Centre for Strategic Studies

August 17, 2020

#CPPRWebinar on “Changing Global Order”

“What India lacks is national determination at every level. Unlike India, Chinese Communist Party ensures that the whole nation is woven together with a sense of working towards making China great.”, said Dr T V PAUL, author and James McGill […]
August 17, 2020

‘Changing Global Order’

The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) hosted a webinar on the theme ‘Changing Global Order’ with Dr TV Paul, Erudite Distinguished Senior Fellow, CPPR, as the keynote speaker and Dr Lawrence Prabhakar Williams, Advisor, CPPR, as the moderator of […]
August 12, 2020

Webinar on ‘Future of India–US Relations and the Role of China in the Changing Global Order’

The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) co-hosted a webinar with the World Trade CenterKochi and Indo-American Chamber of Commerce focusing on the global dynamics revolvingaround the ‘Future of India–US Relations and the Role of China in the Changing Global […]
August 12, 2020

‘Future of India–US Relations and the Role of China in the Changing Global Order’

The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) co-hosted a webinar with the World Trade Center Kochi and Indo-American Chamber of Commerce focusing on the global dynamics revolving around the ‘Future of India–US Relations and the Role of China in the […]
August 8, 2020

Crowded Villages Show Why Virus Cases Are Surging in Rural India

CPPR Senior Fellow Rijo M John comments in a news article published in bloomberg on COVID-19 As India passes the grim milestone of two million virus cases and new hotspots emerge in villages, experts are worried infections will now rise […]
August 6, 2020

Tackling coronavirus pandemic: Is the Kerala model in India really working?

CPPR Senior fellow Rijo M John comments in a news report published in DW. Mukund P Unny, a lawyer based in Delhi, decided to go back to his hometown in Kerala in May. Air travel in India had just resumed […]
August 6, 2020

More needs to be done to grasp China’s psyche: Ex-Ambassador Sreenivasan

There is something about China and India will need to invest more in understanding the Chinese psyche, if we are to reverse the current level of disengagement between the two countries. Former Ambassador TP Sreenivasan made the observation during a […]
August 5, 2020

COVID-19: Is it Time to Revisit NABH and NABL Guidelines?

As the country battles the pandemic with the death toll rising at a steady rate, there are questions being raised regarding the preparedness of the country even after measures to buy time and mount an effective response. COVID-19 has exposed […]
August 4, 2020

‘The Pandemic and the Presidential Election in America’

The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) organised a webinar on the topic ‘The Pandemic and the Presidential Election in America’ on August 30 , 2020. Prof KC Abraham,retired Professor of Political Science from the Department of Economics at Sacred […]
August 1, 2020

Marking Those on the Move: Review of Existing Paradigm and Towards a New Framework

Although the ability to collect migration figures regularly has improved, significant gaps remain in the quantity,accuracy, timeliness, disaggregation, comparability (over time and across countries) and accessibility of migration-related data. There is a lack of comprehensive data on migration within India, […]
July 30, 2020

#CPPRWebinar on “The Pandemic and the Presidential Election in America”

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) hosted a live webinar on the topic, ‘The Pandemic and the Presidential Election in America’ at 3:00 pm on July 30 (Thursday), 2020. The webinar discussed the two main concerns; The 2020 elections during […]
July 27, 2020

Is lockdown an option?

“The lockdown should only be in identified hotspots/clusters… Locking down the whole state can be disastrous for a lot of people as livelihoods are at stake,” CPPR Senior Fellow Rijo M John in The New Indian Express Cost of shutdown […]
July 27, 2020

The Hindu Explains | Why have COVID-19 cases surged in Kerala?

“The cause for concern is the current positivity rate of 4.6%, which although much better than the national average of 11.7%,” CPPR Senior Fellow Rijo M John in The Hindu explaining the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Kerala. Plaudits won […]
July 23, 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on India-China Trade

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the global trade and hence also aided soft power shifts. The paper focuses on Indo-China bilateral trade by providing a background of trade trends in the yesteryears between the countries and briefly discusses their trade […]
July 22, 2020

India’s Major Responses to COVID-19 and Actions of Global Relevance

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided better dimensions for diplomacy to evolve. India’s responses to the pandemic have proved its commitment towards multilateralism. While some of the responses are being commended, there exist certain limitations. The researcher tries to briefly discuss […]