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Taming digital titans
Economics and Finance Mar 11, 2023

Taming digital titans

Are the regulatory arrangements for ensuring “competition in the market” adequate to control the Tech giants? ...

The Ukraine Crisis: Impact on Indian defence policy
International Affairs | Indian Defence Mar 11, 2023

The Ukraine Crisis: Impact on Indian defence policy

The Ukrainian conflict has compelled India to wean itself off Russian military capabilities ...

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict: Impact on Southeast Asia
International Affairs Mar 11, 2023

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict: Impact on Southeast Asia

The disruptions in the supply of key commodities have affected the geographically-distant economies of Southeast Asia ...

AUKUS: Reading the tea leaves
International Affairs | Nuclear Security | Maritime Security Mar 10, 2023

AUKUS: Reading the tea leaves

The AUKUS announcement next week has implications for Australia and its neighbourhood ...

Why Seoul and New Delhi should leverage the G20 momentum for advancing collaboration in the Indo-Pacific
International Affairs | Maritime Security Mar 09, 2023

Why Seoul and New Delhi should leverage the G20 momentum for advancing collaboration in the Indo-Pacific

New Delhi and Seoul are two key players in the Indo-Pacific in terms of their respective maritime geographies, geopolitical capabilities, and foreign policy orientations. ...

The legacy of the Iraq War for the US
International Affairs | US Foreign Policy Mar 09, 2023

The legacy of the Iraq War for the US

The Iraq war remains a quintessential example of the adage that in international affairs, history is a great teacher only if it has willing students. ...

Assessing the 36th African Union Summit
International Affairs Mar 07, 2023

Assessing the 36th African Union Summit

Never before has Africa been led by such a tiny island country, and therefore, it brings a tide of change and focuses perhaps on the problems of small developing countries ...

Why a licence scheme is not an option to resolve India-Sri Lanka fishermen dispute
Neighbourhood Mar 07, 2023

Why a licence scheme is not an option to resolve India-Sri Lanka fishermen dispute

While New Delhi is alive to the realities of the ground situation vis a vis IMBL and the UNCLOS notification, to the governments in India, it is as much a livelihood issue of their fishers as that of the Sri Lankans’ ...

Hanging in the balance: Maldives Presidential race & big-ticket infrastructure
Neighbourhood Mar 07, 2023

Hanging in the balance: Maldives Presidential race & big-ticket infrastructure

The volatile politics in Male at this crucial juncture can change the course of the Presidential race and the future of big-ticket infrastructure in the nation in a jiffy. ...

The heightened prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in women
Healthcare Mar 08, 2023

The heightened prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in women

A combination of prevention, early identification, and treatment is necessary for a significant decrease in noncommunicable disease mortality ...

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Eva Abdulla

Eva Abdulla

Eva Abdulla, Chairperson of The Maldives Policy Think Tank, is the former Deputy Speaker of the Maldives, and was a three- term elected member of the Parliament of Maldives Eva’s main work in Parliament concentrated on anti-torture, anti- corruption, foreign policy, ...

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Samir Bhattacharya

Samir Bhattacharya is an Associate Fellow at ORF where he works on geopolitics with particular reference to Africa in the changing global order. He has a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Auvergne, France and he is currently pursuing ...

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