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5 geopolitical questions for 2025
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International Affairs | Developing and Emerging Economies Nov 03, 2024

5 geopolitical questions for 2025
Samir Saran
Begging will not de-risk Brussels from Beijing
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International Affairs Mar 30, 2024

Begging will not de-risk Brussels from Beijing
Gautam Chikermane | Samir Saran
Net zero by 2070: Financing India’s biggest infrastructure buildup
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Climate Change Feb 23, 2024

Net zero by 2070: Financing India’s biggest infrastructure buildup
Vaibhav Pratap Singh | Samir Saran
2024: The year that changed democracy?
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy Dec 16, 2023

2024: The year that changed democracy?
Samir Saran
The New Suez Moment? India’s G20 and the Tectonic Transition
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International Affairs Sep 23, 2023

The New Suez Moment? India’s G20 and the Tectonic Transition
Samir Saran
Globalisation gone rogue: Is IMEEC the way forward?
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International Affairs | Multilateralism Sep 10, 2023

Globalisation gone rogue: Is IMEEC the way forward?
Samir Saran | Gautam Chikermane
Partnerships Matter: That City on the Hill; A Ship Adrift; A Lighthouse in the Tempest
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International Affairs Jul 07, 2023

Partnerships Matter: That City on the Hill; A Ship Adrift; A Lighthouse in the Tempest
Samir Saran
The United Nations Security Council is constituted to further the colonisation project
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International Affairs | United Nations | BRICS Jun 02, 2023

The United Nations Security Council is constituted to further the colonisation project
Samir Saran
Thinking Progress: Making ‘G20’ Fit for 2020s
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy Dec 02, 2022

Thinking Progress: Making ‘G20’ Fit for 2020s
Samir Saran
Accountable Tech: Will the US take a leaf out of the Indian Playbook?
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Media and Internet | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology Sep 10, 2022

Accountable Tech: Will the US take a leaf out of the Indian Playbook?
Samir Saran
Big Power, Superpower, Selfish Power: No Saints, Only Sinners
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International Affairs Aug 16, 2022

Big Power, Superpower, Selfish Power: No Saints, Only Sinners
Samir Saran
All roads connect Delhi and Brussels
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International Affairs Apr 24, 2022

All roads connect Delhi and Brussels
Amrita Narlikar | Samir Saran
Walking the walk of values-based diplomacy
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International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Feb 28, 2022

Walking the walk of values-based diplomacy
Amrita Narlikar | Samir Saran
India @ 75: Ethic, Economy and Exemplar
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Privacy & Data Protection Jan 26, 2022

India @ 75: Ethic, Economy and Exemplar
Samir Saran
Setting a path to green, resilient and inclusive development
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Economic Reforms | Climate Change Jan 18, 2022

Setting a path to green, resilient and inclusive development
Samir Saran | Mari Elka Pangestu
Digital democracies and virtual frontiers: How do we safeguard democracy in the 4IR?
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Media and Internet | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology Dec 10, 2021

Digital democracies and virtual frontiers: How do we safeguard democracy in the 4IR?
Samir Saran
Banking on each other: India, Russia and the new era of global politics
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International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Dec 06, 2021

Banking on each other: India, Russia and the new era of global politics
Samir Saran
Financing the end of coal: The market case for decarbonising India's energy sector
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Climate Change | Coal Nov 12, 2021

Financing the end of coal: The market case for decarbonising India's energy sector
Samir Saran | Vivan Sharan
Building Back Better together—Potential for an India-UK partnership for a Green Transition
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International Affairs | Climate Change Oct 23, 2021

Building Back Better together—Potential for an India-UK partnership for a Green Transition
Samir Saran | Terri Chapman
The supply of COVID-19 vaccines has improved, but has demand for it saturated in India?
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Healthcare Oct 20, 2021

The supply of COVID-19 vaccines has improved, but has demand for it saturated in India?
Oommen C. Kurian | Samir Saran
The next 90 days: India’s ambitious attempt to vaccinate all adults
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Healthcare Oct 05, 2021

The next 90 days: India’s ambitious attempt to vaccinate all adults
Oommen C. Kurian | Samir Saran
Undermining institutions, underwriting OBOR: Beijing and the crisis of global governance
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International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy Sep 21, 2021

Undermining institutions, underwriting OBOR: Beijing and the crisis of global governance
Mihir Swarup Sharma | Samir Saran
India’s security choices during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Defence and Security | Indian Defence | China Military Sep 02, 2021

India’s security choices during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kalpit A Mankikar | Samir Saran
Big Tech and the State: The necessity of regulating tech giants
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Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Jun 26, 2021

Big Tech and the State: The necessity of regulating tech giants
Samir Saran
Communist Inc: The Pandemic and China’s World
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy Jun 19, 2021

