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The Urgent Need for UN Security Council Reform

By Dhruva Jaishankar and Medha Prasanna

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) — at the center of the United Nations system — faces twin crises. One is a crisis of legitimacy. The second is a crisis of effectiveness and relevance.

The Urgent Need for UN Security Council Reform
Economic Development
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What India Can Learn from Brazil’s Technical ...

By Caroline Arkalji

While India is globally recognized for its highly skilled engineering talent, it lags behind its peers in terms of a large, technically trained labor force needed to attract manufacturing investment at scale. To compete, India must align its technical education more closely with industry needs and emphasize skills critical to modern manufacturing.

What India Can Learn from Brazil’s Technical Education System
Foreign Policy & Security
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In Dealing with India and Pakistan, the U.S. ...

By Lindsey Ford

Trump’s eagerness to claim credit for defusing the India-Pakistan crisis, and his follow-on offer of facilitating broader talks between the two sides, kicked off a renewed debate about the bounds of Washington’s ability to play peacemaker in South Asia.

In Dealing with India and Pakistan, the U.S. Should Not Lose Sight of China
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Three Ways in Which the 2025 India-Pakistan ...

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Relations between India and Pakistan had been in deep freeze since 2019: there will now be fewer constituencies than ever in India in favor of normalization. 

Three Ways in Which the 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis Was Different
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Three Debates Shaping the Trump ...

By Dhruva Jaishankar and Ammar Nainar

As observers struggle to make sense of Trump’s second presidential term, it is worth considering three parallel debates that are shaping these outcomes.

Three Debates Shaping the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policies

Economic Development

What Links the U.S. Elections and Bangladesh Turmoil? Jobs.

What Links the U.S. Elections and Bangladesh Turmoil? Jobs.

By Anit Mukherjee

The lack of jobs and job creation has not only sparked the recent student protests in Bangladesh but also has raised concern among voters in the United States as the 2024 presidential election nears. How can both the United States and Bangladesh tackle the shortcomings of their national job markets for incoming youth?

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