Footprints on the sands of time
From Farm Chickens to Cockroaches: Why South Asia’s Gen Z Is So Restive
Until the region’s economies produce jobs, and its ministers produce respect, at the pace they produce graduates, South Asia’s Gen Z will keep finding new, and increasingly desperate, ways to be heard
Bridging the Policy Gap: Why Northeast India Cannot Tap Bangladesh Pharma Market Across the Border?
The real question is simpler: do Indian states want to use a resource that is geographically closer, internationally certified, available already, or would they prefer to continue to suffer from a yearly deficit on the other side of the Corridor?
Green AI? The Global South Cannot Afford the Wrong Kind of Digital Growth
In the case of the Global South, this would mean designing AI according to the demands of that particular place and within the bounds of its available power. It would mean opting for small language models, frugality, and less energy-intensive infrastructure over costly mimicry of Silicon Valley.
Inside India's Modern Counter-Terrorism Strategy: The Zero-Tolerance Mandate
The government is also engaging doctors, psychologists, lawyers, civil society organisations, NGOs, religious leaders and community representatives to facilitate de-radicalisation and reintegration. Young people are encouraged to participate in constructive social activities that promote communal harmony and reduce the appeal of extremist ideologies.
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Sunshine’s Just A Night away
How strange that it never dawned on me
Better connectivity will bring economic benefits to South Asian region
Most parts of South Asia, including the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan, lack regional connectivity
India's China policy - then and now
When India attained independence from British rule, Jawaharlal Nehru became the prime minister and remained in the job for around fourteen years till his end
By the River's Bed
By the river's bed
Through the Mist of a Winter's Morn
Through the mist of a winter's morn
Amid global data security concerns, India echoes a policy vacuum
Another data privacy concern, another "strongly-worded" letter to Facebook-owned WhatsApp
Man in the Crucible of Devastation and Avarice
Whether you write
India hopes for relaxed US visa regime under Biden
One of the biggest policy issues which will set the tone for the US-India strategic relationship under the new Joe Biden administration is work visas for Indians
Life’s a Bivouac, A Conundrum
Times change, values change, but
Little Heavens
It’s the little ones that a big heaven make,
'Intolerant majoritarianism' and a less open India not aligned to vision of 'Global Britain': Chatham House
Presenting a vision for an influential ‘Global Britain’, a leading British think tank has clubbed India in the “difficult four” countries for the future strategic scenario for Britain. Calling India’s importance “inescapable”, the paper said developing the relationship will be a ‘complex task”
US-India strategic partnership likely to thrive under Biden - with some millstones
The US-India strategic partnership is likely to continue on the same upward trajectory, albeit with some millstones under Joe Biden's presidency which will assume office next week on January 20
Sri Lanka in discussion with India for two vaccines
Sri Lanka is in discussion with India for procurement of two Covid-19 vaccines. The issue was also raised during the recent visit by Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Sri Lanka
That Nebulous Search
When I hear my heart sing
