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What after KG D6 - Challenges for India's Energy Security
Nov 01, 2011

What after KG D6 - Challenges for India's Energy Security

Studies done in ORF estimate that even with everything in our favour, India will be hard put to exceed a thermal coal based capacity beyond 300 GW. In such a scenario, how do we better harness our oil and gas potential and fulfill the great promise that lies hidden in our vast unexplored acreages.

What are India’s plans for directed energy weapons?
Sep 25, 2020

What are India’s plans for directed energy weapons?

DEWs are yet to be deployed by any country’s military, but are widely seen as a critical part of future warfare.

What China may have learnt and unlearnt from the Ukraine crisis
Mar 16, 2022

What China may have learnt and unlearnt from the Ukraine crisis

Backing Moscow beyond a point is likely to hurt Beijing’s economic plans and long-term interests

What does Xi’s Myanmar visit mean for India’s China anxieties?
Jan 24, 2020

What does Xi’s Myanmar visit mean for India’s China anxieties?

The trip produced a mixed outlook for New Delhi’s perceptions of Beijing’s inroads in the wider Indo-Pacific.

What Putins visit means for India-Russia ties
Dec 02, 2021

What Putins visit means for India-Russia ties

The Russian president, who will be in New Delhi on December 6, is not just coming to maintain the ‘special, privileged strategic partnership’, but to also deepen bilateral relations

What the budget can and can’t do for our rise as a global power
Jan 31, 2020

What the budget can and can’t do for our rise as a global power

An economic revival would grant India the resources for power projection but strategy matters even more if those are scarce 

What Tsai win means to China
Jan 21, 2020

What Tsai win means to China

Taiwan is not willing to be assimilated, at least politically, into the motherland

What Xi should do
Oct 10, 2020

What Xi should do

Settle the border with India. With increasing US pressure, it is in China’s interest.

What’s in a Deal?
Jun 17, 2025

What’s in a Deal?

India is closely watching the evolving Trump-Xi dynamic

What’s next for India-Japan defence relations?
Sep 07, 2019

What’s next for India-Japan defence relations?

While the impetus for closer alignment is clear, much work remains to be done on the security side and within the wider bilateral relationship.

What’s Next for the India-France-UAE Trilateral?
Oct 03, 2022

What’s Next for the India-France-UAE Trilateral?

India, France and the UAE, which share strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific, met for a ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly last week.

Where the sea remains rough
Apr 16, 2024

Where the sea remains rough

China continues to warn regional players of negative consequences of their actions. Yet, it is Beijing’s own behaviour that is reshaping the Indo-Pacific landscape

Who is going to be the next King in Saudi Arabia?
Sep 11, 2013

Who is going to be the next King in Saudi Arabia?

Royal succession is considered to be the 'prickliest' problem facing the Saudi kingdom. It can bring about a fundamental change in Saudi politics and can have an overarching impact on Saudi society and its national and foreign policies.

Why 2025 could be India’s maritime moment
Dec 26, 2024

Why 2025 could be India’s maritime moment

India continues to be enthusiastic about the potential of the Quad in shaping a free, open, and inclusive rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific

Why Citizens Grievance Redress Bill needs urgent push?
Dec 21, 2011

Why Citizens Grievance Redress Bill needs urgent push?

The Citizens Grievance Redress Bill, despite its impressive provisions, is fraught with certain inadequacies that might not appreciate the grass-root realities of public grievances - like lack of a holistic interpretation of likely grievances.

Why Did India Merely Observe Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023?
Aug 18, 2023

Why Did India Merely Observe Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023?

Despite earlier reports that India would actually participate in the Australia-U.S. led military exercise, New Delhi remained an observer of the latest iteration.

Why engagement with ASEAN should be high on the priority list for India
Jun 21, 2022

Why engagement with ASEAN should be high on the priority list for India

The strengthening of relations in the geopolitical sphere has also given a push to the India-Asean economic ties, with Asean now India's fourth-largest trading partner engaging in bilateral trade in 2019-20 worth $86.9 billion.

Why Geopolitical Strategy is Key to Sustaining American Power
May 26, 2015

Why Geopolitical Strategy is Key to Sustaining American Power

The costs of a hot conflict in the Asia Pacific would be high and have difficult consequences. The challenge for US and its partners would be to deter Chinese aggressive posture without risking an escalation of conflict.

Why India needs a Commercial Foreign Policy
Jan 28, 2026

Why India needs a Commercial Foreign Policy

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) should hire industry consultants and place one in every single MEA regional division. In turn, this group of industry consultants should hold regular meetings with different industry representatives from India

Why India should be wary of the Quad
Nov 13, 2017

Why India should be wary of the Quad

Like it or not, the term ‘Indo Pacific’ seems to be a means of including India in the military calculations of US strategy in the Pacific.

Why Is India Shy of Playing Geo-strategic Games?
Jul 27, 2011

Why Is India Shy of Playing Geo-strategic Games?

