent benefits from an international framework of R&D cooperation, there are inherent pulls and pressures which make such an exchange a complex issue.
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 21, 2022
A Twisted Road to Green
The 2021 ‘India State of Forest Report’, though optimistic in its findings, raises the question of the inequitable nature of the environmental debate.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 21, 2022
Future-Proofing the Metaverse
Policymakers must be prepared to deal with the entire gamut of challenges that are bound to arise from the Metaverse, ranging from misinformation to anti-competitive practices.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 21, 2022
Drug Industry Eludes Pandemic
While the pandemic has laid waste to most segments of the economy, illegal drug networks managed to flourish amidst the widening tragedy.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2022
Freezing out the Games
The Sports arena remains a favourite platform for competing for political powers to grandstand their geopolitical differences.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2022
A Cure Worse Than the Disease
The proposed Ken-Betwa River Link, being projected as a cure to Central India’s fast depleting water table, has many ecological pitfalls that need close scrutiny.
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2022
Youtube in the Docks
A recent letter by fact-checking organisations has revealed the extent to which video-hosting platforms like YouTube can spread misinformation.
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2022
Boost for MSMEs
As the second-largest generator of employment after the Agri sector, MSMEs need government handholding in terms of easy finance and active promotion of foreign investments.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2022
Declining Demographics
Despite many developing countries being unable to rein in their exploding populations, there are worries in some quarters about declining fertility rates.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2022
LATAM's Tech Boom
The emerging digital ecosystem in Latin America (LATAM) has addressed many of the structural issues hamstringing its economy.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2022
A Political Move
Craftily manipulating democratic processes, Beijing had ensured that only trustworthy pro-China candidates could contest the recent legislative council elections, thus quietly strengthening its grip.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2022
Biggest Piece in the Central Asian Pie
The ‘sudden chaos’ in Kazakhstan gave the autocratic regime a convenient opportunity to shift its narrative from governmental incompetence to national security issues.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2022
Do Vaccine Mandates Work
When it comes to public health, are vaccine mandates ethical/moral, or do they infringe on a person’s right to choose?