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Delhi, which saw President Obama build on Bush's strategic initiative towards India, has no dog in the presumed fight on foreign policy between the Democrats and Republicans in this election. There is no argument between the two candidates on the US relationship with India.

The ISIS has the potential to become the unifying terrorist force in the South East Asia region, posing a bigger threat to the region, according to terrorism expert Mr. Vikram Rajakumar. He also pointed out the emerging pro and anti ISIS factions in the region, counter balancing the ISIS.

The world sees India as not contributing positively to the international trade negotiations and this makes it difficult for India to actively participate in ongoing major plurilateral trade negotiations, according to Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh, India's former DDG to WTO.

If the world rapidly forgot about the Indian role in the Second World War, independent India did a lot worse. Its political leaders trivialised the war by dismissing it a colonial enterprise. Seventy years later, the time has come for political India to put the war in its proper historical context and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of the Indian people.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War-II. This day should have been used to reflect on the pain inflicted by the war. Unfortunately, this anniversary appears to be degenerating into a political battle, that could have a critical impact on Japan's diplomacy and reputation, especially in Asia.

Pakistan is facing an unprecedented power crisis, the worst in its history, with the deficit estimated to be over 8,000 MW. Rather than a shortage in its installed capacity.

ORF holds a dialogue on the creation of Telangana where two Congress Lok Sabha Members of Parliament participated

To be relevant, the WTO cannot keep postponing handling the major sticking points. It has to fulfill its agenda of ending rich country farm subsidies and tackle issues like rules governing intellectual property rights - things that regional FTAs are already dealing with.

This paper studies the motivations behind the Communist Party of China’s decision to abolish presidential term limits and the implications of this decision not only for China, but for India and the world. The paper argues that this development stems from Xi’s conviction that only a stable leadership can help achieve the “China dream”. The contours of Xi’s vision include the erosion of the erstwhile “collective leadership” that has t

His appointment as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission is a clear indication of the eventual change of guard in 2012

The Chinese diplomacy seems to have erred on the side of aggression. A golden opportunity "to make a new beginning" was lost mainly due to the face-off in Ladakh. Modi genuinely wanted a much higher level of engagement, but the Chinese President failed to seize the opportunity.

As Xi and Modi meet in first Ahmedabad and then in New Delhi, India has political and strategic issues that it will want China to respond to - the contested border and territorial issues, China-Pakistan cooperation on nuclear, missile, maritime and border infrastructure issues.

Xi has sounded the bugle that Taiwan will continue to be the most important fault line in his global engagement. The rest of the world, including India, must assess the implications of this development with a degree of seriousness

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit and accompanying independent agreements with Maldives and Sri Lanka, on undefined maritime issues and cooperation, have the potential for causing greater concern not only in India, but in the shared neighbourhood and beyond.

The Western policy of isolating Russia has only served to push Russia deeper into Chinese arms. Russia and China are planning to increase their engagement in Central Asia and will coordinate their policies in the former Soviet territories in Eurasia.

In Maldives, the combined Opposition rally on June 12 failed to impress or inspire. The failure is attributed to the confusion caused by the unclear Opposition response to President Yameen's call for political negotiations.

The targeted assassination of Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, the founder of the militant Hamas group, by Israel was a dangerous act of escalation. Hamas, locked in a violent campaign with Israel, responded to the outrage with threats to "send death to every house, every city and every street in Israel." Hamas has avenged Israeli targeted killings with suicide bombings in the past.

While India continues to evacuate its citizens from Yemen, China was quick to complete its operation last week. China had barely 600 people in Yemen to rescue. India had nearly 4,000 citizens in Yemen when the evacuation began last week amid the escalation of the conflict.

Just as Zia ul Haq and the ISI chose to keep the Mujahideen as an asset, so did Yemen President Saleh. Therefore, there should be no surprise at the presence of Al Qaeda in Yemen

For those cynical about the dialogue process with Pakistan, the lack of substance in the joint statement issued after the latest round of Foreign Secretary level talks (July 4-5) confirms our neighbour's unwillingness to fundamentally revise its thinking on core bilateral differences.

The impressive participation around the world on International Yoga Day is indeed a testimony to India's immense soft power. However, Modi should remember that India's soft power has the greatest impact when official New Delhi keeps its heavy hand away from it.

Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy, Young Bhutan and the World: A Preliminary Survey of Perceptions on Foreign Policy, February 2025, Observer Research Foundation.

With the aim of bringing together some of the brightest young minds working on various issues of national and international importance, Observer Research Foundation has initiated a forum called the Young Voices Policy Forum.

Although Yuan appreciation is warranted, politicians in the US should be aware that this is not a panacea for global imbalances and especially their huge trade deficit. Appreciation of the Yuan will not change the import needs of the US and the widening of the trade deficit to $48.1 billion in March.

Accountability, like any other term associated with modern good governance, is a grossly abused word in Pakistan. Just as the victors of a war determine what the terms of the peace are, the people running the government determine what sort of accountability, and whom to target with it, the country requires.

When Dr. Manmohan Singh and Mr. Asif Ali Zardari meet in New Delhi on Sunday, they could productively focus on two important themes - one, looking at a number of agreements that could be clinched in the next few months. Two, to set a date for Dr. Singh's visit to Pakistan.

After Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) on India-Pakistan borders having almost failed, may be, hopefully, the high-profile pilgrimage of President Asif ali Zardari will play a role in making the visits of not-so-high profile ones less arduous and cumbersome.

