Writers

Apurvaa Pandey

Apurvaa is a double Masters in Journalism and Development Studies. She holds a BA Honors in Sociology from the University of Delhi and a PG Diploma in United Nations & Agencies from the Indian Federation of United Nations Association. Currently, working as a Public Affairs Communication Strategist, Apurvaa occasionally contributes to intergovernmental projects and geopolitical online magazines, and has her own website geopoliticsofenvironment.com.

Development as a Response to External Exigencies

Opinion - December 11, 2019

Indus Valley, cc Flickr Karunakar Rayker, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

We must not forget that development is a means to an end, a way for society to stand on its own two feet. It is not an end in and of itself.

Africa: Playground for Asian Powers

Opinion - July 13, 2018

Mombasa port, cc Flickr, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/meaact/

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Indo-Japan Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) are playing to their strengths as the competition for Africa heats up.

Energy: A Basic Human Right

Opinion - April 24, 2018

India_fields_and_wind_turbines, cc Flickr Yahoo, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

It’s time to codify access to clean and reliable energy as a basic human right.

The Hidden Price of Interlinking Rivers in India

Opinion - February 1, 2018

Boat ride on the Ganges, cc Flickr rusticus80, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Are the economic benefits of India’s interlinking river project worth the massive and largely unquantified ecological risks?