Kartik Akileswaran I write this in the middle of May 2021, with India still in the throes of its worst crisis in recent memory. COVID-19 has laid bare the fundamental weaknesses of […]
Mission mode ≠ mission accomplished in Indian governance
Whither Jobs
Shoumitro Chatterjee, Rohit Lamba and Abhishek Rai As the polity pushes to resurrect our economic destiny dragged into deeper chasms by the pandemic, Make in India and Atmanirbharta have emerged as its […]
Autonomous Weapons and The Jus Ad Bellum
Dr. Tim McFarland In this piece, Dr. Tim McFarland evaluates how the rise in the use of autonomous weapon systems (AWS) in ‘self-defence’ transforms the landscape of geopolitical warfare, ‘military’ conflict, and […]
Who Owns the Moon?
Christopher Wanjek Lunar resources could yield a multibillion-dollar industry in the next decade, but how those riches will be distributed remains up the air. In 1967, in the midst of a space […]
On ‘Corona Crash’ and Neo-capitalism: In Conversation with Ms. Grace Blakeley
The following is an edited transcript of an interview with Ms. Grace Blakeley, economics and politics commentator, journalist, and celebrated author of ‘The Corona Crash: How the Pandemic Will Change Capitalism’, conducted […]
Rescuing Insurgent Possibilities of Indian Constitutionalism: Varta Ep. 1
Prannv Dhawan About Varta: Dialogues on India’s Constitutional Democracy Indian constitutionalism is in a perilous state. Its ability to guarantee democratic governance and citizens’ rights are under deep stress. This democratic backsliding […]
Relieving Developing Countries From the Threat of Capital Flight
Basil Oberholzer The threat posed by capital flight (or the large-scale exodus of capital assets) makes ambitious economic policy in developing countries powerless. This article examines the current monetary system to propose […]
Situation of Human Rights Defenders During Covid-19: Proposals for a Better Future by the UN Special Rapporteur
Prof. Mary Lawlor I know from talking to human rights defenders all over the world how hard this COVID-19 pandemic has hit them, but despite the enormous challenges I remain hopeful. If […]
The Indian Ocean as A Region of Future Contestation
Vijay Gokhale For two thousand years until the advent of European domination, the Indian Ocean had been the world’s center of economy and trade. All manner of goods moved through it from […]
Wrongful Prosecutions and Convictions
Prof. Kent Roach One of my current research interests is the comparative study of wrongful convictions. Almost two decades ago, when I first taught in Singapore, my students assured me that there […]
