India

Modi’s Independence Day speech focused on the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat,' meaning developed India, by 2047. Achieving that would need an economic miracle.

New Delhi has failed to engage seriously with protests and proven unable to have honest conversations about the risks and benefits  of nuclear power with the people.

Gambling has evolved over the years to become organized and widespread in India, thanks to its online proliferation.

India will need to renew its regional engagement as it seeks to fulfill its global aspirations.

The serious impact of climate change on India’s economic aspiration has begun to figure on the government’s agenda or at least in its public pronouncements.

India does not lack potential, but on both the geopolitical and geoeconomic fronts it has yet to seize the moment.

While India was uneasy about fully adopting the old Washington consensus in the 1980s, Delhi has embraced the new consensus, engaging in initiatives and collaborations that ensure reduced dependency on China.

Decline in wheat production over the past two seasons because of rising temperatures has reduced domestic availability

As far as China-India bilateral relations are concerned, New Delhi has sent repeated signals that it will stick to its position that relations can’t improve until the border mess is cleared up.

Modi, and the BJP, will return to power but with their smallest majority to date. What, if any, are the consequences for Indian domestic and foreign policy?

The incumbent BJP’s electoral victory was weaker than expected, but that won’t affect New Delhi’s foreign policy.

As with any environmental disaster, the impact of heat stress hits the poor harder than the privileged.