Municipal Elections in Mumbai, Delhi, and Shimla: Prospects for City Governance Impact
Parastatal bodies will continue to manage the affairs of cities even if there is a change in the government.
Category Centres
Xi-Mao and the future of China
The 20th Communist Party Congress in China signaled a total centralization of powers in the person of Xi Jinping
India’s G20 Presidency: Onset of Reshaping New World Order
India is ready to take the responsibility to help reconstruct a new world order despite competing for geopolitical narratives, and geo-economic contestations.
Return of Bibi and Lula, rejoicing for India
The election victory of Lula DA Silva in Brazil and Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, despite their extremely opposite political ideologies, will put India well placed in the current global political scenario.
Maritime Agreement Between Israel and Lebanon
The signing of the maritime demarcation agreement covering 330 sq miles between extreme rivals — Lebanon and Israel — is no mean feat.
Disastrous Decade for Data
Disastrous decade for data
he daunting challenges concerning data posed by the CAA-NPR-NRC debate have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and Recession. The reluctance of the government to release official data needs to be resolved urgently. As India unlocks, postponement of NPR and only doing the first phase of the 2021 census work will be a logical step to ensure that the census does not suffer from the limited window during which the entire work is expected to be completed.
Arjun Kumar IMPRI