Why intersectionality matters for think tanks: Reflections from PAC
As a female thinktanker with India’s Public Affairs Centre (PAC), I am interested in taking forward the discussion on gender in all aspects of our work, therefore I...
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Moving forward: Monitoring, knowledge production and knowledge sharing
This SDG series shared opinions of the researchers from South Asia who were engaged in the IDRC initiated regional review of the SDG implementation process. A number of...
Health concerns in India in the SDGs era
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were designed as inclusive and just and intend to leave no one behind. Therefore, the efforts must be rooted in human rights principles. While Goal 3...
From planning to implementation: raising awareness on the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Sri Lanka
Three years ago Sri Lanka adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) alongside all but one member state. These goals, also known as the 2030 Agenda, have...
Think tanks contributing towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In September 2015, 194 countries signed 17 universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address well-being of people. The SDG mantra of "leaving no one behind"...
Improved health and nutrition contributing to the SDGs
Aligning with the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs), the constitution of the federal democratic republic of Nepal (2015) has mandated that Every citizen shall have...
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Pakistan: the missing links
. In Pakistan, a country ranked 147th out of 187 countries and territories on the human development index, working towards achieving the Sustainable...
Process matters when it comes to implementing the SDGs
As countries work towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, they must monitor and evaluate not only the outcomes (ie, the targets and...
Is a focus on happiness enough to help a country achieve the SDGs?
Bhutan, a tiny landlocked country in South Asia, is one of the first countries to embrace the principles that underline the SDGs into its development agenda, which – as...
How deeply should think tanks engage with public for influencing policy?
How deeply should think tanks engage with the larger ‘public’ in policy matters? This was a recent topic of a discussion amongst South Asian Comms Platform...
Dr. Shamika Ravi, Director of Research at Brookings India
Dr. Shamika Ravi is the director of research at Brookings India and a senior fellow of governance studies program, at Brookings India and Brookings Institution Washington...
Dushni Weerakoon, Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies
Dushni Weerakoon is the executive director of the Institute of Policy Studies in Sri Lanka. Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, editor at large for South Asia at On Think Tanks,...
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