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Modernising the past through the bully pulpit: PM Modi’s big bets for the present

International Affairs | Healthcare

Jun 23, 2023

Modernising the past through the bully pulpit: PM Modi’s big bets for the present

By using modern tools, PM Modi has been able to revitalise traditional practices to address contemporary challenges

Oommen C. Kurian | Shoba Suri

India in the Indo-Pacific: Bridging the financial divide

International Affairs | Economics and Finance

Jun 19, 2023

India in the Indo-Pacific: Bridging the financial divide

With its G20 Presidency halfway through, India must push for increased engagement in the Indo-Pacific region to address the SDG financing gap

Swati Prabhu

Leveraging India’s soft power for conflict resolution and peacebuilding

Neighbourhood | Social Inclusion

Jun 13, 2023

Leveraging India’s soft power for conflict resolution and peacebuilding

India, with its culture and wisdom of well-being, nonviolence, and harmonious co-existence, can play a crucial role in conflict resolution and peacebu

Mandar Apte

QUAD 3.0: A security-oriented reincarnation?

International Affairs

Jun 08, 2023

QUAD 3.0: A security-oriented reincarnation?

As the Indo-Pacific region becomes more contested, the QUAD will have to work together to expand its scope of diplomacy, influence, and security

Premesha Saha | Vivek Mishra

ভারত ও আফ্রিকা জলবায়ু কূটনীতি কাজে লাগাচ্ছে

Climate, Food and Environment | Development | Sustainable Development | Climate Change

Jun 07, 2023

ভারত ও আফ্রিকা জলবায়ু কূটনীতি কাজে লাগাচ্ছে

Oluwaseun J. Oguntuase

Afghanistan: Costs and concerns of the Taliban as a security provider

International Affairs | Terrorism | Internal Security

Jun 05, 2023

Afghanistan: Costs and concerns of the Taliban as a security provider

Before engaging with the Taliban on counterterrorism, the global community needs to realise that this move will have both political limitations and re

Kabir Taneja

The Quad needs to raise the game in the Indian Ocean

International Affairs | Maritime Security

Jun 01, 2023

The Quad needs to raise the game in the Indian Ocean

With India hosting the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit, it will be Delhi’s opportunity to draw the grouping’s focus towards the Indian Ocean

| Titli Basu

भारत-ऑस्ट्रेलिया संबंध: पैसिफिक द्वीपों में पर्यावरण और मानव सुरक्षा पर सहयोग की वक़ालत

International Affairs

May 31, 2023

भारत-ऑस्ट्रेलिया संबंध: पैसिफिक द्वीपों में पर्यावरण और मानव सुरक्षा पर सहयोग की वक़ालत

Ambika Vishwanath

The ASEAN, PIF, and IORA drive the agenda of the Quad Leaders’ Meeting in Hiroshima

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

May 25, 2023

The ASEAN, PIF, and IORA drive the agenda of the Quad Leaders’ Meeting in Hiroshima

China’s growing footprint in Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Indian Ocean has prompted closer cooperation between the Quad and organisations such as

Premesha Saha

A case for India-Australia climate and human security cooperation in the Pacific Islands

International Affairs | Climate Change

May 16, 2023

A case for India-Australia climate and human security cooperation in the Pacific Islands

While both India and Australia aim to consolidate their strategic presence in the region, the development of security in the Pacific through aid and d

| Ambika Vishwanath | Aditi Mukund

From Pokhran-II to 'Make in India': India’s economic dimensions and defence capabilities

International Affairs | Economics and Finance | Nuclear Security

May 12, 2023

From Pokhran-II to 'Make in India': India’s economic dimensions and defence capabilities

As India modernises its defence capabilities and becomes self-reliant in defence manufacturing, it will become a key player in the global defence indu

Soumya Bhowmick

Washington Declaration: Navigating Seoul towards Quad Plus

International Affairs

May 11, 2023

Washington Declaration: Navigating Seoul towards Quad Plus

The Washington Declaration serves as a respite as the North Korean nuclear threat and the tensions in the Indo-Pacific region continue to escalate

| Abhishek Kumar Singh

India’s defence outreach towards a fast-changing West Asia

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security

May 02, 2023

India’s defence outreach towards a fast-changing West Asia

To protect its strategic interests in the Gulf region, India is expanding its defence outreach

