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The future is in urban India: Talbott
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India Sep 20, 2006

The future is in urban India: Talbott

India is witnessing a phenomenal increase in urbanisation and it is essential that this process is studied and analysed thoroughly to provide for a better quality of life, said Mr. Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution, while formally releasing ORF Mumbai Vision 2015: Agenda ...

Trends in Global Migration of Indians
Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics Sep 19, 2006

Trends in Global Migration of Indians

The size of the Indian Diaspora is a force to reckon with. Though 'brain-drain' is the main problem flowing from migration, the migrant talent has been very successful in promoting the nation's image in the host countries.

Nuclear deal will sail through: Talbott
International Affairs | US Foreign Policy Sep 18, 2006

Nuclear deal will sail through: Talbott

Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi, hosted a talk on Monday, September 18, 2006, by Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott on "US Foreign Policy in the Presidential Election Season".

A Review of the Draft Report on Integrated Energy Policy
Energy | Energy Security | Coal | Energy Access | Energy Efficiency | Oil, Gas and Renewables Aug 21, 2006

A Review of the Draft Report on Integrated Energy Policy

This critique on the Draft Report on Integrated Energy Policy was serialised in Volume II, Issue 43-46, 50 of ORF Energy News Monitor. It has three sections, first, Concept level issues- identifies the gaps in the Planning Commission's draft report, second, Action plan- for filling ...

Reforms, Restructuring & Regulation: Three 'R's for India's Energy Security
Energy | Energy Security | Coal | Energy Access | Energy Efficiency | Oil, Gas and Renewables Feb 14, 2006

Reforms, Restructuring & Regulation: Three 'R's for India's Energy Security

The report is based on the key recommendations that emerged out of the deliberations at National Conclave on India's Energy Security: Major Challenges held in New Delhi on 14-15 February 2006. The recommendations emerging out of the Conclave have been compiled in this Report for ...

Indo-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Implementation Hurdles
International Affairs | Defence and Security | Nuclear Security Jan 18, 2006

Indo-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Implementation Hurdles

The Observer Research Foundation hosted at round-table discussion on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal of July 18, 2005 to look at the hurdles that are being faced in its implementation. Since the agreement was signed, it has been the subject of intense debate and varied interpretation ...

Independent Kashmir Impossible:
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance Sep 26, 2005

Independent Kashmir Impossible:

An independent country for the Kashmiris is impossible and can remain only as a dream, said Sardar Mohd. Abdul Qayyum Khan, former President and former Prime Minister of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), while delivering an address at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, on September 26, ...

Oil prices will keep rising: Dr. A.F. Alhajji
Energy | Oil, Gas and Renewables Jul 26, 2005

Oil prices will keep rising: Dr. A.F. Alhajji

There will be no respite from rising international oil prices, according to internationally renowned oil expert Dr. A.F. Alhajji. Delivering a lecture at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi, on July 26, 2005,

One Year of ISPS Code Implementation
Defence and Security | Maritime Security Jul 16, 2005

One Year of ISPS Code Implementation

The primary aim of the ISPS Code was to strengthen the security of international shipping, ports, waterways and the high seas by directing the governments, shipping companies and port operators to enhance security of the maritime edifice.

Interview: India-Pakistan CBMs
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Domestic Politics and Governance Jul 12, 2005

Interview: India-Pakistan CBMs

'The year old Indo-Pak rapprochement has now reached a stalemate and is in danger of being hijacked by deeply entrenched bureaucracies and hardliners on both the sides', said Lt Gen Talat Masood (Retd), who was Secretary of Defence Production, Ministry of Defense, Pakistan in early ...

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Cledwyn Fernandez

Cledwyn Fernandez

Cledwyn Fernandez Fellow Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations

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Pratnashree Basu

Pratnashree Basu is an Associate Fellow, Indo-Pacific at Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata, with the Strategic Studies Programme and the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy. She works on maritime geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific with a focus on the South China Sea ...

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