COVID-19 has halted the world with significant impacts on human lives and economies. Humanity is facing the biggest challenge since the Second World War. As the world grapples with this pandemic, questions are also being raised about China’s role in the COVID-19 outbreak. The issues that are...

This paper reviews the sluggishness of manufacturing sector growth in India in comparative and historical perspective and argues that without accelerated growth in this sector India’s industrial transition will be incomplete. We argue that, India faces multi-faceted threats to its security,...

This paper reports on the use of qualitative analysis to inform a risk analysis framework for decentralised water systems. To realise the benefits from these technologies, a methodology is applied to learn from previous difficulties in implementing and managing them. A workshop process was used...

Cost and reliability are two diametrically opposite objectives in a pumping main design as the objective of an uninterrupted supply of water will increase the system cost. In this investigation, a methodology for pumping main design is presented by considering the costs of pumping main and...

Asia’s emergence as the world’s fastest-growing region, with rising military expenditures and a substantial restructuring of power, has given rise to new strategic alliances and coalitions between the region’s major players. The quadrilateral initiative, a grouping of the...

In the post-9/11 world, the current US counterterrorism efforts in the Af-Pak region and the terror attacks on Indian cities have prompted India and the US to cooperate more closely on counterterrorism concerns. However, this counterterrorism cooperation is not commensurate with the...