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Whither Constitutional Equality and Laws Against Discrimination? A Manipuri Musician's Murder Raises Governance Questions Anew

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The recent murder of Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh in New Delhi has brought into sharp relief a long-standing issue, which the nation has been unable to tackle satisf... Read More


BRICS and the Mask of De-Dollarisation: Of Poltical Rhetoric and Financial Reality

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the BRICS Leaders' Press Conference, Johannesburg, 24 August 2023, stated "We also approved the creation of a working group ... Read More


ISRO! Don't Privatise Yesterday's Rockets: Build Tomorrow's With Industry

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The likely retirement of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk II (GSLV-Mk II) offers an interesting lesson for India's plans to bring private industry into the launch ... Read More


When Development Uproots the Roots: Reimagining India's Development Policy

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- My grandmother has been tending to her vegetable and flower garden for as long as I can remember - perhaps since the moment I first became conscious of the world around me. I nev... Read More


The Forensic-Security Convergence: Mitigating Cross-Border Identity Fraud and Financial Subversion

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- In South Asia, identity has gradually become one of the most contested assets. Eligibility for things like opening an account, crossing a border, or legally using a different nam... Read More


Recreational Nicotine Evade Pakistan's Drug Rules, With Serious Public Health Implications

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- The rapid emergence of recreational nicotine pouches in Pakistan presents a regulatory puzzle that policymakers can no longer afford to ignore. On one hand, the legal framework g... Read More


Belgium and India: Building a Strategic Partnership Beyond Economics and Trade

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever's official visit to India on 3-4 September marked an important step in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. The visit... Read More


Guardians of Harmony: Acknowledging Role of Mothers as Peacebuilders

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- In today's world, conversations about peace often feel strangely out of place. We live amid chaos: wars that seem endless, political disturbances that fracture societies, ecologi... Read More


Education as a Game Changer for South Asia: India can Become an Educational Leader

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- As India celebrated Teachers' Day on 5 September in memory of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the nation's second president, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the state of the... Read More


The Race for the Moon: How the Artemis-ILRS Cold War Impacts Global South Nations

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Instead of being a single UN-led consensus, space exploration is increasingly bipolar. The erstwhile cooperation related to the International Space Station (ISS) has evaporated. ... Read More