Kabir Taneja

What China needs to get right about the Philippines

International Affairs

Apr 29, 2023

What China needs to get right about the Philippines

Manila wants to have good ties with Beijing, but it will not allow itself to be subjugated to China’s narrowly defined objectives in the region

| Don McLain Gill

India putting China on its backfoot in Nepal

Neighbourhood

Apr 28, 2023

India putting China on its backfoot in Nepal

India’s economic diplomacy towards Nepal seems to be a win-win situation for both as cooperation in the hydropower and energy sector expand

Hari Bansh Jha

Development Cooperation as an Instrument of Diplomacy

Jan 01, 1970

Conditions apply: A case for not delinking politics from development cooperation

International Affairs

Apr 27, 2023

Conditions apply: A case for not delinking politics from development cooperation

The motivation behind deploying aid is often spurred by geopolitical and diplomatic considerations rather than purely developmental goals

Pratnashree Basu

Neighbourhood

Apr 22, 2023

आग्नेय आशियामध्ये चिनीची लस कूटनीति

चीनने आपली सॉफ्ट पॉवर प्रक्षेपित करण्याच्या प्रयत्नात, �

Is China gatecrashing the Transatlantic party?

International Affairs

Apr 16, 2023

Is China gatecrashing the Transatlantic party?

Does the flurry of European leaders rushing to China mark a recession in trans-Atlantic solidarity?

Vivek Mishra

तेज़ी से बदलते पश्चिम एशिया की ओर बढ़ते भारत के रक्षा क़दम!

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security

Apr 05, 2023

तेज़ी से बदलते पश्चिम एशिया की ओर बढ़ते भारत के रक्षा क़दम!

खाड़ी क्षेत्र में अपने रणनीतिक हितों की रक्षा के लिए भार�

Kabir Taneja

India’s Taliban dilemma: Diplomatic engagement and moral disquietness

Neighbourhood

Mar 24, 2023

India’s Taliban dilemma: Diplomatic engagement and moral disquietness

Taliban diplomats attending the course extended by the MEA should not be misconstrued as India’s overall approach towards the Taliban

Shivam Shekhawat

Analysing France’s new strategy for Africa

International Affairs

Mar 15, 2023

Analysing France’s new strategy for Africa

With its new strategy for partnership with African countries, France aims to break away from its past approach towards the continent

| Abhishek Mishra

भारत-अफ्रीका की पारस्परिक जलवायु कूटनीति

International Affairs

Mar 14, 2023

भारत-अफ्रीका की पारस्परिक जलवायु कूटनीति

जलवायु परिवर्तन के प्रति साझा असमान कमज़ोरी के अलावा, भा�

Oluwaseun J. Oguntuase

China brokers a diplomatic thaw between Saudi Arabia and Iran

International Affairs

Mar 13, 2023

China brokers a diplomatic thaw between Saudi Arabia and Iran

The revival of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran that was negotiated by China is a major diplomacy victory for the latter

Kabir Taneja

Shared Vulnerabilities, Common Desire to Survive: India and Africa Leverage Climate Diplomacy

Climate Change

Mar 03, 2023

Shared Vulnerabilities, Common Desire to Survive: India and Africa Leverage Climate Diplomacy

| Oluwaseun J. Oguntuase

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Mar 03, 2023

The New Australia-China dynamic

Australia’s reformed policy towards China is not a turn to China; it’s a return to normality

| Melissa Conley Tyler

भारत की HADR कूटनीति: तुर्की और सीरिया में भूकंप राहत

International Affairs

Feb 23, 2023

भारत की HADR कूटनीति: तुर्की और सीरिया में भूकंप राहत

भू-राजनीति के लिहाज़ से देखा जाए तो HADR की क्षमताएं और इसकी �

Kabir Taneja

Is Pakistan serious about talks with India?

