Editorials

Tackling Stubble Burning: Role of the Supreme Court of India and Sustainable Solutions

A front-page article in The Hindu (September 25, 2024), titled “‘We Want Answers’: Apex Court Seeks Report on Stubble Burning...

Building Sustainable Cities Through TOD

This analysis, drawing from the article “How to Enable Transit Oriented Development” by Radha Chanchani and Jaya Dhindaw in The...

India-Sri Lanka Relations Amid Political Shifts: An Analysis

This analysis draws on ex-Foreign Secretary, Shyam Saran’s op-ed article captioned “Maldives Model in Lanka” published in The Indian Express...

The India-USA Semiconductor Pact: A Major Step in National Security and Technology

This analysis, based on Shubhajit Roy’s news story captioned “India, US Ink Pact to Set up Semiconductor Fab for National...

Governance and Oversight of SEBI: A Critique for Reform

This essay talks about K P Krishnan’s article “A Checks and Balances Challenge” from Business Standard, published in Business Standard...

Balancing Climate Action, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction: A Global Dilemma

The essay, based on Prof. Dani Rodrik’s article titled “The Global Economy Confronts Yet Another ‘Impossible Trinity’” and published in...

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World   This critical analysis,...

Navigating Power Asymmetries: India’s Geopolitical Strategy

Navigating Power Asymmetries: India’s Geopolitical Strategy

India’s evolving role on the global stage is shaped by complex relationships with key powers such as China, Russia, and...

Mobilising Finance for Climate Resilience and Green Transition: A Comparative Analysis of India, the West, and China

Based on two ORF’s online articles posted on sept 18, 2014 — “India Needs a Climate Insurance Market” by  Arya...

Challenges and Prospects of Precision Farming in India

Challenges and Prospects of Precision Farming in India

Inspired by Harikishan Sharma’s “E. Explained” article in The Indian Express (September 17, 2024) titled “Centre to Invest Rs 6,000...

Caring for Our Planet: A Duty to Future Generations

Caring for Our Planet: A Duty to Future Generations

Inspired by the The Hindu (September 17, 2024) Op-ed article by K. Srinath Reddy titled “Rights of Future Generations must...

From Tragedy to Triumph: Governing the Commons from the Bottom-Up

From Tragedy to Triumph: Governing the Commons from the Bottom-Up

Inspired by Amitabh Sinha’s article titled “Why Commons Matter, How Community is Key to Their Well-being” in “E. Explained” section...

Startups Helping Tackle Loneliness and Overwork in Modern Society

Startups Helping Tackle Loneliness and Overwork in Modern Society

Inspired by Anushka Bhardwaj‘s article in Business Standard titled “Startups Tackle Loneliness with Services for Friendships and Companionship.” In today’s...

Mission Mausam: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Mission Mausam: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Inspired by The Hindu Editorial (Sept 14, 2024) titled “Weather Gods: On ‘Mission Mausam’: Attempts at Controlling the Weather are...

Decolonising the Indian Mind: The Renaming of Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram and Its Symbolic Significance

Decolonising the Indian Mind: The Renaming of Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram and Its Symbolic Significance

Based on the coverage in Indian newspapers from September 14, 2024 onwards, the following essay explores the renaming of Port...