#India’s increasing energy cooperation with its South Asian neighbours is part of a broader #geopolitical strategy to counterbalance #China’s Belt and Road Initiative, focusing on sustainable growth and regional stability, writes Prithvi Gupta or-f.org/30815

#China’s #BRI has created lopsided #economic dependencies for the Maghreb countries in the #infrastructure #development, #energy and #connectivity sectors, notes Prithvi Gupta or-f.org/30739

The Secret Link Between Global #Media and #WorldPolitics Watch Professor Daya K Thussu, Professor of International Communication Hong Kong Baptist University in conversation with @GChikermane, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation youtu.be/DV5iY67fJVc

The Democratic National Convention (#DNC), held in #Chicago, saw a groundswell of voter enthusiasm and the historic nomination of #KamalaHarris as the Democratic presidential candidate: Harsh V. Pant & Vivek Mishra or-f.org/30652

China’s shipbuilding capacity has surged, with orders extending to 2029 and shipyards covering 62.9% of the global order book, posing a major challenge to South Korea’s dominance in the industry, notes Abhishek Sharma or-f.org/30806

#US policy remains key to the future of #Tibet. However, the history of US policy on Tibet suggests inconsistencies in commitment, interspersed with occasional bursts of sympathy and activism. From Sujan Chinoy or-f.org/30710

#YerevanDialogue | Armenia’s Peace Tango: Can the South Caucasus Achieve Lasting Stability? Watch Ararat Mirzoyan, Xavier Bettel, Dalia Grybauskaitė,Lasha Darsalia, Mohammed Hassan Sheikholeslami & Nerses Kopalyan at #YerevanDialogue2024! youtu.be/cfAf2qXDgVs

#SriLanka’s upcoming Presidential Election on 21 September has triggered immense curiosity in the country and the region. It is the first election after the mass popular uprising ‘Aragalaya’ and the economic crisis that began in 2022: Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy or-f.org/30629

As global competition intensifies, #India needs a CFIUS-like review committee to scrutinise foreign investments in strategic technologies, notes Dr. Chaitanya Giri or-f.org/30808

With the two nations' NSAs serving as #India-#US iCET's chief architects, there is now scope for the platform to assume a troubleshooting mandate. Read Kashish Parpiani on India-US tech partnership under Trump and Biden. 👇or-f.org/30651

The Secret Link Between Global #Media and #WorldPolitics Watch Professor Daya K Thussu, Professor of International Communication Hong Kong Baptist University in conversation with @GChikermane, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation youtu.be/DV5iY67fJVc

#Delhi’s strategic community has cautioned India for ceding ground to the #US on #Tibet. However, dialogue at the executive level with #China was suggested, considering its large #economy & superior #military capabilities: Harsh V. Pant & 唐书伟 / Kalpit A Mankikar or-f.org/30625

With 92.4% of #India's workforce in the informal #economy, it’s time to prioritise the rights and protection of domestic workers, note Meghana Lakkireddy & Anusha Kesarkar-Gavankar or-f.org/30807

Within ULBs, adopting #gender-responsive planning and gender-sensitive project financing is needed to ensure that funds are equitably distributed among #male and #female representatives, from Sunaina Kumar & Ambar Kumar Ghosh Read here👇or-f.org/30623

The #GOI emphasises on #Chinese investment proposals that will bring in capital and technology that is important to developing local manufacturing capability in advanced components, cite Harsh V. Pant & 唐书伟 / Kalpit A Mankikar or-f.org/30613

#Europe dismantled 5000 dams for #ecological health. Will #India follow suit with its new National Water Policy? Questions Nilanjan Ghosh, PhD or-f.org/30805

Strengthening nuclear security measures, enhancing export controls, securing physical borders, & bolstering safeguards against illicit trafficking are necessary steps to prevent any violent nonstate actors from acquiring nuclear capabilities. Read here👇or-f.org/30621

#Russia’s mass and firepower is significantly greater than #Ukraine's, despite Western weapon supplies. #Kyiv now faces a choice: drive deeper into #Russian territory or consolidate current gains: Harsh V. Pant & Kartik Bommakanti or-f.org/30609

The #WestBank operations serve as a strategic move for #Israel to maintain control over the region amidst increasing calls for a ceasefire, writes Col Rajeev Agarwal or-f.org/30795

The race for supply chain dominance has come, inevitably, to reorder the vocabulary and praxis of intelligence, counterintelligence, and covert action, Archishman Ray Goswami argues or-f.org/30558