Indian decision-makers appear to live in splendid isolation and do not recognise the importance of meetings like the Pacific Army Chiefs Conference. These meetings have become more institutionalised and are likely to gain greater momentum.

Why is the West Wooing India?
May 05, 2022

Why is the West Wooing India?

The West, often used to a pontificating India of the past, today hears an Indian voice that is capable of articulating a narrative of a responsible stakeholder that is firmly steeped in its own ethos

Why Modi’s visit to the US matters
Sep 23, 2021

Why Modi’s visit to the US matters

New Delhi has a key role in ensuring that the broader coalition of like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific is sustained

Why Siachen matters to India?
Jun 26, 2014

Why Siachen matters to India?

The Siachen Glacier is strategically positioned between India and Pakistan, in a disputed and un-demarcated region of Kashmir. Nitin Gokhale, journalist and author of 'Beyond NJ 9842: The Siachen Saga' argues why India cannot give up Siachen. He says Indian troops will continue to be deployed in the region despite the difficult weather conditions.

Why the Las Vegas shooter was not a ‘Terrorist’
Oct 11, 2017

Why the Las Vegas shooter was not a ‘Terrorist’

Labeling Stephen Paddock as one may pacify some internal rage, but it is the gun control debate that remains paramount.

Why The New York Times is wrong
Jul 08, 2014

Why The New York Times is wrong

The allegation of Indian expansion of its uranium enrichment facilities is based on a report released by IHS Jane's, which has already been dismissed by both the US and the Indian governments as speculative. Indeed, the IHS Jane's report merely identifies a "possible" new uranium hexafluoride plant.

Why US needs India's Air Force
Nov 29, 2011

Why US needs India's Air Force

The Indian Air Force faces threats in its Northeastern sector similar to those facing the United States in the Western Pacific. So, it would benefit both to share data on a more regular basis and plan joint responses to any problems.

With China as backdrop, New Delhi’s Moscow watch
Sep 22, 2020

With China as backdrop, New Delhi’s Moscow watch

The evolving global order makes it difficult for them to pursue fully convergent policies; a long-term view is essential

With Trump messing world order, time for India to tap 'middle power' coalition
Jun 05, 2017

With Trump messing world order, time for India to tap 'middle power' coalition

A collective of broadly democratic middle powers are learning to work with each other without the certainty of American facilitation.

With urbanisation, a new breed of politician is set to dominate Indian governance
Mar 21, 2014

With urbanisation, a new breed of politician is set to dominate Indian governance

The politics of India is changing. The change will come not just through macro measures like the introduction of large-scale manufacturing or modern agriculture, but in a number of small ways - better schools, safer cities, better urban facilities, mental institutions and jails, fairer purvey of justice and so on.

Women’s Representation in India’s Parliament: Measuring Progress, Analysing Obstacles
Nov 16, 2022

Women’s Representation in India’s Parliament: Measuring Progress, Analysing Obstacles

Women’s representation in India’s Parliament is an important metric to evaluate progress in bridging gender inequities in the country. India has a female population of 662.9 million and is the largest and one of the most resilient parliamentary democracies in the world. As the country completes 75 years of independence, this paper gives a historical account of the progress in women’s representation in Parliament over the past decades. It co

Worst-ever power crisis hits Pakistan
Oct 21, 2011

Worst-ever power crisis hits Pakistan

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.

Youth and Radicalisation: The Threat to India
Sep 13, 2023

Youth and Radicalisation: The Threat to India

In common discourse on extremism, it is widely thought that the poor and unschooled are most easily recruited to militant organisations. Today, however, an increasing number of young professionals are embracing extremism. Is this true for India? If such a pattern is indeed present, what threats does it pose to India?

अनिश्चिततेच्या युगात भारताचे व्यापारी करार
Apr 05, 2025

अनिश्चिततेच्या युगात भारताचे व्यापारी करार

‘ट्रम्प २.०’च्या काळात भारताला विश्वासू पाश्चात्य अर्थव्यवस्थांसह द्विपक्षीयतेकडे केंद्र वळवणे निवडीपेक्षाही गरजेचे बनले आहे.  

अफगाणिस्तान आणि इंडो पॅसिफिक
Sep 02, 2021

अफगाणिस्तान आणि इंडो पॅसिफिक

इंडो-पॅसिफिकवरून, अमेरिका-चीनमध्ये तणाव वाढतोय. त्यामुळे अफगाणिस्तानातील घडामोडींच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर भारताने सावध राहायला हवे.

अमेरिकन निवडणुकीतील ‘काळे-गोरे’
Oct 12, 2020

अमेरिकन निवडणुकीतील ‘काळे-गोरे’

अमेरिकेन निवडणुकीत वंशवादाचा मुद्दा कायमच महत्त्वाचा राहिलाय. या निवडणुकीच्या रचनेपासून निकालापर्यंत, सातत्याने जाणवणारा वंशवादाचा प्रभाव दूर व्हायला हवा.

