The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), addresses the carbon costs paid by EU that adhere to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). This experiment is a step towards climate change regulation to tackle carbon leakage. There is a chance of so-called "carbon leakage" as the EU increases its own climate ambition and as long as many non- EU nations continue to have less restrictive climate policies.
No one in their sane mind would debunk the Panchsheel principles which were a harbour of peaceful existence in a fractured world, though Chinese never actually believed in them.
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina visited India twice this month, within a span of 12 days. She had previously been in New Delhi on June 9 during the newly re-elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s oath-taking ceremony. Her second trip from June 21-22 involved interactions with the Indian President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, PM Modi, and the Indian Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar.
India must develop R&D and production capability, and fund domestic start-ups, universities to develop technology and gear needed to achieve semicon self-reliance.
It’s important to endow the NTA with the authority and framework to establish a collaborative mechanism involving law enforcement and intelligence agencies at federal and state levels.
The Lok Sabha election result has rekindled hope for Muslims to participate in nation-building
With Male facing increasing domestic and foreign policy challenges, Mohamed Muizzu is possibly aiming at a reconciliation with India.
From calling India a “bully” to visiting New Delhi as an invitee to the swearing-in of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India for a third term, in June 2024, Mohamed Muizzu’s India policy is one of blowing hot and cold. Ever since his swearing-in in November 2023 as the President of the Maldives, Mr. Muizzu has embraced a “pro-Maldives” policy that reduces his country’s dependence on India, increases relations with China, and diversifies its foreign policy with others. More than six months after his swearing-in and impairing Male’s ties with India, his foreign policy is now seeing some recalibration.