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On 1 January 2020, the Ministry of External Affairs announced the establishment under its wing of the New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies (NEST) division. This marked a welcome addition to the government’s organisational capacities in an era increasingly being characterised by the interplay of technology, trade, security and geopolitics. This brief outlines the global and domestic context that will surround the operations of the NEST divis

In November 2022, Qatar will become the first state in West Asia and the Arab world to host the coveted FIFA football World Cup. Doha’s winning the hosting rights has brought the country—home to only 2.9 million people, more than eight out of every ten of whom are foreign workers—out of the shadow of its large, and more powerful regional neighbours such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This brief views thi

India will have to carefully navigate the emerging regional geopolitics in BIMSTEC

Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, India–UK ties remain unfettered to harness new strategic convergences in sync with contemporary realities

This paper looks at debates from the days of the British Raj until now that have shaped India's strategic thought on Afghanistan. It highlights the impact of India's territorial construct on its strategic imagination and argues that India's Afghan policy is determined by its political geography. Afghanistan has proved to be a security lynchpin in South and A Central Asia over the last two decades. Home to a variety of militant networks with regi

Geopolitics of South China Sea appears to be ever-changing with approach of the Philippines towards China assuming a shift under current President Duterte

At the Galle Dialogue 2016, Sri Lanka sought not only to stress its critical geographical location at the crossroads of important Indian Ocean sea lines of communication, but also to display a catalytic ability to spur regional collaboration in securing the vulnerable commons.

A tech Cold War is beginning to reshape global geopolitics.

Innovative approaches will require regulatory processes to include all stakeholders.

Asia’s growing space race is indicative of the larger geopolitical competition in the region. China’s rise and the strategic uncertainties it has created are particularly worrying to India and Japan, leading to surprisingly fast-growing India-Japan strategic cooperation.

Geopolitics has split the world again and bloc-wise trade arrangements will have winners and losers

China is often viewed through the lenses of commerce, geopolitics, and political economy. At the fringes of these lies Chinese agriculture—and its domestic and global impact. This brief analyses the evolution of Chinese agriculture, from the revolutionary Maoist period to the present. It describes the Chinese government’s strategy to ensure food self-sufficiency for an increasingly voracious consumer base. In particular, it examines the produ

India and Taiwan have historically maintained ‘unofficial’ ties. There have been notable shifts in recent years, as seen in the creation of representative offices in both that serve de facto as embassies. Today the two are aiming to foster more robust economic ties. The COVID-19 pandemic, China’s assertive behaviour, and the growing significance of Taiwan in regional geopolitics, have prompted India to pay greater attention to the island na

Six geopolitical lines will define the contours of the emerging global order

Global geopolitics is in a state of intense flux. China’s rise has led to greater competition in the international system, with the United States and the post-War global order coming under increasing challenge. China’s high economic growth rate in the past several decades has meant bigger military budgets. In turn, its military rise threatens security in the Indo-Pacific region where China seeks to dominate, from the Himalayas to South China

India need not bite the bait, it can use the space created for pushing its own agenda with China which includes resolving our border dispute, getting the Pakistani monkey off our backs and getting better terms of trade from the Chinese. China is unlikely to yield anything easily, but if the emerging Indo-Pacific geopolitics provides an opportunity, New Delhi would be foolish to look the other way.

US President Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy for America’s longest war has potential to drastically alter existing regional relations. The policy, announced after an exhaustive eight-month-long review process, attempts to give a new direction for future US involvement in Afghanistan. Becoming president at a time when old alignments are undergoing transition, Trump’s task has not been easy. Given the constraints, however, Trump’s A

The Syrian crisis has become a test case for Turkey's foreign and domestic policy. Determined to find a balance between its global expectations and regional objectives, Turkey aimed towards the downfall of the Assad regime, relying on its strength in the Arab streets and support to rebels to ensure a rapid outcome. This tolerance for the radical opposition in Syria, along with the failure in finding a resolution to the Kurdish issue, has contribu

India needs to improve its border infrastructure in the background of the changing geopolitics of Asia that will increasingly be shaped by Sino-Indian relations, pointed out a panel discussion on "India's Border Infrastructure" at ORF.

Questions about the utility of globalisation are not new. Could the COVID-19 outbreak be the final nail on the coffin for an idea that drove the world economy in the past three decades?  In theory, countries would produce what they specialised in, leaving it to the market to ensure everyone got a better price for it. As 2020 began, the pandemic spread from one province of China and soon disrupted production across the world. Countries banned the

Given Japanese apprehensions, it is not certain whether India and Japan will sign the nuclear deal during Modi’s forthcoming visit to Tokyo.

