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LDCs in Africa struggle with high-risk loans for climate adaptation. Debt swaps, green bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds could provide needed fun

Budget 2024 presents a comprehensive plan to enhance India’s human capital, addressing both domestic and global economic challenges

The expanded BRICS offers India opportunities to assert its global leadership, but it also poses certain geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges.

Despite the war in Europe, economic challenges, global trade tensions, and farmer protests, the 2024 election saw the centre retain control in the Eur

नेपाळमध्ये नवे युती सरकार आल्यामुळे राजकीय चर्चा जोरात �

With the formation of a new coalition in Nepal, political matters will most likely overshadow economic and social issues

भारत आणि युगांडा यांच्यातील संबंध संतुलित करणे ही भारती�

India’s renewed relationship with Uganda presents a test cast for Indian diplomacy

पाकिस्तानच्या अर्थव्यवस्थेमुळे येणाऱ्या सरकारला निवड�

No matter the winner, Pakistan’s economy will make it difficult for the incoming government to meet election promises

As the Maldives, Bhutan, and Bangladesh head toward elections, they continue to commit to democracy

‘अफ्रीकी-एशियाई सदी’ की संभावना के एक वास्तविकता होने के

एकतरफा आर्थिक प्रतिबंध लगाना चूंकि अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क़ान

Digital currency alone cannot be a magical remedy for a nation's economic challenges

The Central Asian Republics face economic challenges because of the unceasing sanctions imposed on Russia coupled with its own social-economic prob

Pandemic-induced economic challenges and trade uncertainties are not a threat but an opportunity to ‘multilateralise’ new and deeper trade integra

For 2021, governments in Africa will focus on improving their revenue and ending the economic recession, way more than it will focus on managing the p

More capital needs to be pumped into government ventures.

West Bengal is conducting a massive, potentially historic eight-phase state legislative assembly election between March and April 2021. This paper gives a historical account of the different factors that are influencing the conduct of the elections, including the economic challenges facing the state, unabated political violence, and the plight of religious minorities. It also examines so-called ‘Hindu nationalist’ and ‘Bengali sub-n

Incidents of sudden disappearance of celebrities have been common in China. But Qin Gang’s case is special. Not only has he disappeared but his public records are also being erased.

To those gathered in Marrakech to respond to what is inarguably one of the most important political and economic challenges of our times—climate change

Sohini Bose, Ed., “Priorities for Prime Minister Hasina's New Term in Bangladesh,” ORF Special Report No. 225, May 2024, Observer Research Foundation.

Relations between India and the Central Asia Republics (CARs) have matured over the past three decades, primarily in the areas of military technology, defence, counterterrorism, and economy, and culture. Following the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan and the resultant security, geostrategic, and geoeconomic challenges, India and the CARs must aim to strengthen their ties. This brief assesses the evolving situation in Afghanistan

Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in as the seventh president of the Maldives in November 2023 after intense electoral competition with seven other candidates and a highly competitive second round. However, his administration’s five-year term will not be without challenges. Muizzu’s rise to power comes at a time when the archipelago is experiencing significant domestic and strategic challenges. As the Maldives gears up for parliamentary elections in l

This is a partnership that has been forged amid common challenges and shared strategic objectives

Beijing is not doing as well as it would like us to think. Its economic challenges and isolation have meant it is keener than its put-off partners to achieve some normalcy in ties with other countries.