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EU-India FTA: Clean Energy and CBAM in the ‘Mother of All Deals’
International Trade and Investment Jan 30, 2026

EU-India FTA: Clean Energy and CBAM in the ‘Mother of All Deals’

The EU–India FTA places clean energy cooperation and calibrated CBAM flexibilities at the core of a broader strategic partnership, with impact hinging on how rules, finance, and standards are operationalised ...

India Must Build Its Own Space Object Catalogue
Space Jan 30, 2026

India Must Build Its Own Space Object Catalogue

US policy shifts threaten free SSA data access. This serves as a wake-up call for India and demands an indigenous response: the Bharat Space Objects Catalogue. ...

‘Talking Heads’, AI, and the New Architecture of Health Misinformation
Healthcare Jan 30, 2026

‘Talking Heads’, AI, and the New Architecture of Health Misinformation

Short-form “talking head” content and AI-driven narratives are driving risk illiteracy by privileging certainty over evidence and exposing gaps in platform governance and public health communication ...

Fishing and Force: China’s Dark Fleets and Maritime Militias
International Affairs Jan 29, 2026

Fishing and Force: China’s Dark Fleets and Maritime Militias

China’s vast distant-water fishing fleets are increasingly blurring the line between commerce and coercion, turning civilian vessels into instruments of grey-zone maritime power ...

COP30 and the Fragile Architecture of Global Climate Finance
Climate Change Jan 29, 2026

COP30 and the Fragile Architecture of Global Climate Finance

At COP30, climate ambition collided with political reality—exposing fragile finance pledges, uneven commitments, and the limits of consensus-driven climate governance ...

How Credit Ratings Undermine Climate Finance for the Global South
Sustainable Development | Climate Change Jan 28, 2026

How Credit Ratings Undermine Climate Finance for the Global South

As climate risks are increasingly embedded into sovereign credit ratings, developing countries face higher borrowing costs that undermine access to climate finance and entrench global climate injustice ...

Xi’s Anti-Graft Drive Reaches the PLA’s Top Ranks
China Military Jan 28, 2026

Xi’s Anti-Graft Drive Reaches the PLA’s Top Ranks

From top commanders to business intermediaries, Beijing intensifies scrutiny of corruption across the Party–military nexus ...

Venezuela in Crisis: The Hidden Costs for China’s Oil Giants
International Affairs Jan 28, 2026

Venezuela in Crisis: The Hidden Costs for China’s Oil Giants

Political upheaval in Venezuela is exposing China’s oil giants to rising geopolitical, financial, and operational risks ...

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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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