Project Delays and Faulty Atomic Clocks: Is NavIC – India’s Own GPS Truly Wartime Ready?
In the modern era, critical technologies are an essential part of everyday life, and controlling these technologies gives a country an edge in leading the world in that particular field. Owning these critical technologies provides a state with a secure and reliable means to achieve its goals. Reliance on any other state over these technologies […]
Paywall vs People: Shadow Libraries and The Global South’s Fight to End Knowledge Apartheid
The recent decision by the Delhi High Court to restrict access to Sci-Hub, LibGen, and all shadow libraries has reignited a critical debate: Who gets to access knowledge and at what cost? This is not just a courtroom skirmish over copyright. It is about a deeper and more urgent question- who controls knowledge, who gets […]
The Great Nicobar Project: Can India Balance Geopolitics and Sustainability?
The Great Nicobar Project of India represents a critical juncture in the country’s geopolitical and economic strategy, exposing the contradictions of development in the postcolonial state. Approved by the Indian government in 2021 with an initial budget of Rs 72000 crore, the project encapsulates India’s ambition to cement its strategic position in the Indo-Pacific. After […]
Despite chaos, the Gen Z Movement Signals Nepal is Maturing As a Democracy
The new wave of youth-led protests that has unfolded in Nepal, referred to frequently as the “Gen Z movement,” has garnered an international attention. The protests were ignited by the government’s ban on several social networks, and quickly transformed into a larger movement against corruption, nepotism, and a lack of accountability from the political ruling […]
From Stability to Electricity: What Else Do Nepal’s People Want?
In September 2025, Nepal was shaken by mass youth-led protests sparked by the government’s decision to ban 26 social media and messaging platforms. While the measure was justified as a regulatory issue, it was widely perceived as an attack on freedom of expression. What began as peaceful demonstrations quickly escalated when security forces used live […]
Rare Earth Rush in Myanmar Reveals China’s Near Monopoly
In May 2025, China issued a stark ultimatum to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA),
CDRI Initiative and India’s Constructive Leadership
Infrastructures are essentially a concrete reflection of human creativity and they are prone to devastations as well, mostly caused by climate calamity. Contemporarily, climate change has evolved into a tangible reality as the wrath of calamity has engulfed the whole globe and their detrimental intensity is increasingly felt on the existing infrastructures which impacts its […]
What is ‘Indian Pharmacopoeia’ and How it Integrates with India’s Foreign Policy
When a country’s drug standards start shaping market access, regulatory trust and public-health cooperation abroad, pharmacopoeia (According to Merriam Webster, It means a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations, especially: one issued by an officially recognized authority and serving as a standard) becomes an instrument of statecraft. India’s journey with the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) […]
UPI Emerges as India’s Tool for Global South Leadership
During his recent Five nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the UPI (Unified Payments Interface) at the heart of his diplomatic agenda . Namibia became the first African nation to adopt the UPI system while Trinidad and Tobago became the first South American nation to adopt the payment system. In addition to the above […]
Understanding Manipur Ethnic Clash and the Proposed Three-Phase Resettlement Plan
The conflicting political demands of Manipur’s three main ethnic groups— Meiteis, Kuki-Zo, and Nagas- have kept Manipur on edge for decades. The Nagas were the foremost to demand a separate state in the 1950s, followed by the Meiteis in the 1960s, and the Kuki-Zo formed a militant outfit only to defend themself from the Nagas […]