Japan votes for stability at home while preparing for a more proactive diplomatic role in an uncertain strategic landscape ...
Maharashtra’s proposal to curb leopard attacks by releasing goats reveals the risks of quick fixes that ignore urban ecology, scientific evidence, and long-term human-animal conflict mitigation ...
Budget 2026–27 frames climate action through development, prioritising growth, infrastructure, and mitigation, but adaptation remains implicit, risking insufficient protection for vulnerable populations amid mounting climate shocks ...
Kazakhstan’s critical minerals and strategic geography position it at the heart of Eurasia’s power shift, enabling Astana to leverage multi-vector diplomacy to balance competing great powers ...
Recent developments in Honduras show how Trump’s Latin America strategy uses securitisation, ideology, and selective coercion to reshape domestic politics and reassert US influence in the Western Hemisphere. ...
Industrial Policy in Budget 2026–27 outlines a two-track manufacturing strategy—deepening capabilities in technology-intensive sectors while sustaining scale and employment in labour-intensive industries ...
Once insulated from rivalry, the Arctic now faces mounting insecurity as geopolitics, climate risks, and new actors fracture regional governance ...
India frames AI as a healthcare ‘force multiplier’ for care gaps via frugal, application-led tools, yet uneven outcomes, bias, and weak oversight show the need for stronger governance and representative data ...
Union Budget 2026–27 recasts development spending as an investment in assets, employment, and industrial capability within a constrained fiscal envelope ...
The Trump administration’s approval for South Korea to build nuclear-powered attack submarines strengthens deterrence against North Korea while raising concerns over non-proliferation and regional stability ...
Dhaval is a Vice President - Platforms and Communities at Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai. His spectrum of work covers diverse topics ranging from urban renewal to international relations. He currently heads research and administrative functions at ORF Mumbai. Dhaval started his ...
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Manish Vaidya is a Research Assistant with ORF’s Centre for New Economic Diplomacy. His work centres on research and active engagement in applied economics, with a focus on development issues, migration policy, empirical macroeconomics, and emerging spaces in geoeconomics. His approach ...
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