The World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs have signed an agreement to collaboratively construct the Sustainable Cities India Program (Govt. of India). The purpose of the initiative is to create a [Read More]
India on February 26 abstained from voting during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Russia’s military operation against Ukraine. The draft was submitted by the U.S. and Albania and was eventually vetoed by [Read More]
New Delhi’s response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine appears to have been shaped by harsh geopolitical circumstances, that it is in the middle of, than its normative beliefs or preferences. Late last week, India [Read More]
A report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) last year estimated that emissions of plastic waste into the aquatic ecosystems may triple by 2040 if no meaningful action is taken. Thus, the UN [Read More]
In an address to the nation on February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to recognise the two breakaway republics of Ukraine — Donetsk and Luhansk — as independent states, which turned out [Read More]
At the time of its independence from the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine had the third-largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world. Things, however, changed when the country became a signatory to the [Read More]
A worrying comparison can even be made to the 1973 Yom Kippur war in the Middle East, which led to an oil crisis. This shook the world economy to its foundations and signalled the end [Read More]
On 26th November 2021, the Brahma Research Foundation released a report entitled National Security Challenges – 26/11 and beyond! Atmanirbharta se hi Atmanirbhaya Bharat, which enumerated cyber warfare, narco-terror, and misinformation warfare, as among the [Read More]
The annexation of Crimea in 2014 by Russia, following the removal of Victor Yanukovych as the President, was the first major military flare-up in the Russo-Ukrainian relations. The Crimean annexation by Russia was met with [Read More]
Mr. Putin saw this reengagement as an opportunity to revive Russia’s flagging economy and expand its freedom of political action globally. However, he wanted this engagement on equal terms. Russia would cooperate in this geopolitical [Read More]
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