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The saboteur and his confederacy plan
Domestic Politics and Governance Nov 30, 2016

The saboteur and his confederacy plan

Jawaharlal Nehru was clear with his idea of India: an Undivided India which included the Provinces under British Rule and the amorphous mass of small and big Princely States, which did not desire to be part of such an idea of ‘India’. In his battle ...

Autonomy vs. Integration: The Eternal Kashmir Debate
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance | Great Power Dynamics Sep 16, 2016

Autonomy vs. Integration: The Eternal Kashmir Debate

With Kashmir on the boil the older debate of autonomy of Kashmir has resurfaced ...

Modernising India's Coal Sector
Energy | Coal Sep 14, 2016

Modernising India's Coal Sector

This Special Report reviews the path towards the commercialisation of coal mining in India, in the context of the auctions of blocks held in the last two years, and makes an assessment of the challenges facing the sector in view of global events. It builds ...

America’s Great Fishing Expedition in Kashmir
International Affairs Aug 26, 2016

America’s Great Fishing Expedition in Kashmir

India is assured of an ally in the United States on the Kashmir issue; the US — under the tenets of Westphalian sovereignty — has chosen to back India unequivocally. Yet it was not always so. There was a time soon after India’s Independence that ...

India and Afghanistan: Old Friends, New Dialogue
Neighbourhood Aug 19, 2016

India and Afghanistan: Old Friends, New Dialogue

Since the toppling of the Taliban government in 2001, India and Afghanistan have witnessed a significant strengthening of their bilateral ties. As Afghanistan's stability is important for India's own, New Delhi has readily supported the growth of democracy in its neighbour, battered as it is ...

Nehru’s Pacifism and the Failed Recapture of Kashmir
Domestic Politics and Governance Aug 13, 2016

Nehru’s Pacifism and the Failed Recapture of Kashmir

A preview to the author’s book-in-progress, Nehru and Kashmir. Would India have succeeded in recapturing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir if Jawaharlal Nehru heeded the advice of his generals? Using correspondence between Nehru and his private secretary, Dwarka Nath Kachru, this book will reveal how Nehru’s idealism stood ...

New Norms for a Digital Society
Digital Inclusion Aug 02, 2016

New Norms for a Digital Society

While the state continues to exercise its regulatory capacity over digital spaces — a task it will likely keep in the coming years — the internet has magnified the rights and responsibilities of the private sector and end users across the world. ...

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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 is 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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