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Reimagining Ports: Europe’s Lessons for the Global South
International Affairs | International Trade and Investment | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture | Indian Ocean Trade Regimes Oct 07, 2025

Reimagining Ports: Europe’s Lessons for the Global South

A cooperative, mutually beneficial approach among Global South ports is crucial for expanding their presence in global trade networks ...

AI Development and the Global South Imperative
Cyber and Technology Oct 07, 2025

AI Development and the Global South Imperative

AI’s global boom is powered by the Global South’s labour and land—but its priorities remain sidelined in a race defined by corporate greed and power. ...

Xi-Trump Trade Over TikTok, China Advances Global Governance Initiative
International Affairs Oct 06, 2025

Xi-Trump Trade Over TikTok, China Advances Global Governance Initiative

Amid a fragile TikTok truce, Xi’s Global Governance Initiative signals Beijing’s bid to rewrite the rules of global governance. ...

Strategic Continuity: Why India Holds Steady on Chabahar
International Affairs Oct 06, 2025

Strategic Continuity: Why India Holds Steady on Chabahar

US sanctions complicate India’s Chabahar plans, but the port endures as a strategic anchor for regional connectivity and its Eurasian outreach. ...

CATL in the Crossfire: How US Rules Are Rewriting EV Supply Chains
International Affairs | Energy Oct 04, 2025

CATL in the Crossfire: How US Rules Are Rewriting EV Supply Chains

Washington’s new “foreign entity of concern” rules and CATL’s designation as a “Chinese military company” highlight how US efforts to secure EV supply chains are reshaping clean energy, industrial policy, and geopolitics. ...

Securing India’s Lifeblood For A Reliable National Blood Supply
Healthcare Oct 04, 2025

Securing India’s Lifeblood For A Reliable National Blood Supply

India now matches its estimated blood need, yet uneven access, weak repeat-donor culture, and exclusionary rules may keep a reliable transfusion network out of reach. ...

The Pandemic Fund and the Next Global Health Crisis
Healthcare Oct 03, 2025

The Pandemic Fund and the Next Global Health Crisis

Amid climate, migration, and AMR pressures, The Pandemic Fund is crucial to bolstering global defences against future health emergencies. ...

US-Bangladesh Ties: Ports, Power, and Partnerships
International Affairs Oct 03, 2025

US-Bangladesh Ties: Ports, Power, and Partnerships

As Washington eyes port development in Bangladesh, Dhaka must balance opportunities for growth with the risks of intensified great power competition. ...

With “Enemies” Like These, Who Needs Friends?: Trump’s China Diplomacy
International Affairs | US Foreign Policy | Economic Diplomacy Oct 03, 2025

With “Enemies” Like These, Who Needs Friends?: Trump’s China Diplomacy

The US is rewarding its rivals and punishing its friends. This is not American exceptionalism at work; rather, it is an exceptional muddle ...

Universalising Senior Care through PMJAY: Ayushman Vay Vandana, One Year On
International Affairs Oct 01, 2025

Universalising Senior Care through PMJAY: Ayushman Vay Vandana, One Year On

Over the last decade, health insurance coverage among the population above 70 in India has expanded from around 15 percent in 2017-18 to over 55 percent by September 2025. ...

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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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