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China, a ‘want-to-be’ superpower
International Affairs | China Military Mar 26, 2024

China, a ‘want-to-be’ superpower

Other than dangling a cheque book, Beijing seems risk averse and has few answers to long-standing geopolitical flashpoints ...

10 Years Of Modi's Foreign Policy: Aspiration Meets Self-Assurance
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Mar 22, 2024

10 Years Of Modi's Foreign Policy: Aspiration Meets Self-Assurance

This commentary provides an analysis of the Modi government's decade long foreign policy decisions. ...

The military’s continuing hold over Pakistan
Neighbourhood Mar 22, 2024

The military’s continuing hold over Pakistan

Pakistan’s new government rests on a stolen mandate engineered by the military ...

Putin’s Victory a Challenge for Friends and Foes Alike
International Affairs Mar 20, 2024

Putin’s Victory a Challenge for Friends and Foes Alike

Putin can now underline to the rest of the world how Russians are solidly behind his policies regardless how they seem to outsiders. ...

Hybrid Pakistan
Neighbourhood Mar 19, 2024

Hybrid Pakistan

India will be in no hurry to do business with its new management. Onus of rapprochement lies with Pakistan. ...

The MIRV leap that fires up India’s nuclear deterrence
International Affairs Mar 19, 2024

The MIRV leap that fires up India’s nuclear deterrence

As a China-specific missile, the successful test of the Agni-5 MIRV missile enables India to reach a milestone ...

India, stability, and ‘new world order’ - Global security from New Delhi’s vantage
International Affairs Mar 19, 2024

India, stability, and ‘new world order’ - Global security from New Delhi’s vantage

India has embarked on a large-scale infrastructure development program, ranging from highways to airports, a critical government-led push to provide the economy a strong base to build upon. ...

Politics of Russia’s elections
International Affairs Mar 18, 2024

Politics of Russia’s elections

Despite Putin’s overwhelming victory in the recent Russian presidential elections, a growing shift in the social attitudes of the citizenry was witnessed during this elections ...

Forecasts for oil demand growth in India: Hope or reality?
Energy Mar 16, 2024

Forecasts for oil demand growth in India: Hope or reality?

Trends in consumption growth in the last two decades suggest that IEA’s expectation of a decline in demand for petrol in India on account of growth in electric vehicles is optimistic ...

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Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy

Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy

Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy is an Associate Fellow with ORFs Strategic Studies Programme. He focuses on broader strategic and security related-developments throughout the South Asian region with a specific interest in Sri Lanka The Maldives and Bhutan. Aditya graduated with a MSc ...

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Shrushti Jaybhaye

Shrushti Jaybhaye is a Research Intern at the Observer Research Foundation ...

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