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India: Challenges in conducting elections during Covid-19
Oct 14, 2020

India: Challenges in conducting elections during Covid-19

Elections in a demographically large democracy like India demands vibrant — at times chaotic — political interaction, and mass mobilisation on a l

India-ASEAN strategic cooperation: Impacting security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region
Oct 13, 2020

India-ASEAN strategic cooperation: Impacting security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region

The objectives of New Delhi’s Oceans Initiative get substantial traction by the provisions related to political, security and maritime cooperation i

BRI in the ‘Af-Pak’ region: Security challenges and China’s response
Oct 12, 2020

BRI in the ‘Af-Pak’ region: Security challenges and China’s response

Beijing's approach to Af-Pak can be attributed to its growing geostrategic interest in South Asia and the Indo-Pakistani rivalry.

Afghanistan: Intra-Afghan talks and the challenges ahead
Oct 07, 2020

Afghanistan: Intra-Afghan talks and the challenges ahead

The American endgame in Afghanistan is driven by the need to save face after suffering a military defeat at the hands of insurgents, with or without a

Governance through the digital disruption of democracy
Oct 05, 2020

Governance through the digital disruption of democracy

In order to save democracy from our own digital tools, we need to adopt a new model of governing digitally — public leaders must take a systemic app

Addressing challenges of rainwater harvesting in Delhi
Sep 21, 2020

Addressing challenges of rainwater harvesting in Delhi

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a useful method to address the problem of water shortage. However, the Delhi government is unable to tap its full potent

The Biden worldview and its implications for India
Sep 08, 2020

The Biden worldview and its implications for India

Although Biden has invoked Trump’s Indo-Pacific construct to promise continuity on US-India ties, the US Congress’ shift to a reformist — from i

बिजली की मांग और आपूर्ती में तालमेल बिठाने की चुनौतियां
Aug 17, 2020

बिजली की मांग और आपूर्ती में तालमेल बिठाने की चुनौतियां

व्यापक स्तर पर अगर इस तरह का संतुलन नहीं बनाया जाता तो ग्र

Boosting demand in the Indian economy: Role of formal and inclusive labour markets
Aug 06, 2020

Boosting demand in the Indian economy: Role of formal and inclusive labour markets

Reviving the economy will require addressing the two major challenges — of a rising informal labour force, and slackening demand.

Middle East energy challenges and India
Jul 23, 2020

Middle East energy challenges and India

India can be much bolder in its engagement with the Middle East, and particularly the Gulf.

Three propositions on transboundary water conflicts in light of the new emerging paradigms
Jul 14, 2020

Three propositions on transboundary water conflicts in light of the new emerging paradigms

Traditional thought processes of conflict resolution and governance are falling flat in the face of the newer water governance challenges.

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

Heralding a new health data regime in India
Jul 06, 2020

Heralding a new health data regime in India

While India is still in its nascent stages in the evolution of its health data ecosystem — it is important to diagnose some of the early challenges

France-Germany cooperation to mitigate EU challenges
Jul 02, 2020

France-Germany cooperation to mitigate EU challenges

Franco-German cooperation can mitigate the rise of the European Right, lead the EU’s post-COVID19 economic recovery, and strengthen the EU’s defen

Return of a new non-alignment?
Jun 25, 2020

Return of a new non-alignment?

The middle powers are taking the middle path to dealing with the US and China, which may lead to significant challenges if New Delhi chooses to build

Recycling Li-ion batteries: Opportunities and challenges
Jun 24, 2020

Recycling Li-ion batteries: Opportunities and challenges

The opportunity at hand is threefold — to create skilled jobs in recycling units, curb environmental implications of dumping and ensure a positive

Russia-South Korea relations: Prospects and challenges
Jun 15, 2020

Russia-South Korea relations: Prospects and challenges

The positions of Russia and South Korea on regional affairs — given their respective relations with the China and US — will have a bearing on how

Covid-19 and its aftermath: Impact on China’s soft power
Jun 12, 2020

Covid-19 and its aftermath: Impact on China’s soft power

As the scale of global challenges swells in size, so does the need for leading ad-hoc transnational countries to prove their diplomatic proficiency. C

India’s road to regionalism
May 29, 2020

India’s road to regionalism

BIMSTEC is the only forum that brings together India’s strategic peripheries — South, East and North — under one single grouping.

