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From sea to space: India and France deepen security cooperation
Mar 15, 2018

From sea to space: India and France deepen security cooperation

Underlying all practical steps between India and France is a shared strategic vision, particularly driven by the strategic uncertainties around China’s rise and its growing assertiveness.

From strategy to cringe, and everything in between Israel and India
Jul 10, 2017

From strategy to cringe, and everything in between Israel and India

The design to host Modi had a bit of everything that was required off Jerusalem to make sure there is no scope of a 'step back' on the Indo–Israeli front, curating a programme that was as much Bollywood as diplomacy.

From the blast in Lahore to Sri Lanka's conundrum
Jan 13, 2008

From the blast in Lahore to Sri Lanka's conundrum

Starting this week, ORF brings you the main events that have taken place in the week gone by in India's neighbourhood, from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka

From Trump to Biden, Continuity and Change in the US’s China Policy
Aug 16, 2023

From Trump to Biden, Continuity and Change in the US’s China Policy

A year and a half since United States (US) President Joe Biden took the helm, both sides of the country’s political divide continue to debate whether the incumbent’s China policy is distinct from that of the Trump administration. The Republicans claim that Biden’s China policy has not veered away from Trump’s; the Democrats, meanwhile, argue that it is different. This brief weighs in on the debate, and finds that despite the Biden

From Trust To Tariffs
Aug 28, 2025

From Trust To Tariffs

If both sides harden positions on tariffs, Sergio Gor’s assignment in Delhi as US ambassador could.

From ‘Look East’ to ‘Act East’: Mapping India’s Southeast Asian Engagement
May 05, 2025

From ‘Look East’ to ‘Act East’: Mapping India’s Southeast Asian Engagement

India’s engagement with Southeast Asia entered a new phase following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third consecutive electoral victory in June 2024. With the ‘Act East’ policy too, marking its 10th anniversary in 2024, New Delhi has intensified its regional outreach through an unprecedented series of high-level diplomatic exchanges, security partnerships, and strategic dialogues. This brief examines how this surge in engagement is both a

From ‘Pivot to Asia’ to Trump’s ARIA: What drives the US’ Current Asia policy?
Feb 19, 2020

From ‘Pivot to Asia’ to Trump’s ARIA: What drives the US’ Current Asia policy?

After President Donald Trump’s 2017 visit to Asia, the Indo-Pacific region assumed greater significance in the United States’ foreign policy calculus, as articulated in the ‘Indo-Pacific Strategy Report’ released by the US Department of Defence. On 31 December 2018, Trump passed the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA), which authorises US$1.5 billion in spending for a range of US programmes in East Asia and Southeast Asia to “develop

Fulfilling the SDG on Zero Hunger: A Progress Report on BIMSTEC Nations
Nov 02, 2020

Fulfilling the SDG on Zero Hunger: A Progress Report on BIMSTEC Nations

The countries of BIMSTEC, or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, are working to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into action plans to ensure access to adequate and nutritious food. They are transforming their food systems based on their priorities and capacities to fulfill, in particular, the 2030 SDG Goal 2 that aims to “end hunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable

Funding Elections: Some Lessons from International Best Practices
Dec 01, 2011

Funding Elections: Some Lessons from International Best Practices

To ensure that the role of "big money" in influencing elections and policies is banished from the Indian polity, state funding, small donations, public subsidies, membership fees along with strict disclosure and reporting requirements must be encouraged and assiduously pursued.

Furthering Indo Pak Ties and the Importance of Track Two Dialogue
Jun 07, 2011

Furthering Indo Pak Ties and the Importance of Track Two Dialogue

There is an increasing realisation amongst the media community in Pakistan that their State had been actively involved in training India-centric terrorist groups within Pakistani borders, said a delegation of Urdu journalists from Pakistan who visited ORF.

