Articles by Lakshmi Puri
Review: Friends; India’s Closest Strategic Partners by Sreeram Chaulia
On the intricacies of India’s vital bilateral partnerships with Japan, Australia, the USA, Russia, France, Israel and the UAE in the context of the nation’s ambition and ascent as a leading power
Published on Jan 03, 2025 05:34 PM IST
Delhi summit offers a salute to nari shakti
The G20 Delhi summit prioritized women-led development and made robust commitments to gender equality
Published on Sep 14, 2023 10:06 PM IST
A historic leap to advance India’s G20 women agenda
A dozen outcomes of the summits need to be harvested and built upon. India could launch impact-making G20 women lighthouse projects.
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 12:53 PM IST
Lakshmi Puri
Global human solidarity is the only way forward
Emerging powers such as India are important pillars of multilateralism and have tried to influence and reform the institutions and rules of the game towards more equity and public good decisions
Updated on Dec 21, 2021 08:18 PM IST
Lakshmi Puri
The significance of PM Modi’s visit to the US
PM Modi’s extraordinarily warm meeting with Biden — including a “Mo-Jo” hug — evoked affinity. It was preceded by a remarkable “connect” and meeting with vice-president Kamala Harris, in which PM Modi described the US and India as “natural partners”.
Updated on Oct 01, 2021 03:33 PM IST
Lakshmi Puri
Afghanistan: Don’t sacrifice women’s rights at the altar of geopolitics
Because women’s rights have been systematically violated and women have been excluded from governance, peace and nation-building, conflict has become endemic
Updated on Sep 20, 2021 07:56 PM IST
Lakshmi Puri
Covid-19: An opportunity to create a more equal world | Opinion
Governments, businesses and civil society must awaken Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5 based seven interrelated chakras or energy centres to transform the post- pandemic world into a gender equal one.
Updated on Aug 09, 2020 06:29 AM IST
Lakshmi Puri
The migrant worker crisis needs a multipronged response
Among other things, it needs comprehensive data and statistics on workers, with a category-wise breakdown into skill, sector and gender at the state and national level
Updated on May 24, 2020 11:52 AM IST
Lakshmi Puri
Support and empower India’s migrant workers
Targeted and ecosystem support for migrant workers is a major thrust of the Atmanirbhar Bharat package.
Updated on May 23, 2020 10:22 PM IST
Lakshmi Puri
Covid-19: Economic opportunities and challenges | Opinion
A “new India” industrial and trade policy is needed to incentivise our entrepreneurs to be makers, not just traders. They must build a Make in India hub to meet domestic and global Covid-19 related demand and subsequent rebound and revenge consumption
Updated on Apr 06, 2020 07:29 PM IST
Lakshmi Puri
India is on the right path in its fight against Covid-19. But the road ahead is long
In the next few weeks, critical questions must be answered. Will the lockdown break the chain of contagion? Will Covid-19 die with the heat of the Indian summer? How do we phase in normal economic activities after April 14? How do we best calibrate, pace and sequence resumption of normal work and social patterns to beat the virus and save the economy?
Updated on Apr 04, 2020 11:15 AM IST
Lakshmi Puri
How India and the world must respond to Covid-19 | Opinion
The impact of Covid-19 is being acutely experienced at the community, province and national levels. Governments have the primary responsibility. It is a time when we erect walls, fences and ensure border controls, but it is also a truly global existential crisis requiring a concerted global response, action and solidarity
Updated on Apr 04, 2020 11:12 AM IST
Lakshmi Puri
No city is smart if its women are unsafe
Gender-responsive planning is crucial to drive economic development and improve infrastructure and public services, and enhance the quality of life for all.
Updated on Jun 23, 2015 03:45 AM IST
Lakshmi Puri
Listen to your better half
Hardly a day goes by without a news story on some violation of women’s rights. Women account for half the world’s population. It’s time they were heard. Lakshmi Puri writes.
Updated on May 29, 2013 11:12 PM IST
Lakshmi Puri, Delhi