Food labelling in India: Front-of-package labelling – Need, opposition, and the way forward
While the FSSAI requires mandatory disclosure of nutrition information on food packets, this is located on the back of a packet and is difficult to in…
Editorials
India @ 75 – Status of Food Security in India
The overall food grain scenario in India has undergone a drastic transformation in the last 75 years. However, the government must adopt environment-f…
The need for India to tap into trade opportunities and the way forward
Slower global growth, an adverse geopolitical environment, the shadow of recurring waves of the pandemic and prolonged supply chain issues are likely …
Middle powers – The need to act together
If middle powers like Brazil, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa and others can work together they may well be able to impose some…
Civil Registration System Report of 2020 and its significance
India has released recently the data on births and deaths registered in 2020 in the Civil Registration System (CRS) report of 2020 at least a month be…
Heatwave in India – Reasons, effects and the way forward
Heatwaves are common in India during May and June but summer began early this year with severe heat conditions being consistently reported over large …
Semicon diplomacy – Significance and the way forward
Semiconductor chips are the lifeblood of the modern information age. They enable electronic products to compute and control actions that simplify our …
India’s power sector –The volatility, reasons and the way forward
In October 2021, India witnessed significant power shortages stemming from the low inventory of coal at the power plants. After seven months, we are b…
China’s Global Security Initiative – Need, Objectives, Imperatives, and How it targets the QUAD.
A new Global Security Initiative put forward recently by Chinese President Xi Jinping will look to counter the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and the Quad…
