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Foreign Policy Survey 2024: Young India and the China Challenge

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Jul 08, 2025

Foreign Policy Survey 2024: Young India and the China Challenge

Decoding Digital Public Infrastructure: Scripting Inclusive Digital Futures

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Decoding Digital Public Infrastructure: Scripting Inclusive Digital Futures

Building Rainwater Resilience in India’s Cities

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Building Rainwater Resilience in India’s Cities

Post-Assad Syria’s Search for Its Place in an Evolving International Order

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Post-Assad Syria’s Search for Its Place in an Evolving International Order

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Scaling the India-U.S. Subsea Promise

International Affairs Jul 08, 2025

Scaling the India-U.S. Subsea Promise

Vivek Mishra | Himanshi Sharma

The Visa Wall: The Economics Behind Global Mobility Frictions

Economics and Finance Jul 08, 2025

The Visa Wall: The Economics Behind Global Mobility Frictions

Enhancing Counter-Terrorism Through AI: An India-Centric Strategic Outlook

Terrorism Jul 08, 2025

Enhancing Counter-Terrorism Through AI: An India-Centric Strategic Outlook

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Rethinking Special and Differential Treatment at the WTO

International Trade and Investment Jul 08, 2025

Rethinking Special and Differential Treatment at the WTO

The CBAM Challenge for India’s Steel MSMEs

Developing and Emerging Economies Jul 08, 2025

The CBAM Challenge for India’s Steel MSMEs

Manini

Quad meeting: How square is quadrilateral?

International Affairs Jul 08, 2025

Quad meeting: How square is quadrilateral?

Harsh V. Pant | Sayantan Haldar

Iraq on the Sidelines of Regional Conflict

International Affairs Jul 08, 2025

Iraq on the Sidelines of Regional Conflict

Pakistan Air Force: Assessing Capabilities and Modernisation Trends

Defence and Security Jul 07, 2025

Pakistan Air Force: Assessing Capabilities and Modernisation Trends

Serbia’s Jadar Mine and the Battle for the Balkans

International Affairs Jul 07, 2025

Serbia’s Jadar Mine and the Battle for the Balkans

Veer Puri

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Scaling Climate Finance for locally-led Adaptation: lessons from the Global South

Economics and Finance Sep 25, 2024

Scaling Climate Finance for locally-led Adaptation: lessons from the Global South

Gopalika Arora | Aryan Bajpai | Vishwas Chitale | Giriraj Amarnath | Bapon Fakhruddin

Putting LDCs at the heart of climate finance

Economics and Finance Sep 07, 2024

Putting LDCs at the heart of climate finance

Amruta Veer

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Women and Climate Action

Gender Jul 02, 2025

Women and Climate Action

Sunaina Kumar

The Future of Ocean Finance: Scaling Blue Bonds

Climate, Food and Environment Jun 11, 2025

The Future of Ocean Finance: Scaling Blue Bonds

Abhishree Pandey

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Climate and Health in the Indo-Pacific: Resilience, Resources, and Risks

Neighbourhood Jun 27, 2025

Climate and Health in the Indo-Pacific: Resilience, Resources, and Risks

Bridging the Climate Finance Gap in Africa through Debt Swaps

Climate, Food and Environment Jun 10, 2025

Bridging the Climate Finance Gap in Africa through Debt Swaps

Anika Chhillar

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Shusha Declaration: The Turkic states chart a course for cooperation

International Affairs Jul 15, 2024

Shusha Declaration: The Turkic states chart a course for cooperation

Ayjaz Wani

Russia, North Korea and the East Asian Security Order

International Affairs Jul 08, 2024

Russia, North Korea and the East Asian Security Order

Abhishek Sharma | Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash

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Europe's Climate Crisis Calls For India To Build New Global Green Partnerships

Sustainable Development May 20, 2025

Europe's Climate Crisis Calls For India To Build New Global Green Partnerships

Aparna Roy

I2U2: An Opportunity to Forge a Climate-Resilient Minilateralism

Energy Security May 08, 2025

I2U2: An Opportunity to Forge a Climate-Resilient Minilateralism

Gedaliah Afterman | Mannat Jaspal

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Rethinking Special and Differential Treatment at the WTO

International Trade and Investment Jul 08, 2025

Rethinking Special and Differential Treatment at the WTO

Nayana Sharma

India’s trade strategy with China will have to rely on a ‘managed rivalry’

Economics and Finance Jun 30, 2025

India’s trade strategy with China will have to rely on a ‘managed rivalry’

Soumya Bhowmick

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Prioritising the Western Indian Ocean in India’s Maritime Security Calculus

International Affairs Jun 09, 2025

Prioritising the Western Indian Ocean in India’s Maritime Security Calculus

Sayantan Haldar | Shloak Gupta

Vizhinjam Port: Competition or Complementary to Colombo?

International Affairs Jun 03, 2025

Vizhinjam Port: Competition or Complementary to Colombo?

N. Sathiya Moorthy

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Weaving Trust: Affective Diplomacy in India’s Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood Jul 04, 2025

Weaving Trust: Affective Diplomacy in India’s Neighbourhood

Sreeparna Banerjee | Rajeshwari Dasgupta

Data Deserts and Drowning Cities

Urbanisation Jul 01, 2025

Data Deserts and Drowning Cities

Soumya Bhowmick

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Time for Pax Indica?

International Affairs Jun 19, 2024

Time for Pax Indica?

Ajay Bisaria

Two Decades of the Quad: Diplomacy and Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

International Affairs Jun 14, 2024

Two Decades of the Quad: Diplomacy and Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Samir Saran | Harsh V. Pant | Lilah Connell | Vivek Mishra | Amy Namur | Robin McCoy | Aryan D'Rozario | Satu Limaye

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Foreign Policy Survey 2024: Young India and the China Challenge

International Affairs Jul 08, 2025

Foreign Policy Survey 2024: Young India and the China Challenge

Harsh V. Pant | Nilanjan Ghosh | Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy | Shivam Shekhawat | Kalpit A Mankikar | Sahil Deo

Scaling the India-U.S. Subsea Promise

International Affairs Jul 08, 2025

Scaling the India-U.S. Subsea Promise

Vivek Mishra | Himanshi Sharma

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Vikasit Agra 2047: Strategic Urban Resilience Framework

Vikasit Agra 2047: Strategic Urban Resilience Framework

Jul 10, 2025

US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific: North Eastern Dialogue, Manipur Chapter

Jul 10, 2025

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Innovation Island Summit is a multistakeholder, cross-discipline platform that explores strategies for advancing sustainable, innovative pathways for Sri Lanka and other island economies. ...

Arctic Circle - India Forum

Arctic Circle - India Forum

The India Forum is co-hosted by Arctic Circle and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Earth Sciences of India. It will take place in New Delhi on 3-4 May 2025 ...

Budapest Global Dialogue

Budapest Global Dialogue

To promote international dialogue and strategic thinking, the Budapest Global Dialogue was established as a new and significant forum for discussing global challenges and geopolitical transformations ...

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Raisina Dialogue

The Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. ...

Cape Town Conversation

Cape Town Conversation

Cape Town Conversations will serve as an annual South Africa-based platform that brings together key stakeholders and new voices. It is designed as a common platform where established and emerging actors convene for a global conversation on contemporary issues of global governance —identifying new challenges, ...

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