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The Fog of Pricing: Why Defence Deal Costs are So Opaque
Defence and Security | Indian Defence Oct 07, 2025

The Fog of Pricing: Why Defence Deal Costs are So Opaque

In defence procurement, costs defy clarity—complex systems, secrecy, and politics blur price precision.      ...

Air Taxis and Urban Mobility in India: Promise and Pitfalls
Urbanisation in India | Transportation Oct 06, 2025

Air Taxis and Urban Mobility in India: Promise and Pitfalls

India’s air taxi ambition may find wings in global regulatory convergence, but without infrastructure, affordability, and governance reform, it risks never taking off. ...

Digital Connectivity in the Northeast: A Pillar of India’s Act East Policy
Digital Inclusion | Connectivity Oct 04, 2025

Digital Connectivity in the Northeast: A Pillar of India’s Act East Policy

As India pursues its Act East Policy, digital connectivity in the Northeast Region is emerging as a strategic bridge that links local aspirations with regional integration and global opportunities. ...

Nutrition as Economic Policy: Investing in Diets is Investing in Development
Healthcare Oct 04, 2025

Nutrition as Economic Policy: Investing in Diets is Investing in Development

India’s growth story is undermined by poor nutrition, costing billions in lost productivity. Investing in diets is investing in development. ...

The Politics of Race, Migration, and India-Australia Ties
International Affairs Oct 04, 2025

The Politics of Race, Migration, and India-Australia Ties

Australia’s migration debate takes a sharp turn as Indian migrants become the flashpoint, testing both domestic politics and India–Australia relations. ...

The battlefield, change and the Indian armed forces
International Affairs | Defence and Security Oct 03, 2025

The battlefield, change and the Indian armed forces

Changing battlefield dynamics require an adaptive military  ...

The Impossibility of Current Multilateralism
International Affairs | Multilateralism Oct 03, 2025

The Impossibility of Current Multilateralism

The current multilateral system is collapsing into irrelevance because shifting power dynamics, new non-state actors, fractured alliances, and outdated rules have turned global governance into an unplayable game. ...

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Kamal Davar

Kamal Davar

Lt Gen Kamal Davar was the first Chief of Indias Defence Intelligence Agency and is a noted strategic analyst.

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Chaitanya Giri

Dr. Chaitanya Giri is a Fellow at ORF’s Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology. His work focuses on India’s space ecosystem and its interlinkages with the global space economy, academia-industry innovation and training interface for emerging STEM domains, and the ...

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