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 HPV rollout was delayed not by safety risks but by oversight and ethical challenges, which shaped public mistrust and slowed a vital health programme ...
As dystopian AI forecasts shake investor confidence, the real challenge lies in separating plausible risks from exaggerated economic fears ...
India’s cities are entering an era of water bankruptcy, where unsustainable groundwater use, urban mismanagement, and climate pressures are eroding the natural resilience of water systems ...
India’s AI opportunity lies not in frontier scale but in frugal, compute-efficient, multilingual systems that maximise productivity and inclusion while enabling Global South leadership under real resource constraints ...
Driven by youth unrest and reform expectations, Nepal’s elections will determine not only the country’s domestic trajectory but also how it manages competing external pressures in a rapidly evolving geopolitical environment ...
As India chairs the Indian Ocean Rim Association, it must prioritise non-traditional maritime threats and Maritime Domain Awareness to close policy–practice gaps and build an inclusive, cooperative Indian Ocean security order ...
Despite unprecedented electoral gains, Jamaat-e-Islami’s resurgence remains constrained by policy gaps, contested social positions, dynastic politics, foreign outreach debates, and the enduring legacy of 1971 ...
As debt-for-nature swaps regain global traction, their promise of aligning fiscal relief with conservation objectives will depend on credible additionality, robust governance, and durable domestic ownership ...
India’s next nutrition transition must move beyond calorie sufficiency to close the protein gap through dietary balance, policy reform, and equitable access ...
Pranita Gupta is a Research Intern at Observer Research Foundation. ...
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Pranita Gupta is a Research Intern at Observer Research Foundation. ...
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