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Group Photo US needs to adopt special ways to deal with India
While India rethinks its national security strategy amid the rise of China, the U.S. will have to find ways to deal with New Delhi that are different from its standard approaches to other partners and allies.
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Report
 
India's strategy for oil and gas sector development
31 May 2012
With the objective of discussing India's strategy for oil and gas sector development, ORF, the International Energy Agency and the Korea Energy Economics organised a roundtable on "An Overview on India's Oil and Gas Upstream Sectors and Its Overseas Investment".
 
Use diplomacy to check indoctrination
31 May 2012
During a discussion on the growth of militant groups in Pakistan and its effects on India, Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind general secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani laid emphasis on retaining the ethos of Muslim Indians and warned against being co-opted and manipulated by foreign minds.
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Pakistan Military Watch
 
Nuclear security reviewed
30 May 2012
Vol 27
General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) visited the Headquarters of the Security Division of Strategic Plans Division (SPD) at Rawalpindi, for a review of security plans for Pakistan?s Strategic Assets on May 24.
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Analysis
 
Nepal: Another election for a new Constitution
28 May 2012
Akanshya Shah
In Nepal, with the dissolution of Constituent Assembly and legislature parliament, the Baburam Bhattarai government will continue under caretaker status. But a political confrontation is unavoidable in days ahead given the deep divisions among and within the political parties of Nepal.
 
Myanmar and India: A bridge and a gateway to the East
28 May 2012
K Yhome
As immediate neighbours, India and Myanmar have little choice but to engage each other closely. Such engagement needs understanding of each other's social and economic interests, and respect for each other's political and strategic concerns.
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China Weekly Report
 
China's economy: a natural slowdown?
28 May 2012
Vol II, Issue 22
The slowdown of Chinese economy has become a subject of concern for its government as well as the international community. China's manufacturing is slowing down and due to the sluggish Europe and American economy, export orders are falling.
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Energy News Monitor
 
Petrol Price Hike: Right Decision, Wrong Execution
25 May 2012
Vol VIII, Issue 49
The price of energy is an issue of critical global importance from an economic, social and ecological perspective and any Government which seeks to 'distance itself' from the issue can only be called 'uninformed'.
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Africa Weekly Report
 
Egypt: First round of presidential elections take place
25 May 2012
Vol II, Issue 21
The second day of the first round in Egypt's presidential elections ended on May 24. The final run-off is planned for June 16 and 17. The ruling military council has pledged to hand power to a new president by July 1.
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South Asia Weekly Report
 
Nepal: Back to turmoil
19 May 2012 - 25 May 2012
Akanshya Shah
Vol V, Issue 21
With all political options shrinking before the nation's leaders, Nepal has landed in a political mess like never before in its recent history.
Country Reports: 
Myanmar | Nepal | Pakistan | Srilanka | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives
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Pakistan Urdu Media Watch
 
Military and Govt agree on resumption of NATO supply route
19 May 2012
Shahid Raheem
Vol III, Issue 24
The Cabinet has accepted the decision taken by the Defence Committee to resume the movement of NATO supplies. After the meeting, the Cabinet ministers briefed the media about its decision.
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China Military Watch
 
US and Philippines move closer amid tensions with China
May 18, 2012
Vol I, Issue 6
"We oppose the threat or use of force by any party to advance its claim," stated the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after her meeting with Philippine counterparts along with US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.
 
South China Sea Monitor
 
Krishna, Yang discuss South China Sea issue
May 2012
Vol I, Issue 5
The recent spat over the South China Sea came up for discussion at a meeting between the Indian and Chinese Foreign Ministers on 11 April in Moscow. Meeting for an hour on the sidelines of the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral conference, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
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Occasional Paper
 
Resolving the India-China Boundary Dispute:
 Incentivising Cooperation, Enlargiing Bargaining Space and Promoting
 Constructive Strategies

May 2012
Leon Bai
Pessimism towards a foreseeable settlement of the India-China border dispute is not unfounded. At the political level, there is a "trust deficit" which impedes cooperation. Despite the existence of multi-tiered mechanisms to facilitate resolution, there has hardly been any progress on the issue in recent years.
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ORF Seminar Series
 
India-US Defence Trade Relations: Trends and Challenges
May 2012
Compiled and edited by Uma Purushothaman
Indo-US relations have seen a qualitative change since the end of the Cold War because of greater strategic convergence between the two countries. Bilateral cooperation has expanded to areas as wide ranging as defence, education, health and agriculture.
 
