China visa rules

China visa rules open a new front in public diplomacy

China visa rules is aimed at attracting tourist spending and let foreign visitors carry home a different account of the country. #China #visa Read more »
Keran and Marwah NITI

Keran offers lessons in last-mile governance

Keran and Marwah offer practical lessons for delivering healthcare, education and other services in India’s remote border blocks. Read more »
legacy media vs social media

Legacy media survives social media onslaught amid information overload

Audiences in Indonesia and Singapore rely on legacy media for credibility while increasingly consuming politics through fast, visual and creator‑driven formats of social media. Read more »
India’s farm crisis

India’s farm crisis is now showing up on the dinner plate

India’s cereal-based food system protects against hunger but does far less for farm crisis that affects incomes and dietary quality. #food #farm Read more »
India needs digital infrastructure

India needs digital infrastructure for buildings

Digital infrastructure covering building and land records could cut approval delays, infrastructure clashes and lending against unauthorised assets. #land #digitalinfra Read more »
Iron ore production

Iron ore production needs to match steel expansion pace

India's steel output is growing twice as fast as iron ore production, exposing the industry to a widening raw-material constraint. Read more »
India’s Olympics ambitions

India’s Olympics ambitions can gain from British sporting know-how

UK-India sports partnership could help in achieving India's Olympics ambitions and build sporting institutions that outlast the 2036 Games and boost its medal tally. #Olympivs #India #UK Read more »
Private universities

Private universities face a test beyond placements

India needs private universities to expand access, but campuses, rankings and placement figures are poor measures of academic quality. #education Read more »
RBI’s crypto ban

RBI’s crypto ban deserves more economic scrutiny

Public choice economics exposes the institutional interests behind the RBI’s crypto ban and its opposition to private digital assets. #RBI #crypto Read more »
nuclear power reactor

India’s nuclear power ambitions confront the limits of execution

India needs licensed nuclear power reactor designs, firm orders and credible costs to turn its 100 GW target into generating capacity. Read more »