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The challenges facing India-Nepal ties
Jul 09, 2020

The challenges facing India-Nepal ties

India and Nepal must return to the core strength of their unique social, cultural, strategic, political, and economic ties

Presidents Trump and Obama in the making of America’s terrible but perfect storm
Jul 08, 2020

Presidents Trump and Obama in the making of America’s terrible but perfect storm

Today’s uprisings against institutional racism, police brutality and Covid-19 mismanagement tell the tale of a divisive and incompetent president an

Unquiet borders on the Himalayas
Jul 08, 2020

Unquiet borders on the Himalayas

Peace and war are not the only options in any bilateral relationship. Numerous issues, more or less serious, emerge between two countries which demand

From fringe to mainstream: The extreme rightwing in Europe
Jul 01, 2020

From fringe to mainstream: The extreme rightwing in Europe

This ideological confusion between violence and politics has become even more opaque with the growth of ideologically overlapping subcultures online.

Battlestation Delhi: Responding to the COVID-19 peak
Jun 29, 2020

Battlestation Delhi: Responding to the COVID-19 peak

The Central government, Delhi government and MCD have come together to ramp-up the healthcare delivery capacity for COVID-19 infection control.

Bracing up for ‘herd immunity’ against COVID19
Jun 19, 2020

Bracing up for ‘herd immunity’ against COVID19

India’s balancing act for safeguarding lives and livelihoods with generous lockdown relaxations is set to see a spike in cases and death toll before

COVID-19 in the Caribbean: Exploring the issues
Jun 13, 2020

COVID-19 in the Caribbean: Exploring the issues

Caribbean countries are already facing the existential threat of anthropogenic climate change — the timing of the pandemic could not attack the regi

D10 or Bust? Finding purpose in the 5G club of democracies
Jun 10, 2020

D10 or Bust? Finding purpose in the 5G club of democracies

Is being ‘anti-China’ a compelling enough driver to bring the ten disparate democracies together?

Aarogya Setu App and its many conflicts
Jun 06, 2020

Aarogya Setu App and its many conflicts

As India still does not have a Personal Data Protection law in place, it would be unwise to expand the scope of Aarogya Setu far beyond its original p

Can India and Australia anchor a ‘Coalition of Middle Powers’ in the Indo-Pacific?
Jun 03, 2020

Can India and Australia anchor a ‘Coalition of Middle Powers’ in the Indo-Pacific?

Australia seems to be looking to establish a multipolar Indo-Pacific order and ensuring that no single power dominates it.

The monsoon scare amidst COVID-19 in Rohingya camps
May 29, 2020

The monsoon scare amidst COVID-19 in Rohingya camps

Amphan has shattered shelters, blocked drains, damaged water points, latrines and bridges.

India and France: A joint step forward
May 27, 2020

India and France: A joint step forward

The signing of a Strategic Partnership in 1998 between France and India under President Jacques Chirac was the first step in a partnership that has gr

What is the Democratic Party’s vision for India?
May 21, 2020

What is the Democratic Party’s vision for India?

Democrats in the US Congress are increasingly willing to call India out on human rights issues.

कोविड19: जी20 के नेताओं ने नौकरशाहों और चीन से अपना अधिकार छीना
May 19, 2020

कोविड19: जी20 के नेताओं ने नौकरशाहों और चीन से अपना अधिकार छीना

जिस तेज़ी और साफ़-सुथरे तरीक़े से ये बदलाव शुरू हुए हैं उस

China’s growing counter-space capabilities
May 16, 2020

China’s growing counter-space capabilities

The risks posed by China’s military space programme is primarily to other more capable powers such as the US using space as a force multiplier.

Why India should align with the US
May 16, 2020

Why India should align with the US

Non-alignment or being a swing state makes sense if the gains to be derived from either side are equal.

COVID-19: International and domestic challenges await Sri Lanka
May 15, 2020

COVID-19: International and domestic challenges await Sri Lanka

With Geopolitical Cold War 2.0 and domestic economic strain, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has the two daunting challenges ahead of him. He would have

Will Aarogya Setu provide solution to India’s COVID-19 worries?
May 12, 2020

Will Aarogya Setu provide solution to India’s COVID-19 worries?

The success of the application is reliant on two factors — its own technical implementation, along with the uptake among the population at large.

कोविड-19: पूर्वोत्तर भारत में स्वास्थ्य सुविधाओं का हाल
May 08, 2020

कोविड-19: पूर्वोत्तर भारत में स्वास्थ्य सुविधाओं का हाल

हेल्थकेयर सेक्टर में तकनीक का ज़्यादा-से-ज़्यादा इस्तेम�

Urbanisation of pandemics
May 01, 2020

Urbanisation of pandemics

The urban nature of the pandemic becomes clearer when we consider the megacities and the large Indian cities.

COVID-19: Mapping developments in the Indo-Pacific
Apr 30, 2020

COVID-19: Mapping developments in the Indo-Pacific

Even as the world continues to be engaged in fighting the pandemic, developments in the Indo-Pacific have taken on diverse forms.

Too early to tell if BCG vaccine is our saviour in fight against COVID-19
Apr 21, 2020

Too early to tell if BCG vaccine is our saviour in fight against COVID-19

Until we know for sure if BCG — or any other drug or vaccine — is the antidote against COVID-19, testing, contact tracing and social distancing ar

Can the global economy survive COVID19 shocks?
Apr 19, 2020

Can the global economy survive COVID19 shocks?

The COVID19 pandemic has impacted the rich and developed countries. It has reiterated the importance of effective and adequate primary healthcare faci

Health Policy belongs to the national security domain and different stakeholders must engage
Apr 18, 2020

Health Policy belongs to the national security domain and different stakeholders must engage

Samir Saran, President, ORF was interviewed by Oxford Political Review in the backdrop of the Indian government’s decision to enforce a complete loc

Timing is everything: COVID-19 caseload pattern and mitigation strategies in 4 US hot spots
Apr 14, 2020

Timing is everything: COVID-19 caseload pattern and mitigation strategies in 4 US hot spots

Even as states on the US East Coast and West Coast are banding together to figure out a reopening plan, new cases continue to overwhelm the US hospita

How US sanctions are fatal to Iran’s COVID19 fight
Apr 09, 2020

How US sanctions are fatal to Iran’s COVID19 fight

More than the inaction of the Iranian government, questions have been raised regarding the role of US sanctions in crippling Iran’s economy, infrast

The Covid19 virus could impact the US alliance system
Apr 07, 2020

The Covid19 virus could impact the US alliance system

The big question, deepened by the Covid19 response, is whether NATO has the capacity and will to defend each and every one of its members.

COVID19 will test the limits of the privacy debate
Apr 02, 2020

COVID19 will test the limits of the privacy debate

What happens to the extensive surveillance apparatus once the crisis passes? What will be the steps to dismantle it?

COVID19 will test the limits of the privacy debate
Apr 02, 2020

COVID19 will test the limits of the privacy debate

What happens to the extensive surveillance apparatus once the crisis passes? What will be the steps to dismantle it?

China won’t be able to control the pandemic narrative
Apr 01, 2020

China won’t be able to control the pandemic narrative

While there certainly can be questions about how other countries have handled this pandemic, China’s culpability and its mendacity is now beyond que