The United States is willing to listen and learn, India is willing to talk about its domestic evolution. The relationship has matured

From geopolitics to space cooperation, Paris has always been supportive of New Delhi’s decisions

The opening of Iran will alter the geopolitics of south-western Asia. Even so, India needs to tread with care. But this should not in any way constrain our initiatives with Iran. We need to move beyond the phase of dithering that has characterised our ties with Tehran for the last decade.

Driven by geopolitics and economics, both Gulf states are courting a close relationship with Modi’s India.

अफगाणिस्तान आणि पाकिस्तानच्या आसऱ्याने होणाऱ्या दहशतवादी कारवाया रोखण्यासाठी भारताला मोठ्या देशांसोबत नवी रणनीती आखावी लागेल.

अलीकडील भू-राजकीय घटनांमुळे तांबड्या समुद्राच्या आसपासच्या प्रदेशाची सामरिक सुसंगतता वाढल्याने तेथे मोठी चढाओढ दिसून येत आहे.

डेटा, जोखीम आणि नॅरेटीव्ह यांचे पुढील भविष्य अनिश्चित आणि व्यत्ययाचे आहे व हेच भारताच्या जी २० अध्यक्षपदासमोरील मोठे आव्हान ठरणार आहे.

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

आज़ादी के बाद से ही भू-राजनीति की वजह से बुरी तरह बंटी हुई दुनिया में तमाम देशों के साथ साझेदारी करना भारतीय कूटनीति की एक ख़ूबी रही है. भारत और रूस के संबंधों का फ़ायदा न केव�

अमेरिका, चीन आणि रशिया यांच्यातील भू-राजकीय शत्रुत्वामुळे सामुद्रधुनीचे महत्त्वाचा सागरी शिपिंग मार्ग म्हणून सामरिक महत्त्व वाढले आहे.

जगाच्या सारीपाटावर इंडो पॅसिफिक खेळाला आता सुरुवात झाली आहे. तो हळूहळू उलगडत जाणारा खेळ असेल, यात शंका नाही.

ऑस्ट्रेलियाच्या ‘संरक्षणविषयक धोरणात्मक आढावा २०२३’ अहवालात मूलभूत बदल करण्याचे आवाहन करण्यात आले आहे. हे बदल ऑस्ट्रेलियासाठी आवश्यक आहेतच, शिवाय भारत-प्रशांत क्षेत्�

जागतिक ऊर्जा संक्रमणाचा मार्ग चीनबरोबर आफ्रिकेच्या लिथियम शोध वाटाघाटींच्या परिणामकारकतेद्वारे निश्चित केला जाऊ शकतो.

चीनच्या वाढत्या प्रभावाचा मुकाबला करण्यासाठी अमेरिका आणि भारत यापुढे हातमिळवणी करण्याबाबत फारसे वेगळे दिसत नाहीत.

जी राष्ट्रे स्थिरता आणि शांततेत गुंतवणूक करू पाहत आहेत, तीच जागतिकीकरणाचे भविष्य आणि नवी जागतिक व्यवस्था निश्चित करू शकतील.

जागतिक पातळीवर समोरासमोर उभे ठाकलेले दोन ध्रुव म्हणजे अमेरिका व चीन हे स्वत:च त्यांच्या चुकीच्या वर्तणुकीचे समर्थन करताना दिसत आहेत.

आजच्या आंतरराष्ट्रीय तणावांचे स्वरूप डिजिटल तंत्रज्ञानामुळे बदलते आहे. त्यामुळे एका नव्याच व्यवस्थेचा उदय आजच्या भूराजकीय क्षितिजावर दिसतो आहे.

चीन को लेकर डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प के दिमाग में क्या खिचड़ी पक रही है, इसका अनुमान लगाना आसान नहीं है. एक तरफ वे शी जिनपिंग की सराहना कर रहे हैं, दूसरी तरफ चीन को दुश्मन बताकर उस पर टै�

अफगाणिस्तानातून अमेरिकेलाही माघारी वळावे लागल्याने दक्षिण आशियातील प्रादेशिक समतोल ढासळला असून, भारतासमोर कठीण पर्याय उरले आहेत.

तेल उत्पादक देश आणि तेलाचा वापर करणाऱ्या देशांमधल्या भू-राजकीय संबंधांमध्ये झालेल्या बदलांचा पेट्रोडॉलर रिसायकलिंगवर लक्षणीय परिणाम होण्याची शक्यता आहे.

२०२१ मध्ये घेतलेल्या ‘जागतिक विकास पुढाकारा’द्वारे, चीन विकास सहकार्याकडे आपला दृष्टिकोन पुनर्संचयित करण्याचा आणि पुन: परिभाषित करण्याचा विचार करत आहे.

अनेकांकडून चीन आणि भारत यांच्यात खोटी तुलना केली जाते. स्वतंत्र विचारधारा असलेल्या या दोन देशांची तुलना होऊच शकत नाही.