Need for Convergence BY Dr Arvind Kumar Convergence in policy formulation and implementation is a sine qua non of good governance. Convergence encompasses cooperation, coordination, avoidance of colli ...

Economic Power vs. Military Might By Dr Arvind Kumar At the outset of the Post-Cold War, many experts proclaimed that “geo-economics” would replace geopolitics. The economic power was expected to beco ...

World Population Day The World Population Day is annually observed on 11th July to reaffirm the human right to plan for a family. It encourages activities, events and information to help make this rig ...

Green Technology as Solution By Dr Arvind Kumar The United Nations’ latest report, The World Economic and Social Survey 2011: The Great Green Technological Transformation, published by the UN Departme ...

Afghanistan's Water Woes By Dr Arvind Kumar For over three decades, Afghanistan has been witnessing internecine battles, coupled with foreign intervention and is haunted by political instability. This ...

The Perishing Oceans By Dr Arvind Kumar A consortium of scientists, under the aegis of the International Program on the State of the Ocean (IPSO), has recently warned that oceans are at dire risk. Hav ...

HYDROPOLITICS IN CHINA [Present dispensation in China is engaged in creating a harmonious society in China and the burgeoning problem of water shortage is likely to upset its ambitious aspirations as ...

Note on China’s Reported Move on River Brahmputra: Implications for India China’s reported move to build a series of dams in Tibet, including a hydel power generation plant at Zangmu on the middle rea ...

Education for profit or Public Good?The mushroom growth of private institutions of higher education in India has given rise to question whether such institutions are money spinning machines or serving ...