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Iraqis head to early vote with little hope for change (Al Jazeera)

An Iraqi voter shows his inked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad Iraqis headed to the polls for an...

Demographic Transition and Its Impacts in Asia and Europe (Asian Development Bank Institute)

Demography is a principal driving force for economic growth and social development. In Asia and Europe, more developed economies are facing aged or aging...

COP26-aligned fiscal policy instruments for boosting Asian green growth, sustainable recovery (Nella Sri Hendriyetty, Jacqueline Cottrell, Alexander Boden, Misuzu Nakamura, Asian Development Bank Institute)

The final months of 2021 will be a crucial time for climate policy. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow from...

India–Nigeria Relations (Abhishek Kumar, Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses)

India has a long history of partnership with Nigeria, with solidarity and political affinity going back to early 19th century when both the nations...

Seize the moment. India in a sweet spot because of concerns about a rising challenge from China (Shyam Saran, The Tribune)

An independent group of economists, academics, security analysts and former diplomats, including this columnist, held a series of interactions over the past year to...

Toward Better Cooperation with Indonesia under the New Southern Policy Plus (Sungil Kwak, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

Last year the Republic of Korea (ROK) announced the “NSP Plus” – an upgrade version of the New Southern Policy (NSP) – to better...

Carbon emission reduction: Taking stock (Akhilesh Sati, Lydia Powell, Vinod Kumar Tomar, ORF)

Most climate scientists believe that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced by at least 50 percent by 2050 to avoid the most dangerous...

China’s power crisis: Outrage over power outages may affect Xi’s green initiatives (Kalpit A Mankikar, ORF)

The recent restrictions on power consumption in China disrupted manufacturing activities, and a cloud hangs over technology supply chains. In addition to the Chinese...

Retail price of petrol and diesel in India: Crude calculations (Akhilesh Sati, Lydia Powell, Vinod Kumar Tomar, ORF)

The retail price of petrol was INR 101.84/litre (l) and diesel INR 89.97/l in Delhi on 1 August 2021. For petrol, the base price...

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