Neighbourhood

Feb 22, 2023

Is Pakistan serious about talks with India?

Pakistan's persistent anti-India stance and unreliable dialogue offers from the civilian leadership in Islamabad have rendered the relationship insign

| Sarral Sharma

India’s HADR diplomacy: Earthquake relief in Türkiye and Syria

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy

Feb 17, 2023

India’s HADR diplomacy: Earthquake relief in Türkiye and Syria

Providing relief and aid to the extended neighbourhood of West Asia bodes well for the kind of diplomacy India is aiming to conduct in the future

Kabir Taneja

The Indus imbroglio: Hostile hydropolitics and lack of integrated basin governance

Neighbourhood | Water

Feb 08, 2023

The Indus imbroglio: Hostile hydropolitics and lack of integrated basin governance

The politicisation of the water issues of the Indus system has overshadowed the much-required integrated basin governance

Nilanjan Ghosh | Sayanangshu Modak

Budget 2023: Amrit Kaal for development diplomacy?

Indian Economy

Feb 03, 2023

Budget 2023: Amrit Kaal for development diplomacy?

With G20 ruling 2023, New Delhi is bound to utilise its development cooperation allocations for forging new alliances and establishing sustainable par

Swati Prabhu

International Affairs

Jan 10, 2023

रूस बनाम यूक्रेन: जीत कैसी दिखती है?

जैसे-जैसे युद्ध की कीमत बढ़ती जा रही है, यूक्रेन की ठिठुरत

Nataliya Butyrska

#China: 20वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस और चीन की कूटनीति के भविष्य का सफ़र

International Affairs | China Foreign Policy

Jan 05, 2023

#China: 20वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस और चीन की कूटनीति के भविष्य का सफ़र

जहां तक चीन की कूटनीति की आगे की योजना की बात है, तो पिछली ब

Antara Ghosal Singh

वर्ष 2023 का बजट: भू-आर्थिक कारकों पर ध्यान देने की बेहद ज़रूरत!

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance

Dec 28, 2022

वर्ष 2023 का बजट: भू-आर्थिक कारकों पर ध्यान देने की बेहद ज़रूरत!

वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमन के पांचवें बजट के सामने वैश

Gautam Chikermane

Sri Lanka: Implications of Saudi funding in China’s CPC project

International Affairs | China Foreign Policy | Development

Dec 27, 2022

Sri Lanka: Implications of Saudi funding in China’s CPC project

Although Saudi’s funds fit Sri Lanka’s investment needs, it could have unwittingly facilitated the Beijing-Riyadh strategic partnership.

| N. Sathiya Moorthy

The Chinese discourse on Xi’s Middle East visit

International Affairs | China Foreign Policy

Dec 23, 2022

The Chinese discourse on Xi’s Middle East visit

Though Xi’s recent trip to the Middle East might have added new momentum to Sino-GCC cooperation, they still need to iron out certain differences

Antara Ghosal Singh

Europe: यूरोप में युद्ध के बाद जर्मनी की रक्षा नीति

International Affairs

Dec 13, 2022

Europe: यूरोप में युद्ध के बाद जर्मनी की रक्षा नीति

जर्मनी की राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा रणनीति विदेश और सुरक्षा नीत�

Special Address on Future of Diplomacy by The Hon Tim Watts MP and Launch of The ORF Foreign Policy Survey 2022: India @75 and the World

Jan 01, 1970

Russia-Ukraine War: रूस-यूक्रेन युद्ध में ‘कूटनीति’ की कमी!

International Affairs

Nov 07, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War: रूस-यूक्रेन युद्ध में ‘कूटनीति’ की कमी!

क्या कूटनीति ही एकमात्र वास्तविक विकल्प है जो संघर्ष का �

Rakhahari Chatterji

Where is the clamour for getting Russia and Ukraine off the ramp?

International Affairs

Nov 05, 2022

Where is the clamour for getting Russia and Ukraine off the ramp?

The lack of platforms to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine does not bode well for the crisis; India could play a role, especially as it takes on

Ankita Dutta | Timo Harakka