What Next for Neighbourhood First
India is placed in a neighbourhood which has shared civilization ties, cultural heritage and values, religious and linguistic affinities. Despite these similarities, history has shown us that countries in this region have had many ups and downs in their relations. Within this complex region India is the largest country and has always reiterated on the […]
The Levelling
A strong society is one that stands firmly on a level ground. Such a ground is difficult to build especially when it involves uprooting deeply-embedded gender disparities. Over the years, many women have overcome tremendous odds to hack away at patriarchal structures and contribute to the flattening but, the ground is still vast and jagged. […]
Economy and Policy Series
India being a country with a vibrant and diverse economy has immense potential to grow and tap into opportunities by addressing issues that have enthralled its economic activities in recent times. As India emerges from the second wave of the pandemic, its economy has been affected immensely. To understand the severity, impact, challenges and the […]
RTI Act, 2005: A Tool for Effective Governance
A democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information in order to contain corruption and hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable. Every citizen of a democracy has the right to inquire and have access to the workings of the Government. In light of this, the Ananta Centre held a digital session on “RTI Act, […]
The Pacific Alliance
Webinar Blog India – Pacific Alliance has been one of the most significant regional groupings in the Latin America and the Caribbean. It has witnessed significant progress over the past few years. This truly justifies the commemoration of one of the most momentous and powerful regional groupings of Latin America and the Caribbean, which although […]
India and Bangladesh: Re-imagining a Connected Destiny
Webinar Blog India and Bangladesh share bonds of history, language, culture, and have witnessed intense high level engagements over the past few years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Bangladesh to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the war of liberation and the centenary year of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and his meetings with Prime […]
The Afghanistan Conflict: On ground experiences from Kabul
Webinar Blog The recent events in Kabul have grabbed headlines across the globe and also in India. These developments have been a matter of great international concern and those concerns have only compounded with the composition of the Taliban government that was announced two days ago. Against this backdrop the Ananta Centre held a digital […]
UK-India: Evolution to Transformation
Webinar Blog India and the UK have long-standing historical ties and notwithstanding this baggage of the past, the UK after 74 years of independence has become one of India’s most important strategic partners. Both the countries enjoy robust political, economic and commercial links. People to people ties are symbiotic and the 1.5 million Indian diaspora […]
India – Uzbekistan relations: Growing coherence and convergence
Webinar Blog India had a cultural, historical, economic, spiritual and civilizational links with the Central Asia region. Exchanges between Central Asia and India were dynamic during the period of the Silk Route, from 3 rd Century BC to 15 th Century BC. Not only movement of goods, like silk, spices, gold, silver, textiles, but also […]
Ambition and Action in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss : The need for multilateralism
Webinar Blog Europe and India share decades old diplomatic ties and have witnessed significant progress over the past few years. On the climate front India and the EU have a great partnership and are looking to enhance it further. The EU and India are the 3rd and 4th largest carbon emitters in the world respectively […]