game theory climate strategy

How game theory can help design strategies for climate crisis, diplomacy

Evolutionary game theory is useful to devise strategies for real-life situations such as international negotiations and ecological crises, where players are unequal. Read more »
trade deal ratification

Trade deal ratification: Why India will follow different paths for EU, US

Why India followed different legal routes for trade deal ratification for agreements with EU and US. #India #US #trade Read more »
India labour codes

Labour codes and the fixed-term employment paradox

India’s labour codes and the 51% union recognition rule can improve bargaining, but fixed-term employment may weaken union participation and dispute resolution. Read more »
maritime reforms

Maritime reforms need enforceable seafarer protections

India is undertaking maritime reforms and signing major trade deals, but Maritime Vision 2047 will not be resilient if seafarers remain exposed to exploitation, isolation, and abandonment risks. #maritime Read more »
Trump and US soft power

Trump doctrine and US soft power: Why hard power is back

Trump’s strategic doctrine pares back US soft power and reasserts hard power, reshaping American influence from Caracas to Greenland. Read more »
crowd safety planning

Crowd safety at places of worship: Why India needs a resilience-first shift

As India’s religious footfalls now match city-scale crowds, crowd safety planning must move from threat-centric optics to resilience-first design rooted in crowd science. #crowd #safety Read more »
international law and institutions under attack

International law and Trump’s threats to global order

The US under Donald Trump is prepared to dismantle international law and institutions that once constrained American power. Read more »
de-dollarisation

De-dollarisation 2026: Tariff war pushes countries to diversify

Tariff coercion, fiscal strain, and sanctions risk are reviving de-dollarisation efforts; a plural currency system likely as no clear successor exists. #dedollarisation #tradewar Read more »
Bengaluru Metro fares

Bengaluru metro fares aren’t the problem; it’s the last mile

Bengaluru Metro fares are not the decisive lever many policymakers assume; last-mile reliability decides commuter choices. Read more »
artificial intelligence india

Can India power the artificial intelligence dream?

The country has rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. Its impacts on jobs, the electrical grid and water availability need to be taken into account. Read more »