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The lions lack the restrained modelling and elegance of the Ashokan original. They signify a muscular nationalism. What is so disturbingly different about India’s national emblem as Indians know it and how the emblem has been conceived and...
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The Government’s 10 lakh jobs creation plan does not appear to have factored in the ground realities. The Government of India has recently announced its plan to create 10 lakh government jobs in the next 18 months. Of about 40 lakh sanctioned posts, 22% posts...
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India's participation in I2U2 summit – with Israel, US, UAE – marks a more confident engagement with the region. The first summit this week of the awkwardly-named forum I2U2 – which brings together India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and...
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The assassination of Shinzo Abe could have far-reaching consequences for the Japanese psyche. Shinzo Abe was a popular, even if divisive, politician who was no stranger to controversies. But he was also one of the most consequentialist leaders of post-war Japan....
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Justice for environmental crimes must be dispensed quickly and equitably. The Union Environment Ministry, tasked with safeguarding India’s forests and its environmental assets, proposes to amend sections of key environmental legislation and make them less...
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The Quad can help reshape economic alliances and regional security architecture. The recent summit meeting of the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, could not have come at a more critical juncture in world politics. Between Russia’s...
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Delhi’s administrative boundaries are limited and the space allocated for forests is also limited, yet every year the government sets an ambitious target of increasing the green cover. The Delhi government has planned three major initiatives to increase...
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12 countries including India have agreed to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework launched by the US. Why has Washington felt the need for such a framework, and what is in it for those who are part of it? The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, launched by United...
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The US is eager to strengthen India’s technological capabilities for defence and security. Delhi needs to move quickly to create internal environment for such partnerships with Quad members. President Joe Biden’s decision to begin his first visit to Asia...
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It is our rich, albeit declining, biodiversity that provides us with potential solutions to our sustainability challenges. International Day of Biodiversity was celebrated on May 22. It gave us an opportunity to appreciate the wonder of biodiversity and renew our...
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It is important to increase the number of biosphere reserves in South Asia to ward off a doomsday ecological scenario. Biodiversity is the living fabric of our planet. It underpins human well-being in the present and in the future, and its rapid decline threatens...
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