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China’s Infrastructure Buildup Near India’s Northern Borders: The Eight-Year Surge Since Doklam
International Affairs Nov 04, 2025

China’s Infrastructure Buildup Near India’s Northern Borders: The Eight-Year Surge Since Doklam

In the past seven decades, China has been actively building civilian, military, and dual-use infrastructure in Xinjiang and Tibet—which it calls, respectively, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). This infrastructure web runs close to India’s northern borders, over which ...

Inequities, Data Deficiencies, and Capacity Constraints: The Challenges to Organ and Tissue Donation in India
Healthcare Oct 27, 2025

Inequities, Data Deficiencies, and Capacity Constraints: The Challenges to Organ and Tissue Donation in India

Organ and tissue transplantation suffers from a large gap in supply and demand, with less than 10 percent of annual demand being met globally. In India, the problem is exacerbated by persistently anaemic organ donation rates, although the numbers have more than doubled—albeit, from a ...

A Phantom in Kashmir’s Game of Shadows
Domestic Politics and Governance Oct 15, 2025

A Phantom in Kashmir’s Game of Shadows

Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India on 26 October 1947, with Maharaja Hari Singh signing the Instrument of Accession as Afridi raiders reached Srinagar’s gates after burning the Mahura power station and forcing him to flee to Jammu in the night. In the power vacuum ...

Chinese Media in Africa: The Case of StarTimes in Kenya
International Affairs | Media and Internet Oct 03, 2025

Chinese Media in Africa: The Case of StarTimes in Kenya

The entry of StarTimes into the Kenyan market in 2012 expanded digital TV access through affordable packages, improved media infrastructure, and a focus on local content. However, its operations have raised concerns over media sovereignty and China’s growing soft power in Africa. StarTimes’ programming promotes ...

India and Visegrad Four: Cooperation in a Turbulent World
International Affairs Sep 30, 2025

India and Visegrad Four: Cooperation in a Turbulent World

The Central European countries can tap into India’s economic growth to expand their strategic outreach in the Indo-Pacific. India’s growth narrative carries significant geopolitical and regional implications, particularly for Europe. As the continent grapples with the ongoing geopolitical and developmental fallout of the Russia–Ukraine war, ...

Mapping the Recent Trends in China’s Military Modernisation - 2025
China Military Sep 30, 2025

Mapping the Recent Trends in China’s Military Modernisation - 2025

Since Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2013, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has witnessed an accelerated modernisation drive. Following the 2015-16 organisational reforms, the CPC further standardised its service-level force structure and upgraded its military doctrine, combat ...

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Nikhila Natarajan

Nikhila Natarajan

Nikhila Natarajan is Senior Programme Manager for Media and Digital Content with ORF America. Her work focuses on the future of jobs current research in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence digital innovation and strategy. Nikhila also tracks ...

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Premesha Saha

Premesha Saha was a Fellow with ORF’s Strategic Studies Programme. Her research focuses on Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania and the emerging dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region. Premesha’s other research interests include: Indonesia’s maritime strategy, India and Southeast Asia, India’s ...

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