Focus Neighbourhood: Sri Lankan High Commissioner discusses bilateral economic cooperation with India Reserve Bank Governor
31st March, 2023 | Volume – 9 – 02/03 Human Rights Violations Increased Exponentially in Afghanistan: Amnesty Intl The Khaama Press | 30th March Amnesty International expressed concerns in its annual report about restrictions on women’s rights, media freedom and freedom of expression in Afghanistan. “Restrictions on women’s rights, freedom of the media and freedom of […]
“Such Things Have Always Happened. It’s Part Of Destiny’s Plan.” – Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Following the disastrous earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on 6 and 7 February 2023, the administration of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan scrambled to save face as slow relief efforts and reports and videos on construction scams fuelled public outrage. With elections for the presidency and parliament just months away, the emergency powers invoked by […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Sri Lankan envoy discusses bilateral economic cooperation with Indian Finance Minister
24th March, 2023 | Volume – 9 – 02/03 IMF rejects claim of linking polls delay with fund’s conditions The Express Tribune | 23rd March The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday rejected Pakistan’s claim that its programme conditions were one of the reasons for delaying polls in two provinces – Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa – saying […]
G20 Summit Series – 2023 Crypto Currency Digitization : The Next Chapter

Date And Time – 28th March, 2023 | 5:15 – 6:30 PM Venue – WWF India Auditorium As part of its G20 Presidency agenda India is seeking to get governments to agree to a common regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. This would include issues like taxation, financial integrity and the possible macro […]
Roundtable with EU’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Mr. Tomas Niklasson

Brief for the Afghanistan Roundtable | 8th February 2023 The European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Mr.Tomas Niklasson visited India from 8 to 10 February 2023, to discuss developments in Afghanistan with Government representatives. Given the ongoing challenges in Afghanistan in the form of a grave humanitarian situation, complexities, banning on women’s education, Ananta Aspen Centre in collaboration […]
Indian Economy Policy Review

Budget Special 2023 FM bets on fiscal prudence, largely ignoring electoral compulsions Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth consecutive annual Budget, presented in Parliament on February 1, 2023, provided yet another proof of how she and her team continued to remain committed to the idea of fiscal prudence. This year, it was both a pleasant surprise […]
The G20 Summit Series | Fuels Of The Future: Envisaging A Global Alliance On Biofuels

Date- 22nd February, 2023 | 5:30 PM- 6:30 PM Venue- WWF India Auditorium The Government of India stated that under India’s G20 Presidency they will advocate for a global alliance on biofuels at the upcoming G20 summit. Since Brazil is the world’s largest producer of biofuels and next in line for the G20 presidency, this […]
THE BANYAN TREE DINNER

The Banyan Tree holds a special place in Indian folkore, with many tales centered around it from times immemorial. And what holds true to this day is that it’s eternal nature, ever-growing branches, roots and wide canopy make it a perfect community centre – under which wise men and women congregate to share, think and […]
Bhairavi Jani, (Class 3), Executive Director, SCA Group, Chairperson and Founder, IEF Entrepreneurship Foundation, participated in the Trilateral Commission Regional meeting at Beijing in November 2018. Bhairavi is also leading the Kashmir Dialogue and Development Forum.

Class 5 Fellows Aditya Natraj, Founder and Director, Kaivalya Education Foundation, Shankar Vanavarayar, Joint Correspondent, Kumaraguru College of Technology and Executive Director, Sakthi Auto Motors, Kalyan Akkipeddi, Founder, ProtoVillage and Pallav Patankar, Executive Director, ALMATA, took the lead for the Ananta Aspen Emerging Leaders Programme for college students. Aditya and Shankar helmed the Coimbatore edition in June 2018, while Kalyan and Pallav led […]
Bhairavi Jani at Trilateral Commission Regional meeting at Beijing
Bhairavi Jani, (Class 3), Executive Director, SCA Group, Chairperson and Founder, IEF Entrepreneurship Foundation, participated in the Trilateral Commission Regional meeting at Beijing in November 2018. Bhairavi is also leading the Kashmir Dialogue and Development Forum.