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Celebrating in Kabul India's post-Independence achievements
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Aug 17, 2016

Celebrating in Kabul India's post-Independence achievements

The Indian embassy in Kabul filled with Afghans of every walk and every ethno-sectarian background for a reception to celebrate the 70th anniversary of India’s independence.

India's coherence dilemma in Africa's fragile contexts
Development | United Nations | Development Partnerships Aug 17, 2016

India's coherence dilemma in Africa's fragile contexts

There seems to be a disconnect between India’s peace-building approach and its African development partnerships.

Dousing flames in #Kashmir
Domestic Politics and Governance Aug 17, 2016

Dousing flames in #Kashmir

Role of media, civil society, political parties and business are significant in addition to Central and State governments in dousing the flames in Kashmir.

How Kashmir boundaries were drawn on an uneasy truce
Domestic Politics and Governance Aug 16, 2016

How Kashmir boundaries were drawn on an uneasy truce

How Kashmir boundaries were drawn on an uneasy truce

Turkey realigns its foreign relations
International Affairs Aug 16, 2016

Turkey realigns its foreign relations

A month has elapsed since the aborted coup attempt in Turkey on the night of July 15.

Where does India stand on intellectual property rights in the digital economy?
Media and Internet | Digital Inclusion Aug 16, 2016

Where does India stand on intellectual property rights in the digital economy?

TPP, RCEP and TISA will entail some amount of IP norm-setting that shifts the balance established in the TRIPS towards rights-holders.

ORF Democracy Survey
Domestic Politics and Governance Aug 13, 2016

ORF Democracy Survey

To mark India's 70th year of Independence, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has launched an annual survey that will track the state of the ever maturing Indian democracy.

Calling the intransigent bully's bluff
Neighbourhood Aug 12, 2016

Calling the intransigent bully's bluff

Pakistan who always exhibited the tactics of an intransigent bully and every time the Commission bowed to her intransigence.

Telling China like it is about the South China Sea
Indian Ocean | Maritime Governance Architecture Aug 12, 2016

Telling China like it is about the South China Sea

Chinese government’s mouthpiece, warned New Delhi that its seemingly inimical posture on the South China Sea was potentially damaging for bilateral ties.

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Diya Shah

Diya Shah

Diya Shah is a Research Assistant at ORF’s Centre for Economy and Growth. Her work explores developments in climate finance as part of a broader, ever-evolving climate discourse, specifically focusing on gaps in global financial infrastructures, adaptive finance and carbon ...

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Diya Shah

Diya Shah is a Research Assistant at ORF’s Centre for Economy and Growth. Her work explores developments in climate finance as part of a broader, ever-evolving climate discourse, specifically focusing on gaps in global financial infrastructures, adaptive finance and carbon ...

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