Communist Inc: The Pandemic and China’s World
Samir Saran | Akhil Deo
Just deserts? Western reportage of the second wave in India exposes deep schisms in relations with the East
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International Affairs | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Jun 12, 2021

Just deserts? Western reportage of the second wave in India exposes deep schisms in relations with the East
Jaibal Naduvath | Samir Saran
Diplomacy and Resilience: Betting on India is a Good Wager
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Healthcare May 26, 2021

Diplomacy and Resilience: Betting on India is a Good Wager
Harsh V. Pant | Samir Saran
India: Too strategic to fail
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics May 18, 2021

India: Too strategic to fail
Samir Saran | Akshay Mathur
Enough Sermons on Climate, It's Time for 'Just' Action
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Climate Change Mar 31, 2021

Enough Sermons on Climate, It's Time for 'Just' Action
Samir Saran
From Xi with love: A New Year greeting to the new POTUS
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Great Power Dynamics Jan 13, 2021

From Xi with love: A New Year greeting to the new POTUS
Samir Saran
The European Union, CAI, and the abyss
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Multilateralism Jan 02, 2021

The European Union, CAI, and the abyss
Amrita Narlikar | Samir Saran
If the EU fails, we can say goodbye to the liberal order
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy Nov 17, 2020

If the EU fails, we can say goodbye to the liberal order
Samir Saran
Social media platforms can’t be a law unto themselves
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Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Aug 19, 2020

Social media platforms can’t be a law unto themselves
Samir Saran
Celebrating Rafale, rethinking India’s national security
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Internal Security | Indian Defence Jul 31, 2020

Celebrating Rafale, rethinking India’s national security
Samir Saran
Letters from Peking: What Galwan Valley taught us this summer
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Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy | Cyber and Technology Jul 21, 2020

Letters from Peking: What Galwan Valley taught us this summer
Samir Saran
Emperor Xi reinvents Chinese Checkers: Only CPC Wins
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Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Indian Defence | China Military Jun 28, 2020

Emperor Xi reinvents Chinese Checkers: Only CPC Wins
Samir Saran
Digital Epiphany? COVID19 and our Tech Futures
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Healthcare | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology May 20, 2020

Digital Epiphany? COVID19 and our Tech Futures
Samir Saran
Order at the gates: globalisation, techphobia and the world order
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | Media and Internet Apr 27, 2020

Order at the gates: globalisation, techphobia and the world order
Samir Saran
Health Policy belongs to the national security domain and different stakeholders must engage
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Healthcare Apr 18, 2020

Health Policy belongs to the national security domain and different stakeholders must engage
Samir Saran
Coexisting with #Covid19: Saving lives and the economy
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Indian Economy | Healthcare Apr 12, 2020

Coexisting with #Covid19: Saving lives and the economy
Samir Saran
The new world disorder
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Healthcare Mar 28, 2020

The new world disorder
Samir Saran | Shashi Tharoor | Shashi Tharoor
#Covid19: Dr WHO gets prescription wrong
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Healthcare | China Foreign Policy Mar 25, 2020

#Covid19: Dr WHO gets prescription wrong
Samir Saran
#Covid19: Made in China pandemic
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International Affairs | Healthcare | China Foreign Policy Mar 20, 2020

#Covid19: Made in China pandemic
Samir Saran
The myth of the liberal order is caught between shifts in domestic attitudes and the balance of global power
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics Jan 25, 2020

The myth of the liberal order is caught between shifts in domestic attitudes and the balance of global power
Samir Saran | Shashi Tharoor | Shashi Tharoor
A new, fractured global order is upon us. India’s response must evolve accordingly
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics Jan 25, 2020

A new, fractured global order is upon us. India’s response must evolve accordingly
Samir Saran | Shashi Tharoor | Shashi Tharoor
Navigating the Digitisation of Geopolitics
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International Affairs | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Jan 23, 2020

Navigating the Digitisation of Geopolitics
Samir Saran
Battle for Clean Air is the best climate mitigation strategy
Expert Speak
Climate Change Jan 14, 2020

Battle for Clean Air is the best climate mitigation strategy
Samir Saran
Two elections, diverse results, five lessons
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Domestic Politics and Governance Nov 04, 2019

Two elections, diverse results, five lessons
Samir Saran
Welcome to the age of the platform nation
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Developing and Emerging Economies | Cyber and Technology Oct 18, 2019

Welcome to the age of the platform nation
Mihir Swarup Sharma | Samir Saran
Our ‘in’secure futures
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Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Oct 15, 2019

Our ‘in’secure futures
Samir Saran | ARUN MOHAN SUKUMAR
CyFy 2019: Chair’s note
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Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance Oct 15, 2019

CyFy 2019: Chair’s note
Samir Saran
Oil, gold or more : The big data debate
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Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Oct 04, 2019

