Indian universities ageing

India’s universities are ageing faster than they can renew

India’s universities are leaning increasingly on experience, but weak execution risks turning continuity into quiet stagnation. Read more »
US-China ties explained

US-China rivalry: Too entangled to decouple

Unlike the Cold War standoff, the US-China competition is constrained by shared production networks, mutual dependence, and high costs of separation. Read more »
monetary policy changes across the world

How crisis-era monetary policy reshaped the limits of central banking

Years of quantitative easing helped economies stabilise after 2008, but the central banks are now attempting to reverse it through monetary policy. Read more »
AI and local journalism

How AI could hurt — and help — local journalism

Carefully deployed, AI may also help fill civic information gaps and support public-interest reporting. Read more »
child marriage

Why child marriage persists in West Bengal despite social progress

West Bengal’s stubbornly high rate of child marriage exposes the limits of legal reform and income growth—and points to girls’ education as the most effective policy lever. #childmarriage #WestBengal Read more »
distress migration

Distress migration: Anti-trafficking policy must focus on mental health

India’s distress migration and trafficking crisis cannot be solved without embedding mental health care into every stage of rescue and rehabilitation. #migration #mentalhealth Read more »
wealth inequality in india

Wealth inequality blind spot: The missing data on the rich

India tracks poverty in detail but lacks credible data on wealth inequality—undermining taxation, policy, and inequality debates. Read more »
Geopolitics and geoeconomics

How geopolitics and geoeconomics shape global power

Geopolitics and geoeconomics are merging, reshaping how international actors compete for global influence. Read more »
judicial independence in India

Judicial independence: Why India needs a fresh reform push

India’s judicial appointment system raises new questions about transparency, accountability and the future of judicial independence. Read more »
future of climate diplomacy

Climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities

Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. Read more »