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Beyond noting an overwhelming anti-China sentiment, the ORF Foreign Policy Survey’s findings also reflect the successes of India’s multidimensiona
While the rust belt voted Trump, it wasn’t because of its economic plight. The reasons were born of political tribalism.
By 2040, the proportion of the population below 34.5 years will fall to 50 per cent from 65 per cent today.
A lot of thinking should be done about how to reinvigorate agriculture because rural demand is important for reviving manufacturing sector. Agriculture is important also because 52 per cent of the population is still occupied in agriculture and it has a share of 17 per cent in the GDP.
For China, the Veer Guardian 2023 exercise comes as an ominous portent for the future
Xi’s aspirations of Chinese hegemony are accelerating as his control over Central Asia expands
Post-coup, Myanmar has lost most of its foreign investments, however Beijing has taken this opportunity to ratchet up its investments instead
As the debate on restarting two nuclear reactors in Oi is hotting up in Japan, the Noda government needs to both give the newly announced nuclear regulatory body time to create the promised new regulations while also ensuring the people and industry do not suffer due to power shortage.
Dhaka needs to urgently focus on effective methods for revenue enhancement and expenditure rationalisation to deal with the budgetary problems
The two countries are moving closer in the security domain.
There are growing tensions in New Delhi’s engagement within this arrangement and its other alignments.
The bilateral relationship between Israel and UAE has moved ahead with surprising speed post the Abraham Accords
The global shift in coal consumption towards Asia, led by China and India, signifies a looming peak in coal demand by the early 2030s.
ON the economic front, there is much to cheer about with the GDP growing at 8.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2010-2011. There is now hope that the annual growth rate this fiscal year will be 9 per cent which means that India will be catching up with China soon
Everyday fears of violence against women have sharpened in the recent past. However they are increasingly being addressed by new prescriptive do and don't lists of precautionary measures for women. This is happening even while we consistently assert that the onus need not be on the women to keep themselves safe.
Can the private sector play a role in decarbonising India, especially by being a key stakeholder in the hydropower sector?
Growth is too weak in Europe today to support the necessary fiscal consolidation of the Member States. And without growth, there will be no budgetary and fiscal consolidation, says Pierre Sellal underlining the need for a growth pact.
While the common man or woman has to save for hard times and cut corners on everything, the same is not happening to the budgets of the Central and state governments.
By some accounts, the economy is doing spectacularly well. At the same time, infrastructure has been deteriorating.
The 2625 kg GSAT-7, developed at a cost of INR 185 crores, will be India's first dedicated satellite for maritime communications, providing UHF, S-band, C-band, and Ku band relay capacity over the Indian landmass and surrounding seas.
The entry of commercial enterprises or other state-owned enterprises can help augment the capacities of Indian space launch vehicle technology
From a strategic perspective, the successful launch of the GSLV means India is self-reliant in the area of satellite launching, including heavier satellites. This also means that India will not have to depend on foreign agencies to carry their heavier payloads.
India should follow a path that does not make it overtly reliant on schemes from a developed country. It must instead use such benefits to improve the
India’s biggest fiscal and federal reform since independence will begin its maiden race at the stroke of midnight on 1 July with implementation of t
GSTN infrastructure has the ability to track every invoice and track indirect taxes and their possible evasion. Direct taxes databases, linked with Aa
Discussions between the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) also saw a general agreement that the Taliban victory in Afghanistan will lead to a civil war with disastrous consequences for Pakistan
The ongoing narrative of AI in the military involves finding a balance between fostering innovation and seeking military dominance
If it is any yardstick for a vibrant democracy, India today has six former Prime Ministers around. Only two of them, namely, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and P V Narasimha Rao completed a full term, and thus became mascots of political stability in their time. Yet, subsequent elections proved that stability was not the only concern of the Indian voter. To him, political stability is a vehicle for his deliverance and in ways he understands.
Free elections are the backbone of a democracy. But to preserve democracy during a crisis such as this, we may need to cancel, postpone or rethink the
The rapid urbanisation of peri-urban areas across India requires targeted and planned intervention to allow cities to grow in a sustainable manner
Gujarat has the required natural resources, human potential and entrepreneurial spirit to become the engine of India¿s economic growth and achieve a growth rate of 20%.
The impact of high economic growth on health and nutrition outcomes in Gujarat has been mixed.
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 7, 2008: Mr. Inder Kumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India, on Thursday released a book on "Small States Security Dilemma: A Maldivian Perception" at Observer Research Foundation.
While India's economic presence in the Gulf region has transformed from merely an exchanges between merchants and human capital, as a geopolitical player, India's role has remained subdued.
Gulf’s involvement in Horn of Africa can be seen as both a boon and a curse.
