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An Assessment of International Coalition Forces Intervention in Afghanistan (Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak, VIF)

The Al Qaeda attack on the twin towers on 9 September 2001 turned America’s global war on terror into a crusade. The operation Enduring...

Fresh Impetus to India-Sri Lanka Ties (Rup Narayan Das, VIF)

In a very significant development which will give an impetus to India-Sri Lanka relations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inaugurating the direct flight from...

China: Profound, Palpable and Persistent Winds of Change-Implications for India (Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), VIF)

Is China on throes of Cultural Revolution 2.0? What will be political effects of an economic slowdown in China, and near-term pain propelled by...

Winners and losers in the fulfilment of national artificial intelligence aspirations (Samar Fatima, Gregory S. Dawson, Kevin C. Desouza, and James S. Denford, Brookings)

The quest for national AI success has electrified the world—at last count, 44 countries have entered the race by creating their own national AI...

How a New Orleans community land trust is providing permanently affordable housing and supporting Black entrepreneurs (Julius E. Kimbrough, Jr., Brookings)

The “Rebirth of 1800 St. Bernard” took place last year on a chilly December day by New Orleans standards. Attendees wore protective masks and...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt problem: Mapping the pandemic’s effect and the way forward (Chris Heitzig, Aloysius Uche Ordu, and Lemma Senbet, Brookings)

The COVID-19 pandemic has, thus far, spared Africa from the high number of cases and deaths seen in other regions in the world (Figure...

To stop algorithmic bias, we first have to define it (Emily Bembeneck, Rebecca Nissan, and Ziad Obermeyer, Brookings)

In sectors as diverse as health care, criminal justice, and finance, algorithms are increasingly used to help make complex decisions that are otherwise troubled...

How venture capital investment in deep tech can tackle climate change (Zachary Bogue, World Economic Forum)

The world must speed up progress on tackling climate change if it is to meet the Paris Agreement goals. Venture capital investment can...

The energy transition needs metals. But it needs social awareness too (Samah El-Shahat, Musaab Almulla, World Economic Forum)

Decarbonization will be mineral-intensive because clean-energy tech requires more metal. Increased interest in ESG investing means metals extraction must take into account its...

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