In light of the close relationship between India and with Middle East and GCC nations, Islamic finance offers an alternative finance vehicle providing impetus in the trade finance arena. ...
The MCC hangs like a sword of Damocles over the Nepali government led by Prime Minister Deuba ...
To assert itself at a global scale, India must employ development cooperation objectives and utilise multilateral and plurilateral forums through a strategic plan.
While development cooperation has a crucial role in shaping political relations between countries, political relations should not undermine the effectiveness of aid.
Chinese development diplomacy not only offers alternative sources of finance, but also presents a model that seems to overcome the major criticisms of traditional aid. However, such power relations are rarely horizontal, and often come attached with significant geopolitical implications. ...
Looking through an emergence prism, India’s development partnerships and economic diplomacy must be built around three concentric circles.
There seems to be a disconnect between India’s peace-building approach and its African development partnerships.
Dhani Mehrishi is a Research Intern at the Observer Research Foundation. ...
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Sukrit Kumar is a Content Coordinator - Hindi with ORF’s Media and Publications team. He contributes towards the Hindi digital platform. He also tracks India’s maritime strategy — security and governance issues in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific; India’s national ...
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