Draft DPP-2020: Standard Contract Document Inclusion of new clauses in the draft DPP-2020 and changes made in some of the existing ones are intended to make the SCD more comprehensive. However, there is a scope for bringing about textual clarity in the new as well as some of the existing clauses of the SCD, especially those which have been modified. Amit Cowshish , Laxman Kumar Behera May 14, 2020 Policy Brief
India and GCC Countries Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic challenges for India emanating from the Gulf region are highly imminent and discernible. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan May 13, 2020 IDSA Comments
Virus As Bio-Weapon: Contested Origins of Novel Coronavirus It might be difficult to prove any weaponisation intent or man-made origins to the SARS-CoV-2. Yet, the mass deaths and disruption caused by the virus forebodes imminent exploitation of biological agents for political ends. A. Vinod Kumar May 12, 2020 IDSA Comments
RMB Goes Digital: Economic Imperatives or Ambitions? Riding the technology wave, China eyes global dominance of RMB as a reserve currency and a favourable international monetary environment for its economic development. Munish Sharma May 12, 2020 IDSA Comments
Draft DPP 2020: Post-Contract Management Redrafting the chapter on post-contract management, expatiating the concept of contract operating officers and clearly defining their role and responsibilities vis-à-vis the other agencies, could go a long way in serving its purpose. Amit Cowshish May 08, 2020 IDSA Comments
Climate Change and State Responses The spectre of climate change and increased global warming has spurred more action in recent years. However, with the global economic outlook not likely to pick up any time soon, the temptation to opt for cheaper but dirtier fuels could further complicate the climate change negotiations. Shebonti Ray Dadwal , Nihar R. Nayak May 06, 2020 Issue Brief
Time to Call Pakistan’s Bluff In the last 20 months of his rule, Prime Minister Imran Khan has not only failed to solve his people’s problems but also has made the life of the common man miserable. S.K. Sharma May 05, 2020 IDSA Comments
Reimagining Think Tanks in Times of Pandemic It is time that the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic are converted into an opportunity to upgrade and evolve the present method of human interaction prevalent in think tanks across the world. Vivek Chadha May 04, 2020 Issue Brief
COVID-19 and New Age Technology Humanity is much better equipped today to mitigate the loss in life and collateral economic damage resulting from a pandemic, as demonstrated through the deployment of new-age tools such as artificial intelligence, big data, machine learning, neural networks and internet of things. Harish Pillai May 01, 2020 IDSA Comments
Has the West Lost It? A Provocation Kishore Mahbubani, Allen Lane, New Delhi, 2018, 105 pp., INR 499 (Hardback), ISBN 978-0-241-31286-5 Syed Eesar Mehdi May 2020 Strategic Analysis
