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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Ayush Kumar

Digital trust as the New currency in Global Trade: A Comparative study of Emerging and Developed Markets

Developed markets like the EU build digital trust through legal frameworks such as GDPR, offering strong enforcement but high compliance costs. Emerging markets like India, Kenya, and Brazil build trust through utility-first systems like UPI, M-Pesa, and PIX, prioritizing speed and scale over formal legal protection. When these models interact cross-border, trust gaps emerge as non-tariff barriers, raising transaction costs and fragmenting global digital commerce.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Ryka Gogoi

Under SDG 16 Integrating JS Mill’s Framework – for Enhancing Institutional Accountability and Inclusive Decision-Making

This paper argues that accountability should be understood as public answerability, justification, and responsiveness. Drawing on Mill’s writings, it proposes a normative framework for evaluating SDG 16 institutions in terms of democratic quality, legitimacy, and meaningful civic participation.

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Reconfiguring Global Power: An Analysis of the Shift from Bipolarity to Multipolarity

Author: Aayushmaan Malviya ABSTRACT The global balance of power is changing. After decades of being dominated by two major powers, the world is slowly moving toward a system where power is shared among several countries. This paper studies the shift from bipolarity—when two superpowers controlled global politics—to multipolarity, where many countries now influence international decisions. It looks at why this change is happening, focusing on economic growth, military strength, technological progress, and political influence. The study examines the changing role of the United States, the rise of China, the return of Russia as a major power, and the growing importance of countries like India and regional groups such as the European Union and BRICS. The paper also discusses how globalization and international institutions affect this transition. Finally, it analyzes how multipolarity impacts global peace, cooperation, and conflict, arguing that while a multipolar world allows more voices to be heard, it also creates uncertainty and new challenges for global stability.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Sachethan Shankara Narayana

The Global Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employment and Ethics

This article examines how rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, are transforming global employment systems. It highlights productivity gains, ethical concerns, skill disparities, and workforce inequalities while emphasizing the need for adaptive policies, education reforms, and responsible AI governance worldwide.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
BHAVANA V G

The Illusion of Sustainability: The Role of Integrated Governance in Achieving SDG 11The Illusion of Sustainability: The Role of Integrated Governance in Achieving SDG 11

This study argues the primary barrier to achieving SDG 11 is institutional fragmentation, not financial gaps. It introduces the “illusion of sustainability,” where isolated sectoral successes mask systemic ecological deterioration, necessitating cross-sectoral governance reform.

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Public Policies
Ritika Singh Thakur

Beyond the 2% Rule: Reimagining CSR for Biodiversity and Sustainability in India

India’s mandatory CSR regime recognises biodiversity conservation but drives symbolic, expenditure-driven compliance over genuine ecological outcomes. Governance gaps between CSR law and the Biological Diversity Act weaken accountability. This study argues for outcome-based metrics, biodiversity risk integration, and alignment with global frameworks like TNFD and CSRD to transform CSR from philanthropy into ecological responsibility.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
Palakpreet Kaur

A Comparative Analysis of Economic, Policy, and Behavioural Barriers to Electric Vehicle Adoption in Delhi (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh): Sustaining Air Pollution Through Consumer Preference

This study compares EV adoption in Delhi and Dhaka, highlighting how environmental awareness drives interest in both cities, while policy support, infrastructure availability, and fiscal incentives significantly shape adoption patterns and market growth in emerging urban economies.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
ESTHAR MARIYA DOMINIC

Oil, U.S. Intervention, and the Crisis of the Rules-Based International Order: The Case Study of Venezuela

This article examines the legality and geopolitical implications of U.S. intervention in Venezuela within the rules-based international order (RBIO). It argues that selective enforcement of international norms undermines sovereignty, weakens the legitimacy of international law, and accelerates the erosion of the RBIO in an emerging multipolar world.

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