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EU-AU Summit: Quest to match ambitions with actions
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Feb 24, 2022

EU-AU Summit: Quest to match ambitions with actions

Would the recent summit help the AU and EU reboot their ties? ...

A faltering corporate governance
Indian Economy Feb 23, 2022

A faltering corporate governance

SEBI’s recent retraction of the requirement of separating the roles of Chairperson and MD raises some key questions about India’s corporate governance. ...

India–Saudi Arabia military cooperation takes a step forward
International Affairs Feb 22, 2022

India–Saudi Arabia military cooperation takes a step forward

Even though India has little to offer in comparison to other countries in terms of defence technology, it can aspire to become a hub for cooperative development of intra-regional defense technologies. ...

Israel and a changing Middle East
International Affairs Feb 22, 2022

Israel and a changing Middle East

The Gulf region witnesses a shift as Israel is being accepted within the folds of regional politics. ...

The growing divergence in Europe over Russia
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Feb 21, 2022

The growing divergence in Europe over Russia

How will a divided Europe face the threats emerging from the Russia-Ukraine crisis that is brewing in their backyard? ...

Start of a new era: From Jakarta to Nusantara
International Affairs Feb 21, 2022

Start of a new era: From Jakarta to Nusantara

Why is Indonesia’s plans to shift its capital met with criticisms? ...

Weak Investment in Defence R&D: Key Factor Behind India’ Poor Defence Indigenization
Defence and Security | Indian Defence Feb 19, 2022

Weak Investment in Defence R&D: Key Factor Behind India’ Poor Defence Indigenization

India lags far behind China in terms of the budget allocated to defence R&D ...

India-Central Asia Summit: Shaping geopolitics in the extended neighbourhood
International Affairs | Neighbourhood Feb 18, 2022

India-Central Asia Summit: Shaping geopolitics in the extended neighbourhood

The strategic convergence of India-Central Asian countries and the growing cooperation between the two is distinctly perceptible in the recent India-Central Asia summit ...

Mapping China, India, and Russia in President Biden’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Indian Ocean Feb 18, 2022

Mapping China, India, and Russia in President Biden’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

In its aim to expand its influence, the US is mindful of the threats posed by China and Russia while incorporating important partners such as India in its Indo-Pacific strategy ...

Big Tech: The phony knight of democracy
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Feb 18, 2022

Big Tech: The phony knight of democracy

The titans of tech evade regulations on the ground of free speech as they rake in profit from misinformation in host countries, while complying to similar regulations back home. ...

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Samir Bhattacharya

Samir Bhattacharya

Samir Bhattacharya is an Associate Fellow at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), where he works on geopolitics with particular reference to Africa in the changing global order. Before joining ORF, he was working in Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) as a Senior ...

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Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma is a Junior Fellow with the ORF’s Strategic Studies Programme. His research focuses on the Indo-Pacific regional security and geopolitical developments with a special focus on Northeast Asia. Abhishek is a doctoral candidate at the Department of East Asian ...

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