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Between New Delhi & Kabul, a fine balance
International Affairs Oct 14, 2025

Between New Delhi & Kabul, a fine balance

Pragmatism and convergence on Pakistan have replaced ideology and legacy concerns as the main drivers of India-Afghanistan relations ...

Oceans Are Getting Roiled While the Fabric of World Trade Gets Tattered
International Affairs Oct 13, 2025

Oceans Are Getting Roiled While the Fabric of World Trade Gets Tattered

The world faces risks as hard power and geopolitics turn oceans and trade routes into theatres of conflict. Outcomes could reshape the global balance of power, but the toll taken on the world must be kept to a minimum. The last threads in the warp ...

India and the UK: Building Ties in a Volatile World
International Affairs Oct 11, 2025

India and the UK: Building Ties in a Volatile World

It is promising that the bilateral relationship is being compartmentalised more effectively. ...

Signatures of Surveillance
Cyber and Technology Oct 09, 2025

Signatures of Surveillance

In recent years, the trend of online petitions has increased manifold, with websites like the US-based organisation Change.org having 56.5 million registered users worldwide and approximately 7-8 million registered users in India since 2011. ...

Iraq Heads to the Polls: The Stakes for its Economy
International Affairs Oct 09, 2025

Iraq Heads to the Polls: The Stakes for its Economy

As Iraq heads to elections, voters face a choice: preserve the oil-dependent status quo, risk radical reforms, or embrace populist uncertainty. ...

It’s Time for India to Partner Strategically With the Visegrad Four
International Affairs Oct 08, 2025

It’s Time for India to Partner Strategically With the Visegrad Four

India’s engagement with the Central European countries has historically been weak. It’s time for that to change. ...

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Manish Vaid

Manish Vaid is a Junior Fellow at ORF. His research focuses on energy issues, geopolitics, crossborder energy and regional trade (including FTAs), climate change, migration, New Silk Road, urbanisation and water issues. His research work has been published widely - ...

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