Campaign Finance Reforms in India: Issues and Challenges
May 2012
Compiled and edited by Samya Chatterjee & Niranjan Sahoo
The Observer Research Foundation organised a roundtable on "Campaign Finance Reforms in India: Issues and Challenges" on February 1, 2012. The panelists included Mr. Manish Tewari (MP, Indian National Congress), Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy (MP, Bharatiya Janata Party), Professor E. Sridharan (Academic Director, Centre for Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania.)
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Annual Report
 
Annual Report 2011
November 2011
ORF is an endeavour to aid and influence formulation of policies for building a strong and prosperous India. The expectations of the global community from India are immense as the country is poised to play a leading role in the knowledge age. The Foundation believes that in the next 25 years India will be one of the world’s great economic powers and contribute to a significant transformation in the quality of life of humanity.
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Events

Talk
on

'India's Engagement with a resurgent Africa'
by Amb H H S Viswanathan, IFS (retd), Distinguished Fellow, ORF-Delhi
Saturday, 2 June 2012
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Chennai, Conference Hall

 


Launch

'ORF-RUSI CBR Report Launch'
Thursday, 14 June 2012
(2:30 PM To 5:30 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Auditorium

 


ORF-Kyoto University Seminar on

"Sixty Year of India-Japan Partnership"

29 June 2012 to 1 July 2012
(10:00 AM To 6:00 PM)
Venue: Kyoto, Japan

 


(BY INVITAION ONLY)

Conference
on

'Asian Forum on Global Governance'

14-23 October 2012
(10:00 AM To 6:00 PM)
Venue: The Oberoi, New Delhi

 


ORF-RLS Conference
on
'Health'
5 November 2012
(11:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
6 November 2012
(10:00 AM To 2:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Auditorium & Conference Hall

 




  

  

  

  

 
Energy/Water
Petrol price hike: Right decision, wrong execution
29 May 2012
Lydia Powell
The hike in the price of petrol and other petroleum products was long overdue. The decision was correct but the manner in which it was implemented was not.
 
Coal shortage cannot be used as an excuse for the power cuts
29 May 2012
Ashish Gupta
As summer is approaching its peak, the power sector is looking vulnerable and power cuts are also rising throughout the country. But India has no record of meeting peak power demand and load shedding is seen as most appropriate mechanism to deal with shortages.
 
CDM slipping through the cracks of economic crisis
29 May 2012
Sonali Mittra
Illusionary fits of exhilaration is often experienced by the global carbon market looking at the surging number of projects registered under 'Clean Development Mechanisms'. Since the signing of Kyoto Protocol in 2003, UN has so far issued 938 million CER certificates to 4150 CDM registered projects.
 
 
International
Wake up to the real world, EU!
11 May 2012
Samir Saran and John C. Hulsman
It is time for the European Union to wake up to the world they actually live in and now move towards the more workable paradigm of "Shared Interests and Shared Prosperity",
 
Tehran renews ties Taliban?
11 May 2012
C Raja Mohan
After US President Barack Obama's visit to Kabul earlier this month and the signing of the Srategic Partnership Agreement, the Afghan landscape looks a lot different.
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National
To Delhi, via State capitals
08 May 2012
C. Raja Mohan
With the Delhi Durbar at its dysfunctional worst, power is flowing away from Delhi to State capitals, where some strong men and women are ruling.
 
By the Centre, of the Centre, for the Centre?
07 May 2012
N Sathiya Moorthy
The current series of notifications issued by the Central Government has the potential to create a 'police raj',
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Security
Indigenise defence production to cut out corruption
11 May 2012
Vikram Sood
India must learn to quickly indigenise defence production to cut out both dependence on external sources and corruption that is endemic to the system.
 
Story of Saltoro -- From Ababeel to Meghdoot
27 April 2012
Vikram Sood
Some despatches have made out that India "after starting the war in 1984 occupies higher positions." India did not start the war in 1984,
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Pakistan
After trade, can we use water to build peace with Pakistan?
16 May 2012
Tridivesh Singh Maini
In the domain of water cooperation between India and Pakistan, maybe it is important to look at actors beyond the Ministry of Water Resources.
 
The looming Haqqani Network threat to India
11 May 2012
Wilson John
The Haqqani Network, operating out of Pakistan's North Waziristan, with vast training and material resources at its disposal,
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