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Xi JInping's China: A Scholarly Look at a Nation Driven by a Sense of Destiny

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, was passionate about promoting education and the importance of illustrative storytelling in shaping cultures, promoting desirable behaviour... Read More


Livelihoods, Employment and Environmental Management in South Asia's Hilly Regions: Lessons from ADB's New Investment in Bangladesh

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Asian Development Bank's latest investment proposal in Bangladesh's Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) offers a useful lens through which to examine a wider development challenge ... Read More


AI: Aid to the Mind, Not a Substitute for the Mind

But, Sept. 25 -- AI can write, calculate, research, summarise and even generate ideas in seconds. What once required considerable time and effort can now be done almost instantly. This is undoubtedly ... Read More


Water Diplomacy Through Riverine Networks: The India-Nepal Mahakali Sambad Example

Case 2, Sept. 24 -- International relations (IR) has traditionally placed states at the centre of world politics. Networks provide an alternative way to understand how actors construct and engage with... Read More


South Asia Needs Cross-Border Internships, Not Only Degrees Abroad

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- When South Asian students think about international experience, the conversation usually jumps to a full degree overseas. That is the most expensive version of mobility and, for... Read More


Mask Drops in Islamabad: How Pakistan's Terror Calculus Came Undone

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- For decades, Islamabad maintained a carefully calibrated fiction on the world stage. Whenever violence spilled across its borders, the official refrain remained fixed: Pakistan ... Read More


China-Pakistan Boundary Commission Activation has Grave Regional Implications

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The New Russia Sanctions Bill passed by the US Congress for 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian crude was viewed by cynics as a birthday present for Prime Minister Narendra... Read More


Ethanol, AI and Agriculture: India's Triangular Chokehold Centred on a Depleting Resource

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- India is asking one depleting resource to feed its people, fuel its cars and power its technological future: groundwater. In Bhattu Kalan, a block of Haryana's Fatehabad distri... Read More


In the Undying Quest for Peace and Harmony in South Asia: Reflections of a Veteran 'Peacemonger'

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The most powerful unanimous calls at a recent online meeting titled 'Himalayan Glacial Disaster: A Wake up Call for South Asia' were about the need to take urgent note of the hu... Read More


India-Mongolia Buddhist Partnership: A Civilisational Bridge Linking India's Buddhist Heritage with Mongolia's Contemporary Revival

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- For centuries, Mongolia has evoked the image of a distant and enigmatic land, its history shaped by conflict, conquest and the rise of extraordinary leaders - foremost among the... Read More