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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. ...
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 offers a blueprint for transcontinental energy integration—linking markets, securing affordable energy flows, and shaping a more connected global energy architecture ...
China is leveraging Syria’s post-Assad transition to press Damascus into repatriating Uyghur fighters ...
EU leaders at India’s Republic Day signal a strategic turn in New Delhi–Brussels ties ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Air pollution is a governance failure as much as an environmental one, demanding integrated urban planning, mobility reform, and justice-centred air governance ...
COP30 highlighted children’s growing exposure to climate risks, yet weak commitments on emissions, adaptation finance, and systemic drivers left the promise of child-centred climate action largely unfulfilled ...
India’s leadership of BRICS in 2026 could allow South Africa to consolidate the gains of its G20 presidency while navigating the pressures of bloc expansion and strained ties with Washington ...
Bridging the scale-up gap is critical for transforming marine waste-to-value innovations into commercially viable circular blue economy enterprises ...
Japan’s record 2026 defence outlay signals a recalibration of strategic priorities in an increasingly volatile regional security environment ...
Battlefield necessity drove Ukraine’s shift from volunteer drones to AI-enabled, mass-scale unmanned warfare ...
The transition from South Africa’s development-focused presidency to a narrower US agenda raises questions about how easily hard-won G20 initiatives can lose momentum without sustained political sponsorship ...
Justice Mission 2025 highlights how Beijing is institutionalising military drills as calibrated coercion to shape cross-Strait dynamics and deter external intervention ...
Demographic decline is pushing South Korea towards skilled immigration, exposing gaps between labour demand and policy design ...
India’s Right to Be Forgotten must evolve beyond data deletion to address how personal data is internalised, retained, and inferred by AI systems ...
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While international relations are traditionally viewed as the domain of national governments, one of the most striking takeaways from the recently concluded COP30 Summit in Belém, Brazil, is the emergence of cities as influential actors in global climate diplomacy ...
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China’s interest-bearing digital yuan marks a shift toward digital deposits, potentially boosting domestic uptake and modestly expanding its cross-border role without challenging the US dollar ...
The US’s precision warfare in Venezuela delivered battlefield results, but its broader roadmap remains unclear ...
As the Afghanistan–Pakistan confrontation becomes a permanent feature of the regional landscape, Central Asia is adjusting its security outlook, trade routes, and connectivity planning to manage sustained instability ...
As trade routes fracture and geopolitics hardens, IMEC offers a diversification-driven connectivity model—less about rivalry, more about resilience ...
Despite losing territory, ISIS sustains global influence through digital ecosystems that radicalise, mobilise, and inspire violence with minimal contact or control ...
Forged amid mounting economic strain, the trade deal inked in Busan reflects a fragile de-escalation between the United States and China rather than a durable reset of their economic relationship ...
Cyclone Ditwah has tested the NPP’s crisis governance even as the party retains considerable support in Jaffna, despite stalled reconciliation and unresolved ethnic concerns ...
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 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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