Understanding the coming challenges to India’s pharma sector
May 22, 2020

Understanding the coming challenges to India’s pharma sector

India should use the likely shortage of Chinese APIs to its advantage and become a dominant player in the world pharma market

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

BRICS and its future: The challenges of multilateralism
May 13, 2020

BRICS and its future: The challenges of multilateralism

The nature of the world order that eventually emerges will determine the future of BRICS and not the other way round.

Cancer patients face new challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
May 09, 2020

Cancer patients face new challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

Cancer patients must learn to treat the post-COVID-19 world as a ‘new normal,’ and remain focused on what they need to do to manage their illness

Transition from stay home, stay safe to travel safe
May 07, 2020

Transition from stay home, stay safe to travel safe

Overcoming mass mobility challenges post lockdown.

Scaling-up urban rainwater harvesting
May 02, 2020

Scaling-up urban rainwater harvesting

Most Indian cities experience water supply shortages, particularly during the summer season when the demand for water is phenomenally high. In such si

Sino-Indian transitions in the energy sector
Apr 20, 2020

Sino-Indian transitions in the energy sector

Where China and India indicate conspicuous commonalities, aim for similar objectives and reflect identical challenges — exploring Sino-Indian partne

Impact of COVID-19 on rural lives and livelihoods in India
Apr 20, 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on rural lives and livelihoods in India

One can foresee many challenges as farmers and farm labourers set out to rebuild their lives and livelihoods.

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

COVID19 delays and Bernie Sanders’ belated exit riddle Joe Biden’s campaign
Apr 09, 2020

COVID19 delays and Bernie Sanders’ belated exit riddle Joe Biden’s campaign

Challenges mount for Joe Biden as the Democratic National Convention gets postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic and Trump sowed discord amongst Democr

India-Japan Strategic Cooperation: Impacting Indo-Pacific
Feb 27, 2020

India-Japan Strategic Cooperation: Impacting Indo-Pacific

The increasing geopolitical convergence between India and Japan demonstrates traditional strength, deepening trust, matured partnership and strong dem

ICJ’s judgement on the Rohingya and its challenges
Feb 10, 2020

ICJ’s judgement on the Rohingya and its challenges

Political will is extremely crucial since ICJ has no jurisdiction or legal apparatus over individual nations.

More challenges set to riddle US-India divergence on e-commerce
Feb 05, 2020

More challenges set to riddle US-India divergence on e-commerce

Despite the impending bilateral trade package, differences over the role of e-commerce platforms continue.

NATO: The challenge from within
Feb 01, 2020

NATO: The challenge from within

For NATO to ensure its continued strength and relevance for years to come, it must get to the heart of the issues plaguing its own internal cohesion.

Sharing space: Tech and terrorism
Jan 29, 2020

Sharing space: Tech and terrorism

Technology has as much potential to exacerbate as it does to mitigate the risks of terrorism. What takes place in the digital space is merely symptoma

The malaise of multilateralism and how to manage it
Jan 23, 2020

The malaise of multilateralism and how to manage it

Why multilateralism is in such a mess today boils down to three reasons: disillusionment with globalisation, lacklustre narratives in support of multi

The impact of Trump’s impeachment on US-India ties
Jan 13, 2020

The impact of Trump’s impeachment on US-India ties

As the case for Trump’s impeachment heads to the US Senate for trial, the most probable outcome may only exacerbate challenges for US-India ties

Russia’s media landscape and challenges of the smartphone age
Dec 12, 2019

Russia’s media landscape and challenges of the smartphone age

Ways of creating and consuming information keep on changing rapidly all over the world. Russia is no exception.

Sri Lanka and Afghanistan: A growing partnership
Oct 22, 2019

Sri Lanka and Afghanistan: A growing partnership

As two democracies, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka share many development needs and challenges — this underpin their growing ties.

Mutually Assured Diplomacy: Governance, ‘unpeace’ and diplomacy in cyberspace
Oct 19, 2019

Mutually Assured Diplomacy: Governance, ‘unpeace’ and diplomacy in cyberspace

Those working on the diplomatic challenges of cyberspace stability and internet governance have their work cut out.