Category: Report

This report presents the findings of a Regional Experts Survey aimed at studying perceptions and attitudes among experts from Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal on regional cooperation in various non-traditional security areas. The survey draws a picture of India’s regional cooperation efforts according to what experts perceive as its strong points and those that need more sustained work. Together, these non-traditional security issues depict areas of cooperation that hold the potential to enhance regional integration in the BBIN sub-region further.

This report presents the findings of a Regional Experts Survey aimed at studying perceptions and attitudes among experts from India on regional cooperation in various non-traditional security areas. The survey draws a picture of India’s cooperation efforts in the region according to what experts perceive as its strong points and those that need more sustained work. Together, these non-traditional security issues depict areas of cooperation that hold the potential to enhance regional integration in the BBIN sub-region further.

This report contains CSDR’s feedback to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India, on their draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (2022). We conducted a closed-door group discussion with relevant stakeholders to focus on the issues of cross-border data transfers, exemptions granted to the government and private data fiduciaries, and the composition and functions of the Data Protection Board. This report highlighted the need to elaborate on guiding principles for data transfers outside India. 

Recent events highlight China’s escalating assertiveness and its implications for India and neighboring states. India-China relations face a critical juncture, requiring India to craft a strategy to counterbalance China’s growing influence. This special issue provides policy recommendations for India’s strategic direction over the next decade.

Recent events have brought home the realisation that China’s rise is bound to have serious implications for India and other smaller states in the region. It is now clear that India-China relations may be at an inflection point. An increasingly aggressive China is pushing at its peripheries to announce its arrival at the global stage. While this has been happening for quite some time in the South China Sea, India is its most recent victim in South Asia. It is therefore necessary that India recognises this geopolitical reality and puts together a coherent strategy to balance China. To this end, this special issue consists of articles that make policy prescriptions for India for the next decade.

Recent events underscore the significance of China’s rise, prompting a critical juncture in India-China relations. As China asserts itself aggressively, especially in South Asia, India must acknowledge this geopolitical reality and devise a strategic approach to balance China. This special issue offers policy recommendations for India’s next decade.