Riparian Governance in South Asia

The record of regional cooperation on rivers since India's independence in 1947 is one of several successes, with some contestations. In contrast to the past when governments strove to divide and share river waters, the endeavor has now shifted to thinking about comprehensive river basin development which makes the process even more complex. India’s policy on transboundary river governance must now also be aware of the increasing importance of Indo-Pacific in the global geopolitics.

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10 September 2020

A defense industrial agenda for India

BY Sameer Patil

The recently imposed import embargo on 101 items in the defence sector indicates that the government has confidence in indigineous defence-industrial capacity to fulfill the requirements of the Indian military, without resorting to imports.

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13 August 2020

India’s Defence-Industrial Agenda

BY Sameer Patil

The delivery of five Rafale fighter jets last month is a big boost for Indian military capacity. The government's recent ban on the import of 101 defence items is a major step forward in building domestic defence-industrial capabilities. Partnering with like-minded diplomatic partners and adopting emerging technologies will help India in this endeavour.

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12 July 2020

Chinese 5G: Kiss of death

BY Blaise Fernandes

After the strategic digital pushback against Chinese investments and apps, India should turn its attention to the biggest Chinese domination tool – 5G. This is the mother lode that enables the efficient gathering of data, which when mined, results in product enhancement and pricing benefits to products listed in China 2025 and helps China set global standards. There is an urgency for alternate suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China.

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23 June 2020

China’s stronghold on Digital India will create a stress effect?

BY GH in the Media

Our Energy and Environment Fellow, Amit Bhandari was featured in an interview on The Quint Hindi. Watch the video here.

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18 June 2020

List of Chinese Funded Companies in India

BY GH in the Media

Our report, Chinese Investments in India was featured in Jagran Josh. Read the article here.

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18 June 2020

India’s space ambitions

BY Chaitanya Giri

Yesterday's path-breaking reforms in India's space sector by the Prime Minister's Office, and establishment of new space agencies, are geared to encourage technology innovation and direct participation by corporations, startups and MSMEs. The reforms will help India leverage Industry 4.0 and the astropolitics that will result. This podcast foreshadows these developments.