#RaisinaDialogue2026 | Breaking the Curse
With the world’s youngest population, vast mineral wealth, and growing regional integration, #Africa could become a key engine of global growth.
But can its nations move up global value chains and build durable development models in a fragmenting world?
Watch @onduhungirehe, @MusaliaMudavadi, Gwendoline Abunaw, Karim El Aynaoui & @sunaina_kumar discuss.
@MEAIndia
https://t.co/ffCbg1FyXg
Expanding Social Protection in the Global South: Evidence from #India, #Brazil, and #SouthAfrica
Authored by @sunaina_kumar & @AmbarKumarGhos1, the paper examines the #socioeconomic & impacts and recommends measures to strengthen social protection
https://t.co/xVe40MvOu4
Social protection is no longer a safety net, it is critical infrastructure. My new @orfonline paper with @AmbarKumarGhos1 on lessons from India, Brazil, and South Africa on building welfare systems https://t.co/0H0HIvPy2P
(1/N) Much of India still lives in its villages. Yet, everyday Indian policy rarely incorporates the voices of those who live in them.
We've spent the last few years trying to do something about that. Today, we want to introduce GRAMA. 🧵
https://t.co/xliWFGb8JT
Women are at the centre of India’s politics, as beneficiaries of welfare and as voters in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry. But not as legislators. I write for @orfonline@ORF_CNED
https://t.co/PSM4uZvTa9
From direct cash transfers to mobility, education, and livelihood schemes, state interventions for women reflect a shift in India’s #PoliticalEconomy, linking social protection with political mobilisation and voting behaviour: @sunaina_kumar https://t.co/kj5nwZGczj
India’s #SHG ecosystem has expanded supply through finance and mobilisation, yet weak #MarketLinkages and limited demand integration have left many women-led enterprises confined to low-value, localised markets: @arpantulsyan & @sunaina_kumar https://t.co/5C6qGlFaXC
“I would like to thank the teacher at last month’s Artificial Intelligence Summit who said something remarkable, your six can be my nine"
At the RNG Awards, Raj Kamal Jha used this striking anecdote to reflect on truth and perception in today’s information landscape.
What seemed like a simple, humorous remark became a powerful commentary on how rare it is to collectively acknowledge what is clearly false.
#RNGAwards #IndianExpress
#JournalismExcellence
#RaisinaDialogue2026 | Breaking the Curse
With the world’s youngest population, vast mineral wealth, and growing regional integration, #Africa could become a key engine of global growth.
But can its nations move up global value chains and build durable development models in a fragmenting world?
Watch @onduhungirehe, @MusaliaMudavadi, Gwendoline Abunaw, Karim El Aynaoui & @sunaina_kumar discuss.
@MEAIndia
https://t.co/kErH6FsaQQ
At @raisinadialogue 2026 I had the opportunity to speak on a panel on women in the workforce and how women’s economic participation can drive financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, and community resilience in a shifting global development landscape.
https://t.co/FM51I7XZ70
At @raisinadialogue by @orfonline I was honoured to moderate a conversation with a stellar panel of speakers, on why the African continent remains the clearest source of optimism at a time when the world is consumed by conflict and fragmentation
https://t.co/ocRm7aeFwG
Indo-German Media Network at the @GermanyinIndia in Delhi: During Raisina Dialogue, we had a productive discussion on narratives, blind spots & how 🇮🇳 & 🇩🇪 perceive each other. The exchange brought together media professionals to reflect on strengthening bilateral understanding.
An emerging category in #India’s welfare state: #unemployed youth. Nearly ten states including Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu , now offer #unemployment allowances, many introduced after #COVID19 amid rising job distress: @sunaina_kumar https://t.co/oRZKRF68Lq
An emerging category in #India’s welfare state: #unemployed youth. Nearly ten states including Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu , now offer #unemployment allowances, many introduced after #COVID19 amid rising job distress: @sunaina_kumar https://t.co/HcbtfURgvY
Kerala, with the highest proportion of older adults, becomes the first state in India to mainstream adult immunisation in its budget document, & could trigger a ripple effect.
My latest:
Adult Immunisation: An Ambitious Beginning in Kerala - https://t.co/80l7tMlpw5 @orfonline
#India and #Argentina are investing heavily in smart city infrastructure, leveraging #AI to reshape urban governance, mobility, and public services.
This roundtable by @orfonline, on the sidelines of #AIImpactSummit, will bring together leading experts from India and Argentina to explore the future of smart cities and urban development.
Featuring: @sunaina_kumar, @gzinny, @asarma2710, @jaijit, @MuktiAdvani, @akhileshcs & Anurag Singh Girola
🗓️18 February ⏰3:00 PM
Know more👉https://t.co/W2TKRFRLQz
An emerging category in #India’s welfare state: #unemployed youth. Nearly ten states including Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu , now offer #unemployment allowances, many introduced after #COVID19 amid rising job distress: @sunaina_kumar https://t.co/hYWoZY96mc
In this piece for @orfonline I write on the new category of cash transfer beneficiaries in India: educated unemployed youth. With the rise of jobless growth, 10 state governments run these programmes. Can they substitute for decent jobs?
https://t.co/xM37HS9mo9
In this essay for the "The Budapest Dossier 2025” for @orfonline I write on the Indo-Pacific as the heat engine of global geopolitics—where great-power rivalry collides with trade, growth, and climate stability. Read the dossier here: https://t.co/9R5Sn3uCRT