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Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma: Bad options, worse outcomes
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Terrorism Jan 16, 2025

Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma: Bad options, worse outcomes

Pakistan seems to have no way out of a disastrous Afghan policy, with both military and diplomatic approaches seeming untenable ...

Syria’s transition under Ahmed al-Sharaa: Diplomacy and realpolitik
International Affairs | US Foreign Policy Jan 16, 2025

Syria’s transition under Ahmed al-Sharaa: Diplomacy and realpolitik

Ahmed al-Sharaa is off to a good start with his outreach to international leaders, but the sustainability of a new Syria remains to be seen ...

Foreign policy under President Prabowo: Shaping Indonesia’s global role
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | BRICS Jan 16, 2025

Foreign policy under President Prabowo: Shaping Indonesia’s global role

Prabowo’s presidency signals a shift towards an active foreign policy, as Indonesia looks to engage on the global stage beyond the constraints of ASEAN ...

Bridging gaps in biosecurity: The significance of information
International Affairs | Healthcare Jan 16, 2025

Bridging gaps in biosecurity: The significance of information

Information dissemination is an often overlooked but key component of biosecurity, making governmental regulation and public communication essential ...

Building urban resilience to climate change
Urbanisation Jan 15, 2025

Building urban resilience to climate change

Amidst rapid urbanisation, it is imperative to protect the environment, develop tailored policy solutions, and ensure their effective implementation ...

Integrating AI in nuclear security: Challenges and ethical considerations
Nuclear Security | Artificial Intelligence Jan 15, 2025

Integrating AI in nuclear security: Challenges and ethical considerations

As AI enters the field of nuclear security, global discussion forums that produce ethical and regulatory frameworks for the use of AI are necessary ...

The changing nature of Chinese influence in Sri Lanka and Maldives
Neighbourhood Jan 15, 2025

The changing nature of Chinese influence in Sri Lanka and Maldives

China’s approach in the Maldives and Sri Lanka is shifting from mega-projects to increased high-level interactions and smaller development initiatives ...

India and Russia at a crossroads
International Affairs Jan 14, 2025

India and Russia at a crossroads

While India remained committed to its ties with Russia in 2024, both countries need structural reforms that strengthen their partnership, especially in trade and investments ...

Putting climate action at the centre of urban planning
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jan 14, 2025

Putting climate action at the centre of urban planning

With the heightened recurrence of climate-related crises in Indian cities, the challenge of building climate resilience has come to the foreground of the national urbanisation discourse. ...

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Niranjan Sahoo

Niranjan Sahoo

Niranjan Sahoo, PhD, is a Senior Fellow with ORF’s Governance and Politics Initiative. With years of expertise in governance and public policy, he now anchors studies and programmes on democracy, human rights, federalism, electoral reforms (particularly issues related to political ...

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Niranjan Sahoo

Niranjan Sahoo, PhD, is a Senior Fellow with ORF’s Governance and Politics Initiative. With years of expertise in governance and public policy, he now anchors studies and programmes on democracy, human rights, federalism, electoral reforms (particularly issues related to political ...

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