Macron’s China Diplomacy: A Risky Bet or a Wise Move?
Just when it seemed the European Union was finally achieving strategic coherence as a global geopolitical actor, French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to China has shattered that myth
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Indian Foreign Policy and Civil Society Experts: MEA must go past the Conference Model
Harsh V. Pant, Ambuj Sahu Foreign policy starts getting shaped by public opinion only when a democracy develops and matures. Such a political evolution sows the seeds for the democratization of foreign policy, where citizens actively participate in decision-making on…
Building a Stronger Dalit Feminist Movement with Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Ideals
Over the years, feminism has been instrumental in highlighting the differential conditioning that women are subjected to in society. Many structures are placed in the public sphere that negate the inclusion and participation of women in society, thereby side-lining one half of the population.
The Challenges of Leadership in a Polarized Society: Netanyahu’s Legacy in Israel
There is no doubt that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel (Bibi) has perhaps been the most elected and electable politician. Shrewdness with savviness in politics is an art that often takes you places in democracy and often treated as an essential trait for success. But arrogance can often take one down. And utter and crass ambition could steer in the direction of arrogance especially when a politician's personal integrity and credibility is questioned and matter remains subjudice.
Public Libraries: From Perfect Theory to Imperfect Reality
This article talks about Public Libraries in the context of the key aspects of public goods, namely, non-excludability and non-rivalry, and how not being limited to this definition, it can also be associated with the characteristics of common property resource (non-excludable but rivalrous) and club goods (non-rivalrous but excludable). This article talks about traditional public libraries as well as the challenges that it faces with the coming up of digital media and the need for public library even in these changing scenarios by incorporating the digital medium of information in traditional libraries. It finally talks about the actual scenario of the Indian Public Libraries based on the case study of District Library Gurdaspur.
Rethinking Sustainability through Environmental Social Governance (ESG)
Aaswash Mahanta Primarily owing to issues of climate change and the need for sustainability and social inclusion, ESG has become an integral part of corporate governance today. This article contextualizes the relevance, implication, and impact of such investing measures in…
The changing landscape of International Diplomacy in the World
Arguably the World is going through unprecedented challenges. Perhaps we are between several world orders or mired into a complete chaos and disorder. Unilateralism by the super powers has become the order of the day. Since 1979, we have witnessed such far reaching developments in international politics with unforeseen consequences felt over the years which are now being reflected in the unbridgeable big power confrontations and deepening trust deficit. Sino-US and US-Russia matrix is turning into the West vs Russia/China combine from the pedestals of UNSC (P3 vs P2) to the geo-political and geo-economic expanse in virtually every geography. Russia-Ukraine war is a symptom of that.