Futile to expect India to sign NPT, says former Japanese diplomat
Feb 16, 2010

Futile to expect India to sign NPT, says former Japanese diplomat

Amb. Hiroshi Hirabayashi, former Japan's Ambassador to India and currently President, The Japan-India Association, was in ORF for an interactive session

Future of Natural Gas in India: Paving the Way to Benefit from Upside Risks of LNG Supply
Aug 23, 2023

Future of Natural Gas in India: Paving the Way to Benefit from Upside Risks of LNG Supply

This Issue Brief seeks to provide inputs for further discussion to gain from potential windfall opportunities that might arise for India's natural gas industry as well as lay the requisite foundation for a future plan.

Future of Nuclear Weapons
Dec 29, 2007

Future of Nuclear Weapons

Mr L V Krishnan, a Nuclear Scientist who had worked with the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, gave a presentation on the 'Future of Nuclear Weapons', at an Interaction in the ORF Chennai Chapter of the Observer Research Foundation on 29 December 2007.

Future of terrorism and terrorism of the future
Sep 14, 2016

Future of terrorism and terrorism of the future

The means to spread terror may have changed but the modes to deal with it have to evolve for terrorism of the future.

Future Terrorism
Mar 24, 2005

Future Terrorism

International jihadi terrorism of the Al Qaeda model will continue to pose the most serious challenge to the intelligence and counter-terrorism agencies and the police forces of the world in the short and medium terms, that is, for another five to 10 years. It shows no signs of any dilution of motivation and determination.

G2 राजकारण, तणावग्रस्त व्यापार आणि भारतासाठी उदयास येणारी संधी
Nov 12, 2025

G2 राजकारण, तणावग्रस्त व्यापार आणि भारतासाठी उदयास येणारी संधी

महासत्तांच्या अस्थिरतेच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर, अमेरिका आपले लक्ष पाश्चिमात्य गोलार्धाकडे वळवत असताना, भारताला इंडो-पॅसिफिकमधील स्वतःच्या बांधिलकींना अधिक बळकटी देण्याच�

G20 : भारत जागतिक कर्ज निवारणासाठी प्रयत्नशील
Dec 08, 2022

G20 : भारत जागतिक कर्ज निवारणासाठी प्रयत्नशील

जगभरात जागतिक कर्ज वाढत असताना, G20 अध्यक्षपदाची सूत्रे हाती घेतल्यानंतर भारत जागतिक कर्ज संकटाच्या निराकरणात महत्वाची भूमिका बजावू शकतो.

G20 and India
Aug 13, 2013

G20 and India

For India, which is also experiencing declining growth rates in the last couple of years, the priority at the forthcoming G-20 summit at St Petersberg would be issues including the spillover of the global slowdown on emerging economies as well as quota reforms of the International Monetary Fund.

G20 countries must come together to fight famine and save millions of lives
Jul 01, 2017

G20 countries must come together to fight famine and save millions of lives

As the German G20 presidency aims to put in place a stable environment for investment in Africa, the spectre of famine is haunting millions of people in Africa and the Arab peninsula.

G20 Ministerial: Should focus on global and Asian economy
Nov 09, 2015

G20 Ministerial: Should focus on global and Asian economy

The agenda hosts Turkey has set for the G20 summit is undoubtedly overloaded. But, to achieve good results, it would make sense for global leaders to focus on the most pressing regional issues affecting the global economy in general and Asia in particular, before the next summit in China in 2016.

G20 Presidency: जी20 की अध्यक्षता और भविष्य की राह में भारत की बढ़ती धाक!
Jul 26, 2023

G20 Presidency: जी20 की अध्यक्षता और भविष्य की राह में भारत की बढ़ती धाक!

जी20 के असरदार प्रबंधन से “संशोधित बहुपक्षीयवाद” से जुड़ी भारत की मुहिम को ज़्यादा विश्वसनीयता हासिल हो सकेगी. भारत आज वैश्विक ज़िम्मेदारियों में अपना योगदान देने को तत्प

G20 Presidency: भारत के पास ग्लोबल एजेंडा तय करने का मौका
Jul 26, 2023

G20 Presidency: भारत के पास ग्लोबल एजेंडा तय करने का मौका

वैसे G20 में ग्लोबल अजेंडा को नया स्वरूप देने की भारत की कोशिश की कामयाबी इस बात पर भी निर्भर करेगी कि अन्य देश इसे कितनी गंभीरता से लेते हैं. 

