In July 2017, China’s state council released the country’s strategy for developing artificial intelligence (AI), entitled 'New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan'. The policy outlines China's strategy to invest and build a ...
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) or One Belt One Road (OBOR) is an ambitious project of China which was launched in the year 2013. It seeks to connect different geopolitical landscapes through different development projects in various cou...
On 4th November 2019, the US, Japan, and Australia jointly announced the Blue Dot Network (BDN) at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Thailand during the 35th ASEAN Summit. This initiative seeks to employ a multi-stakeholder approach to pro...
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a growing concern for marine environmental security, ecosystem sustainability, and coastal communities across the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on coastal environmental observations and microscopic examinations...
The Sahel has emerged as one of the most persistent zones of political and security instability in Africa, shaped by the convergence of climate stress, weak governance, jihadist insurgency, resource competition and external intervention. Th...
For much of its modern strategic history, India has viewed security through a predominantly continental lens, focusing on land borders and territorial challenges. Yet India's geography tells a different story. With more than 7,500 kilometre...
The growing and emerging nations, whether in the BRICS group (Including the Expanded members) or other economic and geopolitical settings face a dilemma as they balance their path down a tightrope where they have to focus on a steady growth...
This article explores the economic benefits of clean energy transformation. It observes how countries like Sweden and Germany are leading the charge, using renewable energy to create jobs, boost economic growth, and reduce pollution. Despit...
Marine pollution is a major cause of concern in today’s world. Our water bodies are polluted due to chemicals and garbage produced by anthropogenic actions. Among the concentrated toxins, plastic is the most prevalent type of marine debris ...
In the 2019 fiscal year, India's merchandise exports to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) grew at a compound annual growth rate of about 5 percent to reach a total of $103 billion. Its imports from the region also increased...
Bad COVID management policies hindering tourism recovery in Sri Lanka: The tourism industry in the country brings in around $3 billion to $5 billion in foreign exchange annually. However, the country’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 outbreak...
India entered the month of June with a virtual meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the BRICS nations. Attended by the Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos Alberto Franco, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, External Affairs Minister ...