अमेरिका ने क्या नहीं कहा: पढ़ें, NDS के छिपे संदेश
Feb 03, 2026

अमेरिका ने क्या नहीं कहा: पढ़ें, NDS के छिपे संदेश

अमेरिका की नई राष्ट्रीय रक्षा रणनीति ने कई बातें कही हैं लेकिन जो नहीं कहा गया, वही सबसे ज़्यादा अहम है. क्वॉड की चुप्पी, सहयोगियों पर बढ़ता बोझ और इंडो-पैसिफिक पर नया ज़ोर- य�

अमेरिका-जपान-दक्षिण कोरिया या त्रिपक्षीय युती समोरील चीनचे आव्हान
Sep 16, 2023

अमेरिका-जपान-दक्षिण कोरिया या त्रिपक्षीय युती समोरील चीनचे आव्हान

सुरक्षेपासून ते व्यापारापर्यंत अनेक बाबींमध्ये या त्रिपक्षीय युतीसमोर चीनचे मोठे आव्हान उभे आहे.

अमेरिका-जपान-फिलिपाईन्स शिखर परिषद
May 04, 2024

अमेरिका-जपान-फिलिपाईन्स शिखर परिषद

जपान, फिलीपिन्स आणि अमेरिका यांच्यात अलीकडे त्रिपक्षीय शिखर परिषद पार पडली. या प्रदेशामध्ये सामूहिक प्रतिसाद आणि स्वसंरक्षण सुधारण्यासाठी सामायिक हितसंबंध दर्शविणार�

अमेरिका-फिलिपिन्सचे संबंध होताहेत अधिक मजबूत
May 19, 2023

अमेरिका-फिलिपिन्सचे संबंध होताहेत अधिक मजबूत

अमेरिका आणि फिलिपिन्स यांचे अधिकाधिक मजबूत होणारे संबंध, हे या प्रदेशातील सागरी सुरक्षा व्यवस्थेची रुंदी आणि व्याप्ती दर्शवतात.

अमेरिकेचा ‘कोंडलेला श्वास’
Jun 04, 2020

अमेरिकेचा ‘कोंडलेला श्वास’

एकीकडे अमेरिकेत कोरोनाबळींनी एक लाखांचा आकडा पार केला असताना, पोलिसी अत्याचारात कृष्णवर्णियाचा मृत्यू झाल्याने अमेरिकेत आगडोंब उसळला आहे.

अमेरिकेशी मैत्री की सौदेबाजी? भारताला नेमका किती फायदा होणार?
Feb 06, 2026

अमेरिकेशी मैत्री की सौदेबाजी? भारताला नेमका किती फायदा होणार?

दोन्ही देशांमधील या व्यापारी सहमतीचे आयुष्य हे वैयक्तिक संबंधांपेक्षा, सामरिक संबंधांना ती 'आर्थिक राष्ट्रवादाशी' (Economic Nationalism) किती प्रमाणात जोडू शकते, यावर अधिक अवलंबून अस

अविवेकाचे युग : घटनांचे अन्वय लावण्याच्या संघर्षात राष्ट्रे अपयशी का ठरतात?
Nov 17, 2023

अविवेकाचे युग : घटनांचे अन्वय लावण्याच्या संघर्षात राष्ट्रे अपयशी का ठरतात?

रणांगणावर वर्चस्व गाजवण्यापेक्षा घटनांचा अन्वय लावण्यावर नियंत्रण ठेवणे हे या युगातील आव्हान बनले आहे. अशा वेळी राष्ट्रांनी प्रतिक्रियात्मक संरक्षणाऐवजी सक्रिय सहभा

अस्थिरतेच्या काळात भारत-ब्रिटन मैत्रीचा बळकट प्रवास
Oct 15, 2025

अस्थिरतेच्या काळात भारत-ब्रिटन मैत्रीचा बळकट प्रवास

भारत आणि ब्रिटन यांच्यातील द्विपक्षीय संबंध आता अधिक स्पष्टपणे आणि योजनाबद्धपणे विभागले जात आहेत, हे आशादायक आहे.

आशियासाठी ‘इंडो-पॅसिफिक’ महत्त्वाचे
Sep 10, 2019

आशियासाठी ‘इंडो-पॅसिफिक’ महत्त्वाचे

आशियातील दहा देशांना एकत्र जोडणारा 'इंडो-पॅसिफिक' प्रदेश भौगोलिक व व्यूहरचनेच्या दृष्टीने अत्यंत महत्त्वाचा आहे.

इंडो-पॅसिफिक आणि चीनचे आव्हान
Dec 15, 2021

इंडो-पॅसिफिक आणि चीनचे आव्हान

इंडो-पॅसिफिक क्षेत्रातील चीनची मक्तेदारी मोडून काढायची असेल तर भारताला या भागातील गुंतवणूक आणि सहकारी वाढविण्याची गरज आहे.