Explore ISPP’s Harris Lecture Series with insights from global experts on public policy, governance, and international development challenges.
Key lessons from Kaushik Deb’s Harris Lecture on energy transition, energy security, and evidence-based public policy for India. The global conversation on climate change often centres on ambitious targets – net zero by 2070, renewable energy expansion, decarbonisation. Yet, as Prof. Kaushik Deb reminded us during his talk in the Harris Lecture Series at the… Continue reading What Kaushik Deb’s Harris Lecture Revealed About India’s Energy Future
When we picture the threats that could undo the world, our minds reach for the catastrophic. A great war, a big tsunami or even worse, an economic crash, and now the latest, a rogue AI. These are the threats that fill our minds. And precisely because they are so loud, they tend to drown out… Continue reading Fragility, Conflict and Violence: What Everyday Resilience Teaches Us About Policy
Professor Anjali Adukia’s Fifth Harris Lecture: A Recap What comes to mind when you think of “a scientist,” “a leader,” or even “a hero” from a fairy tale? For many of us, those images were shaped long before we consciously reflected on them, through the books we read as children. These early narratives quietly shape… Continue reading How AI Detects Bias in Children’s Books and Textbooks
What will it really take to put zero-emission trucks on India’s highways, and who will pay for the infrastructure to charge them? India has 175,000 electric charging stations but only 9,000 of them can actually charge a truck. This single fact captures the scale of the challenge ahead. This gap is not just a logistical… Continue reading The Bottleneck Nobody’s Talking About: Financing EV Freight in India
A Recap of the Harris Lecture Series at ISPP For decades, the international policy consensus has been simple: if you have a job and a full stomach, you’re not going to snatch a gun. But as we experienced in our recent Harris Lecture Series session, the reality is so much more nuanced. Dr. Rebecca J.… Continue reading Rethinking Political Violence
The recent Harris Lecture, which was conducted on 21st November by Pallavi Vyas, Associate Professor of Economics at BITS School of Management,Mumbai was a brief but impactful examination of global existential threats as they relate to international trade. She demonstrated how basic ideas from game theory can be applied to better comprehend strategic interactions between… Continue reading Tackling Global threats with careful planning
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