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India’s stance on the new global biodiversity framework
Climate Change Dec 22, 2022

India’s stance on the new global biodiversity framework

China’s missed opportunity presents India with an opportunity to offer credible climate leadership ...

Peru’s ‘impeachment trap’
International Affairs | Domestic Politics and Governance Dec 22, 2022

Peru’s ‘impeachment trap’

Peru has shuffled through six presidents in five years. If Peruvians are to escape this ‘impeachment trap,’ they must enact certain reforms. ...

Indian generics emerge as a life-saver in COVID-hit China
International Affairs | Healthcare Dec 21, 2022

Indian generics emerge as a life-saver in COVID-hit China

With the rise in COVID cases in China, the popularity of anti-COVID drugs from India seems to have also ratcheted up. ...

Understanding India’s expanding international counterterrorism engagements
International Affairs Nov 19, 2022

Understanding India’s expanding international counterterrorism engagements

India has broadened its counterterrorism engagements in the face of the evolving threat of terrorism ...

Can cyber sovereignty rein in cyber anarchy?
Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance Nov 15, 2022

Can cyber sovereignty rein in cyber anarchy?

As the world inches towards establishing cyber norms, questions around cyber sovereignty emerge ...

India’s PINAKA export to Armenia positions it against pan-Turkism
International Affairs | Defence and Security Nov 01, 2022

India’s PINAKA export to Armenia positions it against pan-Turkism

India has overtly positioned itself on Armenia’s side in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and has consequently opted to resist Azerbaijan and its backers including Turkey and Pakistan ...

Do we need a new generation of Human Rights for cyberspace?
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology | Privacy & Data Protection Oct 26, 2022

Do we need a new generation of Human Rights for cyberspace?

In the second part of a two-part series, it is argued that the debate—on whether the extension of cyberspace creates the need for a new generation of human rights—is primarily an academic one ...

Petroleum Subsidies in India: Gone with the Wind?
Energy | Sustainable Development Sep 12, 2022

Petroleum Subsidies in India: Gone with the Wind?

Energy subsidies are described as hard to reform as they are leveraged by government leaders to secure votes. However, their phasing out is well underway. ...

The Arab Gulf’s outreach to Iran amidst a flailing nuclear deal
International Affairs | Nuclear Security Aug 24, 2022

The Arab Gulf’s outreach to Iran amidst a flailing nuclear deal

With the Arab Gulf states hoping to renew ties with Iran, a collective-diplomacy approach has now kicked in. ...

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Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma is a Research Assistant with ORF’s Strategic Studies Programme. His research focuses on the Indo-Pacific regional security and geopolitical developments with a special focus on Northeast Asia. He worked as a Research Associate with the Centre for Air Power ...

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Yanitha Meena Louis

Yanitha Meena Louis is an Analyst at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, specialising in Indian foreign policy and regional geopolitics ...

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