ICS In The Media

Ashwini Deshpande

Gender norms aren’t a monolith in India

‘A new survey hints at shades of grey in ideas on gender roles. While darker shades, like the preference for sons, exist, we must take cues from the lighter shades to push for equality‘

Hindustan Times
2 Mar 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Why China has no choice but to challenge the US’s grand strategy

‘While some China observers believe that China has sought to displace America from the regional and global order and possesses a grand strategy in the military, political and economic realms‘

ThinkChina
24 Feb 2022

Alka Acharya

The Fractured Himalaya: India, Tibet, China, 1949-1962

‘The book says there were numerous warnings from the political, bureaucratic and military actors of that time, but they induced no rethink on China as nobody wanted to contradict Nehru ‘

The Hindu Business
10 Feb 2022

Zorawar Daulet Singh

US-led alliance expansion is over. Russia wants an iron-clad deal to stop NATO

‘Russia is calling for a fresh approach to Europe’s security architecture upon which it believes to hold significant leverage and influence similar to the US.‘

ThePrint
5 Feb 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Ambitious China gears up to flex power in the conflict-riven Horn of Africa

‘With the announcement to appoint a special envoy to the Horn of Africa, China has entered the “Scramble for Africa.” The stated objective of China’s ambitious political move is to foster peace‘

Moderndiplomacy
1 Feb 2022

Partha Mukhopadhyay

Budget 2022: Three focus areas that can propel India to a job-intensive, high growth trajectory

‘A considerable section of the commentary around the Budget is about the continuing importance of public spending, as private consumption remains tentative‘

Firstpost
31 Jan 2022

Happymon Jacob

India’s evolving Afghan policy

‘Six months since the Taliban took over the reins of power in Afghanistan, India’s Afghan policy has come a long way, firmly rooted in local realities, compulsions of geopolitics and realistic.‘

PrepLadder
31 Jan 2022

Shyam Saran

Indian govt can’t introduce quality reforms because its ignoring these three issues

‘The key challenge to governance in a modern State is the handling of complexity, which also changes form and colour with rapidity. ‘

The Print
26 Jan 2022

Shyam Saran

Make Governance lean and mean

‘THE key challenge to governance in a modern State is the handling of complexity, which also changes form and colour with rapidity. Complexity arises‘

The Tribune
26 Jan 2022

Santosh Pai

Is India’s booming trade with China a source of worry?

‘India and China first set themselves the target of $100 billion for bilateral trade in 2010 when trade volume stood at $60 billion‘

The Times of India
26 Jan 2022