China may see a regional vacuum with a non-functional #SAARC, but it is unlikely to succeed in filling the gap with another regional entity. Read more »
India's clean mobility push risks excluding the middle class as CAFE-3 norms make small cars less viable for automakers. #CAFE-3 #Cars Read more »
Global health diplomacy can only succeed if power is shared across the Global South and North, not just health priorities. Read more »
India's definition of #merit rewards privilege while ignoring structural barriers that marginalised candidates must overcome. #reservation #upsc #jobquotas Read more »
New Delhi’s embrace of #Quad risks diluting #BRICS plans for a non-dollar trade system, leaving the bloc short of consensus and capital. #dedollarisation Read more »
Tariff liberalisation poses familiar risks for India-Chile CEPA's thrust on clean energy goals. #CEPA #criticalminerals Read more »
As leaders of the group gather for #BRICS summit, the absence of China’s #Xi and Russia’s #Putin shifts the spotlight to #Modi and Brazil’s #Lula. BRICS+ Read more »
Trump administration’s sweeping cuts in public health spending offers valuable lessons India cannot afford to copy. #Publichealth #Trump Read more »
The Foxconn episode and the curbs on minerals reveal the fragility of Indian industry's manufacturing supply chains. Read more »
Multilateral lenders face obsolescence unless they pivot to finance climate action and support the Global South. #MDBs #climateaction
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