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Understanding the Global Debate on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: An Indian Perspective

This article explores the global debate on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), highlighting the convergences, complexities, and differences within and beyond the UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on LAWS. It further examines India’s key position at the GGE and the probable reasons behind them.

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One Year of the INDUS-X: Defense Innovation Between India and the U.S.

Since its launch nearly a year ago, the INDUS-X has marked many milestones in the India-U.S. relationship. Much has been achieved, but there is room to further enhance defense cooperation between the two countries in the coming years.

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The Future of Digital Public Infrastructure: A Thesis for Rapid Global Adoption

This working paper presents an alternative approach to DPI deployment: the “DPI as a packaged Solution” (DaaS) model. It is a new way to think about rolling out solutions that incorporate the DPI approach at scale and speed.

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Understanding the Global Debate on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: An Indian Perspective

This article explores the global debate on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), highlighting the convergences, complexities, and differences within and beyond the UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on LAWS. It further examines India’s key position at the GGE and the probable reasons behind them.

· August 30, 2024
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One Year of the INDUS-X: Defense Innovation Between India and the U.S.

Since its launch nearly a year ago, the INDUS-X has marked many milestones in the India-U.S. relationship. Much has been achieved, but there is room to further enhance defense cooperation between the two countries in the coming years.

· June 18, 2024
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The Future of Digital Public Infrastructure: A Thesis for Rapid Global Adoption

This working paper presents an alternative approach to DPI deployment: the “DPI as a packaged Solution” (DaaS) model. It is a new way to think about rolling out solutions that incorporate the DPI approach at scale and speed.

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· February 13, 2024
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Biotechnology and the Return of Biological Warfare

Shruti Sharma contributed a chapter focusing on biotechnology and its crucial role in developing and producing biological weapons. Given the dangerous potential of biological agents, she argued that it is necessary to strengthen the norm that biotechnology will be used only in non-harmful ways.

· February 12, 2024
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Stabilizing the Border: A Possible Way Ahead in the Post-Galwan Situation

This paper examines the reasons why existing agreements and measures between India and China to preserve peace and tranquility along the LAC were not entirely successful, how both sides may deal with border stabilization in the post-2020 scenario, and the possible options for India to build back a framework for peace and tranquility along the border areas.

· December 15, 2023
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The Best of Ideas and Institutions, 2023

In 2023, the Ideas and Institutions newsletter from Carnegie India's Political Economy team sent out forty-eight essays. This year-end roundup features those essays that the writers of this newsletter consider the best of the year.

· December 13, 2023
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The Indian G20 Presidency: Taking Stock of Key Outcomes

Carnegie India scholars review key outcomes from fifteen ministerial meetings. These include fourteen outcomes under the Sherpa Track and one under the Finance Track.

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Considering India’s Encryption Policy Dilemma

The increasing ubiquity of encryption as a tool for protecting communication has led to increasing calls for developing technical solutions to weaken it for law enforcement and national security purposes. This paper examines different solutions that have been proposed in the context of India’s specific imperatives for seeking access to encrypted communications.

· November 15, 2023
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Understanding India’s New Data Protection Law

In early August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. This working paper analyzes the law and evaluates its development over more than half a decade of deliberations.

· October 3, 2023
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Winding Up of State Enterprises in India: A Case Study of Five Enterprises Under the Department of Heavy Industry

In this working paper, Rajan Katoch and Sunil Bahri share their experience of winding up five government-owned enterprises that had been making losses for many years.

  • Rajan Katoch
  • Sunil Bahri
· September 19, 2023