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Search ArticlesFrom BRICS@15 to BRICS@20: India's Chairmanship Ahead of the Summit
The BRICS Summit in September will mark the culmination of India’s year-long presidency of the grouping, bringing together the priorities and deliberations that have shaped its agenda over the past year. The moment also offers an opportunity to assess how BRICS has evolved since India last chaired the grouping in 2021, when it marked its 15th anniversary virtually, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and growing concerns over vulnerabilities in health, economic activity and global supply chains.
The Ungoverned Frontier of Agentic AI Cyberattacks
Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems with growing capabilities have emerged as a major threat to global cybersecurity, and cyber diplomacy has not kept pace. For instance, there is hardly any mention of international governance in the Trump administration’s cybersecurity policy. Additionally, the Diplo Foundation and the law and policy journal Just Security note that the word "norms" appears only once, and that use is tied to technology, not diplomacy.
Beyond Individual Choice: Fixing India’s Food Environment
Image Source: Pexels India's nutrition challenge is changing. Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies continue to affect millions, but children and adolescents are also increasingly exposed to overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This emerging "double burden" is shaped not only by what families know or choose to eat, but also by the environments in which food choices are made.
शहर के लिए मेयर कितना ताकतवर चाहिए?
शहर चलाने के लिए सिर्फ मेयर को ताकत देना काफी नहीं, उसके पास पैसा, कर्मचारी और काम करने की आज़ादी भी होनी चाहिए यानी मजबूत मेयर के साथ मजबूत नगर निकाय होगा, तभी शहरों की समस्याएं जल्दी सुलझेंगे. Image Source: gemini भारत के शहरों में नगरपालिका नेतृत्व का सवाल लंबे समय से नीतिगत चर्चाओं और अकादमिक बहसों का हिस्सा रहा है. नवंबर 2025 में हुए न्यूयॉर्क शहर के मेयर चुनाव की पृष्ठभूमि में इस चर्चा को और गति मिली.
चिप की दौड़ में भारत की शुरुआत, अब आगे क्या?
भारत ने चिप बनाने की फैक्ट्री की तरफ कदम बढ़ा दिया है लेकिन असली दौड़ फैक्ट्री से आगे है- अपनी तकनीक, डिज़ाइन और चिप कंपनियों का मालिक बनने की. अब सवाल सिर्फ़ चिप बनाने का नहीं बल्कि अपनी बनाई चिप को वैश्विक बाजार तक पहुंचाने का है. Image Source: gemini भारत की सेमीकंडक्टर महत्वाकांक्षा अब एक नए चरण में प्रवेश कर चुकी है. 15 जुलाई 2026 को, केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने ₹1.275 लाख करोड़ के बजट के साथ 'सेमीकॉन 2.0' को मंजूरी दी, जिसने सेमीकंडक्टर को एक रणनीतिक औद्योगिक क्षमता के रूप में स्थापित किया.
ईरान की कमाई रोकने निकला अमेरिका, सामने खड़ा है चीन
Originally Published Financial Express Published on Sep 09, 2026 Add as preferred on Google Commentaries 0 Hours ago अमेरिका ईरान की आर्थिक नस दबाना चाहता है लेकिन इस रणनीति की असली कुंजी चीन के हाथ में है. चीन ने साथ दिया तो ईरान पर दबाव बढ़ेगा वरना अमेरिकी प्रतिबंधों की धार कमजोर पड़ सकती है. ईरान के खिलाफ अमेरिका के ताजा प्रतिबंध अभियान ने वाशिंगटन की उस कोशिश को एक नए स्तर पर पहुंचा दिया है, जिसमें आर्थिक दबाव को एक निर्णायक हथियार में बदलने की कवायद होती है.
Industrialising Afghanistan: The Taliban's Emerging Economic Strategy
Kabul is using industrialisation to pursue economic self-reliance and reduce dependence on imports and external support, but financial isolation, unreliable energy and limited industrial capacity constrain the strategy When the Islamic Emirate returned to power in 2021, it inherited an economy heavily dependent on international aid, imports, and external financial support, but found itself operating in a radically different economic environment.
Elbridge Colby's Three Speeches: The Fault Lines in Trump's Indo-Pacific Strategy
On 10 August 2026, Elbridge Colby, the US Under Secretary of War for Policy, delivered a speech in Manila on his first trip to Southeast Asia in this role. The trip is his third to the region this year, following his first visit to South Korea in January and India in March.
Industrialising Afghanistan: The Taliban's Emerging Economic Strategy
Kabul is using industrialisation to pursue economic self-reliance and reduce dependence on imports and external support, but financial isolation, unreliable energy and limited industrial capacity constrain the strategy When the Islamic Emirate returned to power in 2021, it inherited an economy heavily dependent on international aid, imports, and external financial support, but found itself operating in a radically different economic environment.
The Security Brief | India's Combat Aviation: Challenges and Options
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