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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.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
Call a Spade a Spade
Notwithstanding its grand proclamations, Taliban 2.0 is little removed from its original avatar.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
An End to the Afghan Saga
Despite accusations of mismanaging the final chapter of the Afghanistan imbroglio, most Americans endorse the strategic decision to withdraw.
War - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
The Wildcard in Afghanistan?
As its fellow NATO members make a rather humiliating retreat, all eyes are on Turkey to see if it can play a stabilising role in the aftermath of Taliban victory.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
Great Game Redux
The emergence of the Taliban as masters of Afghanistan has created new equations for regional geopolitics with global resonance.
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
Economics of Robust Defence
Strategic alliances apart, India must look at its security needs through the prism of self-reliance, bolstered by robust economic growth.
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.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
Hyperpower on the Wane?
The U.S. has its work cut out to convince its allies that even after the embarrassment in Kabul, it remains a staunch and dependable strategic partner.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
The Web of Israeli Politics
Israel, despite its small population and a compact landmass, is a bewilderingly complex nation to comprehend
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 31, 2021
Surviving Humanoids
The vast landscape of future human-machine interplay is limited only by the discrepancies in our knowledge of the human brain.
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.
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 31, 2021
The Retrospective U-turn
By abolishing retrospective taxes, India has sought to project itself as a pragmatic and investor-friendly regime devoid of regulatory uncertainty.
War - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 31, 2021
The Politics of Jihad
Despite the ideological rivalry between the Taliban and the ISIS-K, the two sides have occasionally cooperated with each other to attain political objectives.
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.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 9, 2021
India’s Presidency at the UNSC
As India assumes the presidency of the United Nations Security Council, it will focus on three issues - maritime security, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 9, 2021
Factory Reset for Surveillance Tech
The NSO surveillance controversy not only indicates an erosion of basic privacy, but also a broader, more troubling trend of authoritarian cyber surveillance.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 6, 2021
Fostering Shared Values
In his recent visit to India, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has demonstrated strategic restraint on bilateral irritants like human rights issues.
War - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 6, 2021
Tempering Cyber Sovereignty
As it prepares to roll out its national cybersecurity strategy, India must adopt a carefully calibrated approach to the nebulous concept of ‘cyber sovereignty’
War - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 6, 2021
Drone Warfare: Here to Stay?
With non-state actors increasingly using unmanned aerial vehicles to counter conventional militaries, India needs to review its drone-use policy for armed forces.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 23, 2021
Fostering a Value Chain
The Indian semiconductor ecosystem can be fortified by establishing multiple centres of excellence that focus on specific aspects of the supply chain.