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Data Secrecy is Stymieing Climate Cooperation in South Asia
Two events in June 2023 highlighted how climate-induced disasters increasingly have a transboundary impact and how a lack of data transparency limits how countries can respond. As Cyclone Biparjoy approached the coasts of Pakistan and India that month, newspaper reports…
India’s Electoral Bond Conundrum
On February 15, 2024, India’s Supreme Court struck down the Electoral Bond Scheme, introduced in 2017 by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as unconstitutional. While the Union Home Minister Amit Shah claims that this decision will bring black money (illicit…
Looking Homeward: The Case for External Voting for the Indian Diaspora
This year marks a watershed moment for democracy, as over half of the global population gears up to vote. India anticipates over 970 million eligible voters for its 2024 general election, which will be held this summer. However, India's diaspora…
نام میں کیا رکھا ہے؟ جنوبی اشیا کے میزائلوں کے ناموں کی اشتقاقیات
زبان نہ صرف ذریعۂ ابلاغ کا کام دیتی ہے بلکہ سامعین پر ایک اہم سائکو لینگوسٹیک (زبان دانی سے متعلقہ نفسیاتی )اثر بھی ڈالتی ہے۔ الفاظ کا مخصوص انتخاب کسی بھی امر کی اہمیت کو زیادہ یا کم کرسکتا ہے اور غیر محسوس انداز…
India and Bangladesh Must Address Climate Migration Together
On a three-day visit of a U.S. delegation to Bangladesh last month, both refugees and climate change featured high on the diplomatic agenda. Delegates acknowledged Bangladesh as the world’s seventh most climate-vulnerable country, with Washington pledging support to help Bangladesh…
Political Incentives Will Determine the Next India-Pakistan Missile Agreement
March 9, 2024, marked two years since an Indian BrahMos cruise missile misfired, accidentally landing in Pakistan’s Mian Channu city. While global attention at the time concentrated on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing nuclear risks, the incident in…