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Opinion / South Asia
An intense heatwave across India and Pakistan is exposing the growing risks of extreme heat and humidity as climate change drives more frequent and severe weather extremes.
The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all Indian metros.
Evolutionary game theory is useful to devise strategies for real-life situations such as international negotiations and ecological crises, where players are unequal, and choices are complex.
Corporate Responsibility
Ethics is essential to sustainability in Asia – now more than ever
Judgments about climate transition pathways, biodiversity impacts and long-term risks do not always fit neatly into existing controls. Asia faces the additional challenge of non-accountants performing sustainability fuctions. Ethical standards are here to help.
All South Asia Opinion
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Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
13 November 2025
Food & Agriculture
India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis
6 October 2025
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Policy & Finance
Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist
26 September 2025
18 September 2025
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Carbon & Climate
Is China’s energy system ready for the AI boom?
12 September 2025
Policy & Finance
How green industrial policies are advancing in the Asia-Pacific
10 September 2025
8 September 2025
Policy & Finance
What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world
11 August 2025
Food & Agriculture
Feed the world but feed it well: Why food systems must be reformed
8 August 2025
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