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Will UNSC resolution bring Gaza peace?

Ceasefires are a uniquely complicated tool in armed conflict. This is because they exist at the intersection of war, law and politics. Political scientist Cindy Wittke has suggested that attempts to define what a ceasefire is and what it entails will ultimately reveal a “lack of fit” with international law.

Despair and hope in rural hamlets

The outer calm of many remote villages and hamlets can be deceptive. So much may be happening, good and bad, hopeful and tragic, beneath the surface calm, if only one cares to observe a bit more beyond the ‘all is well’ routine talk.

Economic Resilience

India recent economic indicators paint a mixed picture, marked by a noteworthy reduction in the current account deficit (CAD) alongside persistent challenges in the trade balance.

Gold Rush

The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked a frenzy of excitement among businesses worldwide, leading to a significant increase in market value for companies operating within the AI ecosystem.

Foreign policy needs a domestic boost

In the middle of several problems, an encouraging and reassuring sign of recent times is that India’s foreign policy has held its ground in the middle of mounting pressures from various sides, at times even earning unexpected praise from traditional rivals and critics.

Russia is one among the many villains

The presumptively fast-tracked Nato membership of Sweden and Finland does not come as a surprise. Until fairly recently,  these two Nordic nations proudly relished their long-standing neutrality. Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine decisively shifted the geopolitical dynamic. 

Housing challenges

The housing sector demands a high level of creativity. There is a lot to be done across a range of policy areas to improve the functioning of different aspects of our housing system.

Cinema & Conflict

For all the stirring rhetoric by Ukraine’s President at Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Cannes film festival, the fact of the matter must be that cinema has indubitably been impinged by the war in Ukraine.