Commander YVV Prasad, IN (Retd.) Part I of INDIA- CHINA SERIES INDIA AND CHINA : Lessons from Four Decades of Scientific, Technological and Industrial Transformation - Reflections on Science, Technology, Industry and National Capability for India's Next Leap: Strategic Insights for India's Future Development Image Courtesy: CGTN AIM OF THE PAPER This paper seeks to examine how sustained national vision, long-term planning, institutional continuity, educational investments, i

By Sneha S.S Image Courtesy: Vox Abstract China’s growing influence in South Asia has sparked a significant debate about what kind of reflections it has on international relations. Beijing likes to showcase its moves as soft power, that is cultural festivals, scholarships and exchange programmes. But researchers and policymakers see something sharper, the strategies that twist and change information slowly change into local institutions. This paper aims to understand how Chi

By Abia Fathima, Research Officer, C3S Image Courtesy: The Economist Introduction The geopolitical architecture of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has entered a phase of profound structural transformation, marking the most significant shift in regional energy diplomacy since the conclusion of the Second World War. For eighty years, the regional order was defined by the foundational encounter between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud aboard the USS

By Dharshini Renganathan, Research Intern, C3S Guided by, Mr. MR Sivaraman IAS (Retd), Distinguished Member, C3S Image Courtesy: Unsplash Abstract: This research aims to examine the recent development in the fast fashion industry in the background of unethical practises in the employment of labour which has tended to dominate the debates amongst consumers of fast fashion garments. The fast fashion goods are manufactured in China by Multi-National Companies owning well-know