Budget 2026, Tier II cities

Budget 2026: Tier II cities push lacks climate resilience

Budget 2026-27 backs tier II cities, but climate resilience and adaptation funding remain weak in the city economic region strategy. #infrastructure #climate Read more »
artificial intelligence adoption

Can artificial intelligence strengthen democracy? Italy offers a test case

As legislatures adopt artificial intelligence, Italy seeks to boost efficiency without undermining democratic accountability. Read more »
dashboard governance in India

Data-rich governance needs judgment at the core

Economic Survey reflects India’s shift toward dashboard governance, raising a question about how metrics, judgment, and accountability should work together. Read more »
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 »
Trump foreign policy doctrine

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 »