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How the US-India iCET Can Drive New Age Technology Diplomacy
The inaugural meeting of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) was held on January 31st of this year in Washington, DC. The meeting, which was led by the National Security Advisors on both sides, was one of…
The Adani Group and India’s Foreign Policy
Hindenburg Research released a report in January 2023 accusing the Adani Group, one of Asia’s largest companies, of stock manipulation and corporate fraud. Days after the Adani Group acquired the Israeli port of Haifa, its stock plunged over $100 billion—losing…
Making the “Indian Dream” of Digital Upward Mobility into Reality
On November 22, Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar stated that India has converted its “soft power” into “software power” while speaking at the UNESCO India-Africa Hackathon. The Hackathon itself was an example of this transformation: the event convened over 600…
South Asia Must Proactively Prepare to Face Climate Change
Unprecedented floods in Pakistan in recent months, caused by a mix of record rainfall and melting glaciers, left a third of the country submerged under water and affected nearly 33 million people. The floods have also caused widespread destruction, with…
India at the G20: Prioritizing Climate Finance
India will soon begin its one-year-long tenure as head of the Group of Twenty (G20) group, lasting between December 2022 and November 2023. Under its new role, India announced that it will host the leaders’ summit in New Delhi and hold sub-events…
Before Nepal Graduates to a Developing Country
At the 40th plenary of the 76th session of the United Nations in February 2021, the UN General Assembly recommended graduating Nepal from Least Developed Country (LDC) status to Developing Country (DC) in 2026. Though Nepal originally planned to graduate…