The US-China technology Cold War and China’s quest to expand indigenous capacity and self-reliance, as the US denies seeks to deny China hi-tech components for military use, are all shaping recent dynamics.
Harsh V Pant, Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy Presidential elections in the Maldives have been rather traditional — each election offering a new chance to a new president. The fourth presidential elections in the Maldives were no different, with Mohamed Muizzu of…
A Amarender Reddy GEAC’s Recommendation and the Promise of DMH-11 The government’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has recommended the environmental release of transgenic Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11) for testing in farmers’ field crops and seed production. If testing in…
A Two-Day Immersive Online Discussion Workshop on Feminist Foreign Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region was organised by #IMPRI Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (CIRSS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi from September 19 to 20, 2023.
In the realm of Indian politics, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023, has emerged as a central point of debate and discussion. Its significance in shaping the governance of the National Capital Territory cannot be overstated, and its impact is expected to extend far beyond Delhi's borders. With its passage in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the time has come to examine the contents of this bill and assess its practical impact.
MS Swaminathan was a remarkable scientist who changed the course of the history of India through contributions to India’s food security in a very difficult time of frequent famines, hunger and poverty. He was born on August 7, 1925, in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, went for higher studies in England and completed his PhD from Cambridge University in the year 1952. After his studies, although he was offered a position at Wisconsin University (USA), he chose to return to his motherland where he had no job, to serve the country on the back of famines, poverty and hunger due to food shortages and crop failures.