ICS In The Media

Gautam Bambawale

Checkmate and Stalemate

‘It has been a year since 20 Indian soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice at Galwan, East Ladakh, to safeguard India's territorial integrity from Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)‘

Outlook
21 Jun 2021

Ashwini Deshpande

As India gets vaccinated, women are falling behind. We must mind this gap

‘The second wave of Covid-19 is finally slowing down after tearing through India with a ferocity that the country was tragically underprepared to handle.‘

The Indian Express
21 Jun 2021

Rama V Baru

See how rural India has been overrun by the pandemic’s second wave

‘There were no funeral pyres on June 10 at the Tavarekere mass crematorium, roughly 19 miles outside the South Indian city of Bengaluru‘

National Geographic
19 Jun 2021

Alka Acharya

What does the future of India-China ties look like? 8 experts speak

‘On 15 June 2020, India lost 20 soldiers at the Galwan river valley in Ladakh. While India and China have had several border standoffs since the 1962 India-China War, this was the first time, since 1975‘

The Print
16 Jun 2021

Amita Batra

Best of BS Opinion: Opportunities galore in the east, Covid crisis & more

‘India has faltered at multiple levels in the rollout of its vaccination programme. As a result, the pace is much lower than desired.‘

Business Standard
16 Jun 2021

Gautam Bambawale

Long view from Ladakh: Galwan’s lesson is that India needs allies against China. Three kinds of alliances are possible

‘It has been a year since the incident at Galwan, eastern Ladakh where 20 Indian soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice, by laying down their lives, to protect India’s territorial integrity.‘

The Times Of India
15 Jun 2021

Ashwini Deshpande

COVID-19: Why Are Women Being Left Behind in the Vaccination Campaign?

‘The numbers, from a health and economic perspective post the second wave of COVID-19, look quite grim.‘

The Wire
8 Jun 2021

Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman

Sustainability of Brahmaputra basin needs transboundary cooperation

‘The transboundary Brahmaputra basin needs to be viewed as a single entity so that collaborative and cooperative actions will help the region‘

Mongabay
8 Jun 2021

Partha Mukhopadhyay

Modi Backtracks on India Vaccine Drive After Intense Criticism

‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced free vaccinations for all adults in a move prompted by criticism of his administration’s handling‘

Bloomberg
7 Jun 2021

Shivshankar Menon

'India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present,' Amb. Shivshankar Menon

‘This Webinar will feature Amb. Shivshankar Menon in conversation with Chairman-Pathfinder Foundation, Amb. Bernard Goonetilleke.‘

PATHFINDER - COUNTERPOINT
4 Jun 2021