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.
National scorecards alone cannot capture sustainable development; stronger global metrics and data systems are essential for collective progress ...
A city-centred century demands a new environmental compact: one that places nature, resilience, and sustainable urban governance at the heart of development ...
Three decades after the PC&PNDT Act, the ban on sex selection remains necessary, but India must ask whether an ultrasound-centred law still fits modern medical practice ...
India’s critical minerals policy stack is taking shape, but without a stronger midstream sector, strategic autonomy will remain elusive ...
As the Islamic State embeds itself in gaming ecosystems, meme culture, and algorithmic feeds, the battle for young minds is being fought on terrain that regulators have yet to map ...
India's electricity challenge is no longer about generating power; it is about building the systems that can store, transmit, and deliver it reliably ...
Reducing reliance on conventional meat through plant-based alternatives can strengthen food security, improve public health, and advance environmental sustainability ...
As India revives talks with the EAEU, the challenge is to turn a Russia-heavy trade relationship into a broader strategy for market access, supply-chain resilience, and Eurasian engagement ...
Pakistan's establishment of a dedicated conventional rocket force intensifies escalation dynamics, compelling India to invest in counterforce, denial, and dominance across every rung of the ladder ...
Vivek Kumar was a Programme Assistant - Forums at ORF. His research interests include macroeconomics, institutional economics, econometrics, development economics. Vivek holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Washington and Lee University, Virginia with a minor in Mass Communications. ...
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Vivek Kumar was a Programme Assistant - Forums at ORF. His research interests include macroeconomics, institutional economics, econometrics, development economics. Vivek holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Washington and Lee University, Virginia with a minor in Mass Communications. ...
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