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How Venezuela Fits into Russia’s Strategic Calculus
International Affairs Jan 22, 2026

How Venezuela Fits into Russia’s Strategic Calculus

Moscow’s restrained response to events in Venezuela reflects its limited capacity to project power abroad and its reluctance to jeopardise negotiations with Washington over Ukraine ...

Co-creating Education: Youth voice in India?
Education in India | Education Jan 22, 2026

Co-creating Education: Youth voice in India?

Structured youth participation in India’s education reforms strengthens feedback, improves outcomes, and builds trust ...

The UAE’s Aerospace Evolution: From Defence Procurement to Production
Defence and Security Jan 22, 2026

The UAE’s Aerospace Evolution: From Defence Procurement to Production

The UAE’s aerospace sector has transformed from a buyer of foreign systems to a builder of domestic capability, guided by strategic institutions, long-term planning, and innovation-driven industrialisation ...

Budget 2026–27: Building Human Capital and Productivity in the AI Economy
Indian Economy | Economics and Finance | Economic Reforms Jan 22, 2026

Budget 2026–27: Building Human Capital and Productivity in the AI Economy

Budget 2026–27 must move beyond AI outlays to fund the human capital, adoption, and innovation complements that turn AI potential into economy-wide growth ...

Saudi Arabia’s Multi-Alignment Strategy through BRICS and OPEC+
International Affairs | BRICS Jan 21, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Multi-Alignment Strategy through BRICS and OPEC+

Saudi Arabia’s engagement with BRICS and OPEC+ reflects a calibrated multi-alignment strategy in an evolving multipolar order ...

Union Budget 2026–27 and the Export Competitiveness Test
Economics and Finance | International Trade and Investment | Developing and Emerging Economies Jan 21, 2026

Union Budget 2026–27 and the Export Competitiveness Test

As global trade disruptions and rising costs expose weaknesses in goods exports, Budget 2026–27 must treat export competitiveness as a system-wide fiscal priority spanning productivity, logistics reliability, standards, and risk financing ...

No Option to Opt Out: The Environmental Impact of Mandatory AI Integration
Artificial Intelligence Jan 21, 2026

No Option to Opt Out: The Environmental Impact of Mandatory AI Integration

Mandatory AI integration is reshaping digital norms while driving rising energy, water, and environmental costs ...

India’s Health Insurance Boom and the Transparency Deficit
Healthcare Jan 21, 2026

India’s Health Insurance Boom and the Transparency Deficit

India’s fast-expanding health insurance market is delivering record growth, but uneven claims behaviour and limited consumer-facing data are raising fresh questions about trust, transparency, and informed choice ...

Harit Sagar Decoded: India’s Green Push for the Blue
Maritime Security Jan 20, 2026

Harit Sagar Decoded: India’s Green Push for the Blue

Harit Sagar outlines India’s push to green ports while linking climate action with maritime growth and trade ...

Digital Deception in Rural India and the AI Counter-Offensive
Cyber and Technology Jan 20, 2026

Digital Deception in Rural India and the AI Counter-Offensive

As cyber fraud shifts from metros to India’s hinterlands, AI-led policing and governance are becoming central to protecting first-time digital users and sustaining trust in the digital economy ...

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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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