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The UN member states need to go beyond their narrow national outlook and allow globally agreed principles and values to go hand in hand with their nat
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to be complimented for her candour. Her press conference in Moscow with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov unavoidably focussed on Iran's nuclear plans and Mr. Lavrov said Iran had the right under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) to the nuclear fuel cycle. Dr. Rice said, "this is not a question of rights but whether or not the fuel cycle can be trusted in Iran."
Built-in biases are reflected in the findings of the World Happiness Report, which is heavily tilted in favour of the Global North
India and the United States are natural allies because of structural and systemic convergences that the two countries experience in contemporary globa
Is 'moral panic' undoing India's unity in diversity? What does it mean for the future?
Until the early 1990s, India’s urban local bodies (ULBs) were under the complete control of the states, having little functional, financial and administrative autonomy. The 74th Amendment Act of 1992 sought to make ULBs self-governing institutions. Many salutary provisions were made in the Act and there have been certain positive outcomes since it came into effect in April 1993. However, many key issues have remained unresolved and at present,
The inability of the UNSC to take concrete measures against Russia raises questions on the relevance of the United Nations
The Centre must proceed with caution as ill–timed and hasty measures can damage the efforts of integration.
How have multiple domestic and foreign policy factors influenced the United Arab Emirates’ recent stance against Russia in the UNGA meeting?
The Global South must unite to transform the UN into a multilateral institution that truly recognises the sovereign equality of all member states
India’s desire to play a more significant role in global governance should not cause anxiety in the United States. While India won’t promote every U.S. priority, it won’t jeopardize U.S. core interests.
Afghanistan has eroded US power and credibility. A transactional America will now encounter transactional friends
In this age of contestation, the Panel's report falls short in contributing to coherence and stability.
In 2011, the government set up a task force to examine the processes and procedures related to national security in India and come up with recommendations to fix the problems and plug any gaps that emerged. The panel, chaired by former Cabinet Secretary Naresh Chandra, submitted its report to the Prime Minister. Now the bureaucratic grapevine suggests that the report may soon meet the fate of other similar endeavours: getting shelved.
Speaking recently in New Delhi, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the Government was committed to modernise the armed forces, but "that there is a need to exercise financial prudence and optimise all available resources".
Trump’s rise symbolises the US’s polarised polity, but he is only the manifestation of the disease, not its cause.
States are not ready to commit to a global regulatory regime for AI. At best, they may be willing to enter into bilateral or minilateral regimes to re
On World Malaria Day, we analyse the risks malaria endemic countries face with the twin challenge of both COVID-19 and malaria
The nexus between technology and terror requires urgent attention if any tangibles are to be drawn from the territorial victories over the Islamic Sta
Post-India's surgical strikes in aftermath of Uri attack more questions than answers for Pakistan's ruling establishment?
There were serious lapses in following Standard Operating Procedures over the Uri fiasco.
A great power scramble for the Red Sea region is witnessed as recent geopolitical events have boosted the strategic relevance of the region.
Far from being a failure, the Alaska meeting seems to have begun the process of resetting US-China relations in a positive direction once again.
On the surface, the two-day summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama seems to be yet another step signalling that the world is headed towards a bipolar polity dominated by the US and China. But a deeper analysis will show that it is part of a more subtle effort by the US to protect its global dominance, which from the Indian point of view may not be such a bad thing.
Samir Saran, ORF President, spoke to Russian newspaper Izvestia on the sidelines of Valdai Club and ORF dialogue last week, on the importance of India
Opinion polls could be misleading and the pandemic’s impact difficult to assess; the cyclical shift in politics is unsure
India’s efforts to preserve the primacy of its partnership with Russia would be made much easier should Russia pay more heed to certain Indian conce
To be sure, America cannot abruptly sever all diplomatic and humanitarian engagement, owing to the grave socio-economic and security consequences it w
As the American presidential election draws closer, both candidates-Barack Obama and Mitt Romney-are well aware that domestic issues would be the major factors determining the poll results. Policies, related to immigration, taxation,...
The sanctions imposed on Russia is weighing down the global economy as supply chains are affected.
The US needs to double down on its engagement with Africa, especially in areas such as governance, climate adaptation, and trade
US-China Cyber Agreement: New Beginning or Tactical Pause given the sharp ideological divisions over the organisation and governance of cyberspace
This essay considers the implications of the new cyber-security agreement betweenChina and the United States in terms of the evolution of an international legal regime governingthe use of cyberspace. This agreement lays down the foundations for norm emergence in thearena, which could also carry implications for India by shaping the country's response andcarving its path towards becoming a crucial international stakeholder in the cyberspace regime
The real undercurrent of US concerns relates to how China's advancement in technologies that can enhance its rising military capabilities.
