A hidden constant in India-China dynamics is the question of Tibet, which India has so far studiously steered clear of explicitly raising for fear that it could jeopardise the bilateral relationship; there are also territorial vulnerabilities to consider. Since 2014, however, and with China’s changed ...
Women play a pivotal yet often unrecognised role across all stages of the agricultural value chain, spanning production, processing, marketing, and distribution. In India and many developing economies of the Global South, women constitute a large proportion of the agricultural workforce as farmers. However, despite ...
Climate change is posing unprecedented threats to food and nutritional security across the world, including in India, undermining the pillars of agricultural production, food availability, and nutritional outcomes. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, declining soil fertility, and increasing biotic stresses have serious implications for agricultural productivity ...
The scale, diversity, and complexity of India’s outbound student mobility have expanded rapidly over the past two decades, making it the world’s second-largest source of international students. Traditionally viewed as ‘brain drain’, this phenomenon is now increasingly being understood as ‘brain circulation’. This paper examines ...
The expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal and improvements in its delivery capabilities have serious implications for India. In order to counter China’s growing atomic and missile delivery capabilities, the Indian state faces two tests: a maximum test and a minimum test. The maximum test involves ...
This paper examines the moral, ecological, and developmental imperatives of trans-species coexistence in urban India in the context of the 2025 Supreme Court rulings on Delhi’s stray dogs. Using the “prudent predator” thesis of Lawrence Slobodkin, it argues that humanity’s ecological imprudence, manifested in unrestrained ...
Japan’s renewed engagement with Africa, underscored by the outcomes of the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in August 2025, reflects a recalibration of its Africa policy toward strategic partnerships and sustainable development. Framed by principles of human security and mutual prosperity, ...
The United States’ (US) November 2025 articulation of the country’s national security strategy locates New Delhi in its ambitions. Raisina Hill is countering this by opening doors wider with defining economic engagements that potentially number 50. This paper argues that locating India in the US ...
India is entering a pivotal ‘Blue Highway’ transition with major investments in inland waterways offering a low-carbon alternative to road and rail, enhancing energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and boosting trade competitiveness. These developments, however, are unfolding within some of the most biodiverse river systems on ...
Conventional wisdom and decades of research have lauded returning diaspora entrepreneurs as critical drivers of innovation in emerging economies. This paper reports a recent departure from this narrative in the Indian context. Drawing on a unique dataset of 596 Indian high-tech startups founded between 2016 ...
Dr. Soumya Bhowmick is a Fellow at the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy (CNED) at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). He completed industry- endorsed Ph.D. studies at BML Munjal University as a SYLFF Research Grantee (Tokyo Foundation), focusing on inclusive ...
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Sreeparna Banerjee is an Associate Fellow in the Strategic Studies Programme. Her work focuses on the geopolitical and strategic affairs concerning two Southeast Asian countries, namely Myanmar and Thailand. Her primary focus is on the Rohingya issue within the Bay of ...
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