ग्लोबल गर्वनंस अर्थात वैश्विक शासन में G20 की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका है. G20 के सदस्य देश, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय विकास के प्रमुख हिस्सेदार भी है. इतना ही नहीं लैंगिक समानता के लिए फोरम की �

विश्वव्यापी विकास लक्ष्य तय करते हुए सभी देशों की आर्थिक प्रणाली में बदलाव लाने की वैश्विक स्तर पर सबसे पहली कोशिश सतत विकास लक्ष्यों (SDGs) को ही कहा जाएगा. SDGs को हासिल करने के

अफगाणिस्तानच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर भारताने दक्षिण आशियाबाबतची भूमिका निश्चित करून, चीन-रशियासह सर्व संभाव्य भागीदारांशी जोडून घेणे, देशहिताचे ठरेल.

यह केवल पुराने भारत का उत्सव नहीं है, बल्कि वर्तमान और भविष्य के आकांक्षापूर्ण और महत्वाकांक्षी भारत का उत्सव है. इसी संदर्भ में यह सारांश ऐसी 10 नीतियों की चर्चा करता है, जो �

यूक्रेन युद्ध की बड़ी वजह ही नाटो के प्रति उसकी दिलचस्‍पी थी. यूक्रेन की नाटो की सदस्‍यता को लेकर ही रूस ने उस पर हमला किया था. स्‍वीडन और फ‍िनलैंड की नाटो सदस्‍यता को लेकर ए�

कोरोनासारख्या रोगांच्या साथीला तोंड देताना, इतर विकसनशील देशांसाठी केस स्टडी म्हणून धारावीचे प्रारूप अतिशय महत्त्वाचे ठरले आहे.

आत्मनिर्भरता म्हणजे देशांतील साधनांचा पुरेपूर वापर करून घेणे हा आहे. यात परदेशी सहाय्य नको ही भूमिका नसून, सरसकट परदेशी मालावर अवलंबित्व नको ही भूमिका आहे.

जग अधिकाधिक डिजिटल नवकल्पनांचा स्वीकार करण्याच्या तयारीत असताना, भारताला आफ्रिकेच्या डिजिटल क्रांतीमध्ये योगदान देण्याची आपली इच्छा आणि क्षमता प्रदर्शित करण्याची सु

आफ्रिका शिखर परिषदा यशस्वी व्हाव्यात, यासाठी भारताला तेथील प्रादेशिक वित्तीय संस्थांसोबत योजना आखता येतील तसेच निर्यातदार-आयातदारांना सुरक्षित पेमेंट पद्धतीसह व्याप

सध्याच्या साथरोगासारखी अत्यंत टोकाची तणावग्रस्त परिस्थिती उद्भवली, तर आण्विक प्रकल्पामधील अंतर्गत धोके आणखी गंभीर होण्याची शक्यता असते.

आपण सगळेच दररोज इंटरनेटसारखी अनेक साधने वापरतो. या साधनांचा वापर सजगपणे करायला हवा आणि त्याच्या व्यापक परिणामांचाही विचार व्हायला हवा.

हिंदी आणि पॅसिफिक महासागरांचे मिळून बनणारे इंडो-पॅसिफिक क्षेत्र हे आंतरराष्ट्रीय व्यापाराचे आणि राजकारणाचे युद्धक्षेत्र बनले आहे.

भारत ने G20 की अध्यक्षता ग्रहण की है, तो अब उसके पास पारस्परिक रूप से लाभप्रद, नियम-आधारित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय व्यापार को आगे बढ़ाने का अवसर है. यह ऐसा वक्त है जब दुनिया अनेक ओवरलैप

कोरोनापासून शहाणे होऊन, नव्याने शहर नियोजनाचे गणित जर आपल्याला बांधायचे असेल, तर त्याची सुरुवात विश्वासार्ह ‘डेटाबेस’ उभा केल्याशिवाय शक्य नाही.

५०० अब्ज अमेरिकी डॉलर (भारतीय चलनात ३७ लाख ५० हजार कोटी रुपये) खर्चून बांधले जाणारे हे हायटेक औद्योगिक क्षेत्र लाल समुद्राच्या किना-यापासून नजीक असलेल्या सौदी अरेबियाच्�

करेक्टिव टैक्स से राजस्व का निर्धारण SDG-लक्षित व्यय के लिए राजकोषीय स्थान उपलब्ध कर सकता है. उदाहरण के लिए, जापान ने वायु प्रदूषण पीड़ितों को मुआवज़ा देने के लिए सल्फर चार्ज

कोरोनाचे संकट हे भारतासारख्या देशांसाठी कमी कार्बन उत्सर्जन करणाऱ्या पर्यावरणस्नेही अर्थव्यवस्थेच्या दिशेने वाटचाल करण्यासाठी मोठी संधी ठरू शकेल.

पर्यावरण दिनाच्या निमित्ताने निसर्गाशी असलेले आपले नाते पुन्हा एकदा समजून घेतले तर, भविष्यात लॉकडाऊनचा हा ‘कारावास’ पुन्हा माणसाच्या वाट्याला येणार नाही.

इकॉनमी के सामने एक बड़ी चुनौती यह है कि कृषि की हालत अच्छी नहीं है. पहले हीट वेव आई, फिर जलवायु परिवर्तन के चलते किसानी पर असर पड़ा.