Oil, gold or more : The big data debate
Samir Saran
Macron Brussels and Washington
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International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy Sep 16, 2019

Macron Brussels and Washington
Samir Saran
Macron, Brussels and Washington
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International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy Sep 16, 2019

Macron, Brussels and Washington
Samir Saran
India and Russia share an evergreen relationship of trust and confidence
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Indian Foreign Policy Sep 14, 2019

India and Russia share an evergreen relationship of trust and confidence
Samir Saran
Kigali Global Dialogue only the beginning of Africa-India engagement
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Development | Economic Diplomacy | Developing and Emerging Economies Aug 29, 2019

Kigali Global Dialogue only the beginning of Africa-India engagement
Samir Saran
India and major powers: China
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Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy Aug 06, 2019

India and major powers: China
Samir Saran
The India–US trade dispute and India’s evolving geopolitical role
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Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy Aug 01, 2019

The India–US trade dispute and India’s evolving geopolitical role
Samir Saran
New geographies are transcending old divides
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Privacy & Data Protection Jul 26, 2019

New geographies are transcending old divides
Samir Saran
Is Indo-Pacific a viable geostrategic project?
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics Jul 25, 2019

Is Indo-Pacific a viable geostrategic project?
Samir Saran
Unleashing women leadership on coffee farms and the world
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Gender Jul 23, 2019

Unleashing women leadership on coffee farms and the world
Samir Saran
“What the rest of the world is waking up to is a reality we have lived all the time”: Richard Sezibera
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Privacy & Data Protection Jul 11, 2019

“What the rest of the world is waking up to is a reality we have lived all the time”: Richard Sezibera
Samir Saran
“Not many nations get a second chance at democracy”: Mohamed Nasheed
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Climate Change Jul 09, 2019

“Not many nations get a second chance at democracy”: Mohamed Nasheed
Samir Saran
India, UK and the dawn of the Afro-Asian Century
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Sustainable Development | Development Partnerships Jul 04, 2019

India, UK and the dawn of the Afro-Asian Century
Samir Saran | Aastha Kaul
‘In India we trust’ would be good US policy
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Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy Jun 25, 2019

‘In India we trust’ would be good US policy
Samir Saran
Collapsing frontiers: Between the real and the virtual   
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Privacy & Data Protection Jun 05, 2019

Collapsing frontiers: Between the real and the virtual   
Samir Saran
Narendra Modi and his soaring popularity
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Domestic Politics and Governance May 28, 2019

Narendra Modi and his soaring popularity
Samir Saran
Technology and Terror: A new era of threat in a borderless online world
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Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance May 21, 2019

Technology and Terror: A new era of threat in a borderless online world
Kabir Taneja | Samir Saran | Jonathan Phillips
In rising e-Commerce storm, India protects its ship
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Indian Economy | Cyber and Technology May 20, 2019

In rising e-Commerce storm, India protects its ship
Samir Saran | Kanchan Gupta
The US approach to the Russian federation will not determine the interaction of New Delhi and Moscow
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics Apr 13, 2019

The US approach to the Russian federation will not determine the interaction of New Delhi and Moscow
Samir Saran
Subverting election 2019: International actors and the inside job
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Privacy & Data Protection Apr 01, 2019

Subverting election 2019: International actors and the inside job
Samir Saran | Cledwyn Fernandez
India and Bangladesh need to create a 20 year joint vision of growth and development
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Mar 25, 2019

India and Bangladesh need to create a 20 year joint vision of growth and development
Samir Saran
Nations make choices based on self-interest, this is true for India and Bangladesh as well
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Mar 20, 2019

Nations make choices based on self-interest, this is true for India and Bangladesh as well
Samir Saran
We cannot have a vibrant democracy without strong media
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Neighbourhood | Media Mar 13, 2019

We cannot have a vibrant democracy without strong media
Samir Saran
Babel as narrative: The media, a mediated war and I
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Internal Security | Media | Cyber and Technology Mar 07, 2019

Babel as narrative: The media, a mediated war and I
Samir Saran
India’s balancing partnerships in Eurasia
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Indian Foreign Policy Feb 27, 2019

India’s balancing partnerships in Eurasia
Samir Saran
India in vanguard of new order: Raisina 2019
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics Feb 14, 2019

India in vanguard of new order: Raisina 2019
Samir Saran
ORF takes on the budget
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Indian Economy | Healthcare | Gender | Indian Defence | Development Partnerships Feb 02, 2019

ORF takes on the budget
Oommen C. Kurian | Samir Saran | SHOURYA GORI
ORF takes on the budget
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Indian Economy | Healthcare | Gender | Indian Defence | Development Partnerships Feb 02, 2019

ORF takes on the budget
Oommen C. Kurian | Samir Saran
Debating a world reorder
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics Jan 23, 2019

Debating a world reorder
Harsh V. Pant | Samir Saran