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‘Indian Ocean’- The 21st Century ‘Security Dilemma’ between China and India

The Indian Ocean is where global struggles will play out in the twenty-first century. It is a “new great game” in the making, says Amrita Jash… Indian Ocean is the new theatre of ‘Great Power’ politics of the twenty-first century. With a tactical geopolitical landscape, the Indian Ocean – third largest waterway in the…
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From Waste to Fuel

“No single technology will be the answer; what is needed is an array of technologies aimed at different markets and different ends of the supply/demand equation.”—Dr. Joseph A. Stanislaw The global thirst and man’s sudden urge for the need to find alternative sources of energy has been on a constant rise. The governments of various countries…
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The Great Energy Game In The East Mediterranean Sea

Shashwat Tiwari explores the race for energy resources which is heating up in the East Mediterranean Sea. In recent times, the discovery of natural gas off the Israeli coast in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (the Levant basin) has added a new dimension to the Israel-Palestine conflict zone. Significantly this has transformed the region into a…
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EASE OF DOING BUSINESS: INDIA

ESHA SAHA INTRODUCTION: In the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking of 189 countries, India has dropped from the 131st rank last year to 134thin 2014.The very fact that it is easier to do business in Nepal (105), Bangladesh (130),Pakistan (110)[1] than in India, and that India is getting to be a tougher place to do business,…
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Japan’s National Security Strategy: Retort to China’s Military Assertiveness?

Piyush Singh argues how China’s tactic of coercive diplomacy is finding no takers in Japan and seems to be boomeranging. Japan in its National Security Strategy has clearly defined that it’s not going to let China gain an upper hand in the region and the piece explores this further. In late 2013,…
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Research Steve Jobs’ style to find Smash-Hits — Without Statistical Significance!

Read why Stephen P Holden feels that Steve Jobs was right about customers’ lack of self-insight, but wrong about the value of research. It’s not the end of the world if you’re wrong ! The biggest mistake in market research is to worry about being wrong. Ironically, research can learn this lesson from…
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A Sanitised effort for ‘Clean India’

Despite years of work, sanitation goals, particularly in rural India, have remained elusive. With the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission- targeting rural and urban hygiene- will the desired outcomes follow? Urmila Rao explores this question… On October 2, the Center government is set to roll out The ‘Clean India’ (Swaach Bharat) campaign…
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Xi Jinping’s Serendipity with India: Expectations of Greater Engagement

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India is likely to boost economic ties between both the countries. The leadership on either side carefully balanced the scales of tension and engagement, as cold politics and hot economics were negotiated with pragmatism. Amrita Jash gives her take. Chinese President Xi Jinping finally set his foot in India with his…
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Children of War in Gaza and Beyond

Urmila Rao describes the indiscriminate manner in which Israeli forces are shelling schools which has been designated as a war crime both under IHL and International Criminal Law. A three-day ceasefire extension announced by Israel in Gaza on Tuesday may collapse as Hamas is likely to reject the extension. If this happens, the Israel-…
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