This segment headlines one of the most important questions of our time: how should cyberspace be governed? This segment features insights from experts and emerging voices at the intersection of law, security, economics and the politics of global internet governance.
This segment provides a commentary on contemporary political and economic developments in Europe and North America from an international perspective.
This segment tracks the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDG) in India with a focus on reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child (RMNC) health and nutrition. Starting with the processes of mainstreaming of SDGs in the national plan and the nationalisation of SDG indicator framework, segment will also regularly feature guest posts on health and nutrition.
This segment seeks to provoke new ideas about India and explore the diverse challenges facing the country. It provides a platform to increase engagement on the contemporary debates and developments in India’s social, political and economic orders.
Factors like the rise of the Indo-Pacific as a theatre for great power competition and the Ukraine war have pushed Russia and North Korea closer together ...
Despite the recent series of successful operations against the Maoists, the state and its security forces have to entrench themselves in the state while still opening a line for peace dialogue with the rebels ...
The universal desire to establish inclusion as the driving ideal for development shall remain unachieved if it is not realised in the most significant habitat in which the world lives—the cities ...
The harsh response by the Pakistani state towards the ongoing Baloch protests will only alienate people further and deepen the existing crisis ...
Recent headlines show India's renewable energy, especially solar, is slowing despite optimism. The government's coal focus hints at a shift. ...
Cryptocurrencies have transformed financial transactions and donations, yet the anonymity they offer has been exploited by terrorist organisations ...
Declaring a decline in Indian households' net financial assets without understanding their saving behaviours would be misguided. ...
AI has sparked heavy investment in military R&D, notably in Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS), prompting urgent global debate on the accompanying ethical concerns. ...
Despite the public position taken by the Taliban on the war in Gaza, its response has remained largely muted. ...
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, 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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