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.
India's aviation sector is expanding at remarkable speed, but persistent structural vulnerabilities including fuel cost shocks, market concentration, and fragile airline balance sheets risk undermining the very growth it promises to deliver ...
Pollution is not just a health crisis; it is a measurement crisis. Until India internalises environmental externalities into its productivity and wealth accounts, headline growth numbers will continue to flatter what is, in reality, a steadily depleting productive base. ...
As BRICS cities confront shared pressures of climate risk, congestion, and uneven service delivery, outcome-oriented auditing could transform urban governance from a compliance exercise into a citizen-centred accountability framework ...
Without equal access to ocean data, science and knowledge, developing countries remain excluded from shaping the governance of their own marine resources ...
The Arctic has shifted from a remote curiosity to an indispensable hub for energy, trade, and global security ...
Marine carbon dioxide removal risks reproducing global inequalities unless ocean governance places equity, participation and accountability at its core ...
Shifting Russia-West relations and Northeast Asia’s regional dynamics have given the Russia-North Korea partnership a clearer strategic dimension. These realities signal that the partnership is here to stay. ...
While the Quad Foreign Ministers chart the group’s agenda for the year, securing a leader-level summit must remain a key priority ...
IAFS-IV should prioritise maritime resilience, linking India–Africa security cooperation to blue-economy stability ...
Aparna Roy is a Fellow with the Climate Change and Energy team at the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Her research examines the political economy of climate action and energy transitions, with a particular focus ...
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Aparna Roy is a Fellow with the Climate Change and Energy team at the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Her research examines the political economy of climate action and energy transitions, with a particular focus ...
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