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France’s Nuclear Deterrent and Europe’s Shifting Security Future
International Affairs | Nuclear Security Nov 10, 2025

France’s Nuclear Deterrent and Europe’s Shifting Security Future

Trump’s return has deepened European doubts about US security guarantees, prompting fresh interest in France’s nuclear deterrent ...

America Resumes Nuclear Testing: Implications for India
International Affairs | Nuclear Security Nov 10, 2025

America Resumes Nuclear Testing: Implications for India

The US plan to restart nuclear testing signals a shift in strategic posture with potential ripple effects for India’s deterrent choices. ...

A Balanced and Sustainable Framework for EU-Ukraine Trade
International Affairs Nov 08, 2025

A Balanced and Sustainable Framework for EU-Ukraine Trade

The EU-Ukraine trade pact marks a careful balancing act—binding Kyiv closer to Europe’s economic fabric while taking into account concerns of member states ...

Investing in Lifelong Health: Adult Vaccines in India’s Public Health Agenda
Healthcare Nov 07, 2025

Investing in Lifelong Health: Adult Vaccines in India’s Public Health Agenda

As India’s population ages, adult immunisation is vital for unlocking long-term health and economic gains, ensuring healthier, more productive lives through adulthood and ageing. ...

AI and Electoral Integrity: Insights from Kenya’s 2022 Elections
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Nov 06, 2025

AI and Electoral Integrity: Insights from Kenya’s 2022 Elections

Kenya’s 2022 elections showcased how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to monitor digital spaces, counter disinformation, and uphold the integrity of democratic processes. ...

One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The EAEU @10
Economics and Finance Nov 06, 2025

One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The EAEU @10

Ten years on, the Eurasian Economic Union remains a work in progress, its ambitions for integration tempered by geopolitical tensions and uneven economic realities. ...

Middle-Power Multilateralism Begins at Home
Multilateralism Nov 04, 2025

Middle-Power Multilateralism Begins at Home

Across regions and geographies, the type of government in power, the degree of political instability, and a country’s ‘regional power’ status influence its openness to multilateral cooperation and the choices made within it, which in turn shape how the country is perceived internationally—sometimes rightly, sometimes ...

Rethinking Urban Liveability to Prevent India’s Millionaire Migration
Urbanisation Nov 04, 2025

Rethinking Urban Liveability to Prevent India’s Millionaire Migration

The rising outflow of India’s millionaires reflects more than mobility—it signals a crisis of urban liveability and institutional neglect. ...

African Solutions for Africa’s Climate Challenges: Can COP30 Pave the Way?
International Affairs | Climate Change Nov 03, 2025

African Solutions for Africa’s Climate Challenges: Can COP30 Pave the Way?

As global leaders convene in Belém for COP30, Africa stands at a pivotal moment, with its climate future hanging in the balance. ...

Why the US Leads in Military Innovation: The Case of X-37B
Space Nov 03, 2025

Why the US Leads in Military Innovation: The Case of X-37B

The US Space Force’s X-37B initiative offers valuable insights for India to augment and refine its defence R&D capabilities and achieve its ambitions for ‘Make in India’. ...

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Dhaval Desai

Dhaval Desai

Dhaval is Senior Fellow and Vice President 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 career in ...

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Shruti Jain

Shruti is an Associate Fellow at the Centre for Development Studies, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), where her research examines the intersections between policy, economic diplomacy and development, with a particular focus on how emerging economies navigate shifting geopolitical and economic ...

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