ICS In The Media

Gautam Bambawale

Xi’s dream undoes Deng’s

‘The National Day of the People’s Republic of China celebrated today is an apt occasion to ponder as well as analyse some important, recent domestic developments in our northern neighbour.‘

The Times Of India
30 Sep 2021

Gautam Bambawale

Xi is taking China away from its proven success path

‘The National Day of the People’s Republic of China celebrated today is an apt occasion to ponder as well as analyse some ‘

The Times of India
30 Sep 2021

Bhim B Subba

India’s chip industry can leapfrog on Taiwan deal, but beware of China

‘India-Taiwan ties seem to be in a honeymoon phase now. According to recent news reports, the two governments are finalising a semiconductor manufacturing agreement worth billions of dollars.‘

Money Control
29 Sep 2021

Happymon Jacob

The Quad could end up running out of steam

‘Coming on the eve of the first in-person Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) summit in Washington DC, the new Australia-U.K.-U.S. (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership appears to be sending‘

The Hindu
28 Sep 2021

Ashwini Deshpande

Ashwini Deshpande on the need for Indian economists to grapple with discrimination

‘The founding director of Ashoka University’s Centre for Economic Data & Analysis speaks about engaging with questions related to gender and caste in the field.‘

Scroll
18 Sep 2021

Ashwini Deshpande

High Demand for MGNREGA is a Ringing Fire Alarm

‘Rising demand for low paying labour work under MGNREGA points to a failure of economic policy as the Indian economy has failed to provide suitable jobs.‘

The Wire
17 Sep 2021

Amita Batra

India’s revamped FTA strategy

‘Recent statements from the commerce ministry have indicated that India is going to revamp its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) strategy and that FTA negotiations would be expedited towards early conclusion.‘

The Business Standard
15 Sep 2021

Prabir De

A silent revolution in border trade

‘It is widely presumed and perhaps accepted that South Asian countries sharing geographical borders face special problems and challenges in a regional economy that is heavily fragmented by trade‘

Business Line
8 Sep 2021

Happymon Jacob

Reaching out to the ‘undesirables’

‘Shedding its past hesitations, the Government of India has started an open, formal engagement with the Taliban who, by all accounts, will form the next government in Afghanistan.‘

The Hindu
6 Sep 2021

Shyam Saran

On Kabul, India need not hurry. Let Russia, China, Iran see Pakistan’s control of Taliban

‘One doubts that Pakistan will be able to manage Afghanistan’s polity and society any more than it can in Pakistan itself. China will then have to think about stepping in.‘

The Print
25 Aug 2021