Himalayan floods and global warming

Warming Himalayas: Nepal’s climate justice test

Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice. Read more »
Borrowers’ platform

Borrowers’ platform faces a test from creditors in the room

The new borrowers’ platform fills a gap in global debt governance, but its borrower-only ambition faces a changing creditor landscape. Read more »
BRICS 2026 New Delhi

BRICS 2026 reveals ambition contradictions and uncertain future

BRICS New Delhi Summit expanded the grouping’s ambitions, but geopolitical divisions and weak institutional clarity continue to challenge its future. Read more »
Generative AI

Generative AI has changed the meaning of university degree

Generative AI makes conventional university assessment less reliable, and India needs stronger ways to verify learning without deepening inequality. #GenerativeAI #Degree Read more »
BRICS

BRICS must connect women’s skills with better jobs

BRICS is expanding its women’s employment agenda, and the next task is connecting skills, care and social protection with better jobs. #BRICS Read more »
Assam floods 2026

Assam floods expose the limits of relief-first approach

The 2026 Assam floods show why flood policy must focus on vulnerability, livelihoods and the economics of recovery. Read more »
Indian carbon market

India’s farms could become the next carbon market frontier

Scaling agricultural carbon credits could mobilise climate finance, support farmers and strengthen India’s emerging carbon market. Read more »
India's space policy

India’s space policy needs a strategy for orbital power

India's space policy needs a strategic focus on emerging orbits, technology and the rules that will govern the next space economy. #SPACE Read more »
NEET reforms

NEET reforms must examine NTA, equity and exam design

NEET reforms now extend beyond tougher penalties to NTA governance, exam security, equity and the design of medical admissions. #NEET #reform Read more »
Skill development

Skill development needs better outcome measurement

India needs to measure whether skill development programmes improve livelihoods rather than relying on enrolment and training numbers. #skill Read more »