G20 should have demonstrated power of numbers and guided future of climate governance
Jul 10, 2017

G20 should have demonstrated power of numbers and guided future of climate governance

The alignment of G20 policies with the Sustainable Development Goals, and emphasis on energy security, is high on India’s climate agenda.

G20 summit to amplify the voice of the Global South in an era of polycrisis
Aug 16, 2023

G20 summit to amplify the voice of the Global South in an era of polycrisis

As part of the G20 Presidency, India will drive positive change for the world

G20 Turkey Summit: Towards resilience, recovery and sustainability
Nov 10, 2015

G20 Turkey Summit: Towards resilience, recovery and sustainability

The G20 Summit at Antalya in Turkey is expected to focus extensively on infrastructure investment on one hand and climate and energy policy on the other. The latter seems quite natural, ahead of the Conference of Parties in Paris in December.

G20 अध्यक्षपद आणि भारताचे आंतरराष्ट्रीय सहमतीचे प्रयत्न
Aug 18, 2023

G20 अध्यक्षपद आणि भारताचे आंतरराष्ट्रीय सहमतीचे प्रयत्न

पंतप्रधान नरेंद्र मोदी यांच्यासमोरील कार्य स्पष्ट आहे: विकास परत आणण्यासाठी जगाला सुरक्षित करा. यासाठी ते G20 च्या आत आणि बाहेर आंतरराष्ट्रीय सहमती निर्माण करत आहेत.

G20 अध्यक्षपदाच्या काळात, भारताने धोरणकर्त्यांशी संवाद साधायला हवा
Sep 26, 2023

G20 अध्यक्षपदाच्या काळात, भारताने धोरणकर्त्यांशी संवाद साधायला हवा

आपल्या G20 अध्यक्षपदाच्या काळात, भारताने सरकार आणि धोरणकर्त्यांशी संवाद साधला पाहिजे आणि या क्षेत्राला चालना देण्यासाठी या क्षेत्राला भेडसावणाऱ्या नियामक अडचणी दूर केल�

G20 आणि क्रिप्टोकरन्सी नियमनात भारताची भूमिका
Aug 22, 2023

G20 आणि क्रिप्टोकरन्सी नियमनात भारताची भूमिका

कोणतीही जागतिक सहमती किंवा फ्रेमवर्क नसताना, क्रिप्टोकरन्सी रेग्युलेशन हे एक क्षेत्र आहे जिथे भारत G20 अध्यक्षपदाचा फायदा घेऊन मार्ग दाखवू शकतो.

G20 एक मजबूत अजेंडा सेट करण्यात भारताची भूमिका
Aug 26, 2023

G20 एक मजबूत अजेंडा सेट करण्यात भारताची भूमिका

सहयोगी प्रयत्नांद्वारे अजेंडा, कृती-केंद्रित योजना आणि निर्णय विकसित करून, भारत एका अनोख्या पद्धतीने G20 अजेंडाचे नेतृत्व करू शकतो.

G20 की बढ़ी महत्ता, भारत भी तैयार है अपनी भूमिका निभाने में
Jul 26, 2023

G20 की बढ़ी महत्ता, भारत भी तैयार है अपनी भूमिका निभाने में

जी-20 के मंच पर नेताओं के बीच व्यापार तकनीक और आपूर्ति श्रृंखला को बेहतर बनाने पर चर्चा हुई जिसकी आवश्यकता भी थी. अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर बिगड़े समीकरणों से व्यापार का ताना बा�

G20 के नेतृत्व में जलवायु परिवर्तन रिलोकेशन इंश्योरेंस सिस्टम की वक़ालत!
Apr 05, 2023

G20 के नेतृत्व में जलवायु परिवर्तन रिलोकेशन इंश्योरेंस सिस्टम की वक़ालत!

आने वाले वर्षों में जलवायु परिवर्तन के चलते होने वाली विनाशकारी घटनाओं से व्यापक रूप से बड़े पैमाने पर जनसंख्या का विस्थापन होगा. इस समस्या का विस्तार देशों की सरहदों के आ