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The End of Comfort Zones: Europe and Its Fight to Stay Relevant
International Affairs Jan 17, 2026

The End of Comfort Zones: Europe and Its Fight to Stay Relevant

For Europe, the idea that the US could turn from an ally to a potential aggressor is deeply unsettling. This angst, however, can be channelled towards reform and renewal. ...

Japan’s Immigration Debate — and Where Indian Workers Fit In
International Affairs Jan 17, 2026

Japan’s Immigration Debate — and Where Indian Workers Fit In

As Japan cautiously edges towards becoming an immigration country amid demographic decline, a contested domestic debate is shaping where Indian and other foreign workers fit into its evolving labour market and social fabric ...

IMEC: A Blueprint for Transcontinental Energy Integration
International Affairs | Energy Jan 17, 2026

IMEC: A Blueprint for Transcontinental Energy Integration

IMEC offers a blueprint for transcontinental energy integration—linking markets, securing affordable energy flows, and shaping a more connected global energy architecture ...

Uyghurs at the Crossroads: China’s Leverage in Post-Assad Syria
International Affairs Jan 17, 2026

Uyghurs at the Crossroads: China’s Leverage in Post-Assad Syria

China is leveraging Syria’s post-Assad transition to press Damascus into repatriating Uyghur fighters ...

EU–India Strategic Convergence Beyond Trade
International Trade and Investment Jan 16, 2026

EU–India Strategic Convergence Beyond Trade

EU leaders at India’s Republic Day signal a strategic turn in New Delhi–Brussels ties ...

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and the Paradox in India’s Tobacco Policy
Healthcare Jan 16, 2026

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and the Paradox in India’s Tobacco Policy

India’s dual approach — discouraging tobacco domestically while promoting it abroad — undermines Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and exports preventable harm ...

India in the German Zeitenwende
International Affairs | International Trade and Investment Jan 16, 2026

India in the German Zeitenwende

Germany’s Zeitenwende has elevated India from an economic partner to a central pillar of Berlin’s security, trade, technology, and demographic strategy in an increasingly fragmented global order ...

From Coup to Ballot: The Limits of Electoral Legitimacy in Myanmar
International Affairs Jan 16, 2026

From Coup to Ballot: The Limits of Electoral Legitimacy in Myanmar

Myanmar’s elections are not a pathway back to democracy but a carefully managed mechanism to formalise military rule while suppressing dissent and meaningful political choice ...

Deepfakes and Financial Cybercrime: India’s Multi-Layered Response
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Jan 15, 2026

Deepfakes and Financial Cybercrime: India’s Multi-Layered Response

With the escalating threat of deepfakes to the global financial sector, the Indian government’s multi-layered response makes long strides in securing digital finance through horizontal regulation without sector-specific mandates ...

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Kenta Harada

Kenta Harada

Kenta Harada is a Japan-based consultant and researcher focusing on Japan–India relations, migration, and international security. He currently works at CHORD Corporation, a boutique consulting firm, on projects mainly in the field of India–Japan economic and policy cooperation. Previously he ...

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Kumkum Mohata

Kumkum Mohata is a Research Assistant with ORF’s Centre for New Economic Diplomacy. Her research interests lie in development economics, international trade, and macroeconomics, with a policy-oriented focus. She holds an MSc in Population Studies and Health Economics from the Gokhale ...

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