Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
Srikanth Kondapalli The current politburo standing committee members, all Xi loyalists, owe their rise to Xi and can bend to his tunes. Packing the highest decision-making bodies of China with the “Yes men” has the advantage of ‘unified’ thinking and uninterrupted execution…
TK Arun Own up Jawaharlal Nehru’s role as the builder of Independent India’s capitalism, instead of persisting with the once-expedient rhetoric of socialism. Rishi Sunak has made it to 10, Downing Street. This after Liz Truss was forced out of office by the…
TK Arun Two recent developments abroad have a significant bearing on India’s prospects. No, Rishi Sunak’s emergence as the next British prime minister is not one of them. In the second week of October, the US government released its National…
Sri Lanka has entered a difficult terrain with China's expansionist interests and India and Japan's security concerns having geopolitical repercussions.
India, with its economy doing relatively well and its diplomacy bringing the West closer must make the most of its geopolitical sweet spot.
"Gati Shakti" envisions a digital platform that will bring sixteen ministries together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects for industrial clusters and economic nodes. Creating a common platform for ministries whose work often overlaps makes way for faster, seamless and meticulous construction of infrastructure.
The 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress will go down in history for consecrating unprecedented centralisation of powers in the hands of Xi Jinping, demolishing several political factions within the CCP to make way for Xi’s spectacular consolidation which provides no clear identification of the sixth generation of leadership. While the emergent picture provides much elbow room for Xi to pursue his goals, the CCP also enters an unchartered course.