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Oct 23, 2021

Speed limit of vehicles on Indian expressways

The speed limit on Indian roads should be reconsidered only after stringent road regulations are in place to deal with issues unique to India

Ramanath Jha

उपग्रहों के विशाल समूहों की वजह से अंतरिक्ष के बाहरी हिस्से में जोख़िम और भिड़ंत का ख़तरा

Nuclear Security

Oct 23, 2021

उपग्रहों के विशाल समूहों की वजह से अंतरिक्ष के बाहरी हिस्से में जोख़िम और भिड़ंत का ख़तरा

अंतरिक्ष उद्योग ने मानव-निर्मित उपग्रहों के इन विशाल तार

Beyza Unal

That First Childhood Cigarette: Big Tobacco metaphor drags US Congress to address a bigger dilemma

Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology

Oct 22, 2021

That First Childhood Cigarette: Big Tobacco metaphor drags US Congress to address a bigger dilemma

The recent testimony by Frances Haugen placed Facebook under scrutiny after flagging its harmful algorithms, thus raising the question should governme

| Nikhila Natarajan

Are Indian CO2 emissions development-oriented?

Climate Change

Oct 22, 2021

Are Indian CO2 emissions development-oriented?

As the third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, India needs to chart a development plan rooted in green initiatives to achieve the 1.5 ℃ climate tar

Renita D'souza

India’s tank problem and the two-front challenge

Defence and Security | Internal Security | Indian Defence

Oct 20, 2021

India’s tank problem and the two-front challenge

India must be more proactive in how it engages with China along its border

Kartik Bommakanti

21st Century mythologies: The rise (and fall?) of Big Tech

Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology

Oct 18, 2021

21st Century mythologies: The rise (and fall?) of Big Tech

As sovereign states work overtime to “tame” the tech giants, should platforms be punished for succeeding beyond anyone’s wildest imaginations?

| Regina Mihindukulasuriya

History of the internet and the future of inclusive communities: A case study

Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology

Oct 18, 2021

History of the internet and the future of inclusive communities: A case study

Delving into the future of the Web and going beyond traditional social media platforms to study the new inclusive platforms of the future

Utkarsh Amitabh | Utkarsh Amitabh

Media and Internet

Oct 18, 2021

Towards Digital Inclusion 2.0

Inclusion 2.0 can only be achieved when strands of access integrate an understanding of the history of oppression, feminist perspectives, and ethnic p

| Uday Nagaraju

Cyber Security | Climate Change | Cyber and Technology

Oct 17, 2021

The machine’s rage against the planet

How AI systems impact the environment and how we can be more sustainable in their design, development, and deployment

| Abhishek Gupta

Afghanistan and the region’s future is tied to Hydro-Diplomacy

International Affairs | Terrorism

Oct 16, 2021

Afghanistan and the region’s future is tied to Hydro-Diplomacy

The role that water can play in the direction that the Taliban takes, be it towards Iran, Pakistan or China, cannot and must not be discounted

| Ambika Vishwanath

चीन का बिजली संकटः क्या शी का ‘ग्रीन प्लान’ ठंडे बस्ते में जाएगा?

Climate Change

Oct 14, 2021

चीन का बिजली संकटः क्या शी का ‘ग्रीन प्लान’ ठंडे बस्ते में जाएगा?

अगर चीन में बिजली संकट बना रहा तो उसकी ग्रीन पॉलिसी खतरे म

Kalpit A Mankikar

Media and Internet | Internet Governance | Digital Inclusion

Oct 13, 2021

Can competition tools fix social media?

Replacing tech authoritarianism with state overreach will only exacerbate problems plaguing social media platforms

| Abagail Lawson

China’s power crisis: Outrage over power outages may affect Xi’s green initiatives

Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change

Oct 09, 2021

China’s power crisis: Outrage over power outages may affect Xi’s green initiatives

If China continues to undergo a major energy crunch, its green policy might be under jeopardy

Kalpit A Mankikar

The next 90 days: India’s ambitious attempt to vaccinate all adults

Healthcare

Oct 05, 2021

The next 90 days: India’s ambitious attempt to vaccinate all adults

Oommen C. Kurian | Samir Saran

Oz’s choice—AUKUS and the break with Paris

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy

Oct 01, 2021

Oz’s choice—AUKUS and the break with Paris

Australia’s decision to join the AUKUS was one meant to counter Chinese influence, even if it meant upsetting its ally France

Manoj Joshi

BRICS @15: आर्थिक से रणनीतिक मंच बनने तक का सफ़र!

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Sep 29, 2021

BRICS @15: आर्थिक से रणनीतिक मंच बनने तक का सफ़र!

जब ब्रिक्स से ठोस कदमों की उम्मीद की जा रही है, तो सिर्फ ब�

Akshay Mathur

China’s naval expansion and the challenges for India

International Affairs | China Foreign Policy | Maritime Security

Sep 29, 2021

China’s naval expansion and the challenges for India

The Indo-Pacific concept might have little currency in Beijing, but the Chinese Navy is at a point where not just the Western Pacific, but even the In

| Angad Singh

चीन बनाम अमेरिका : “नियम आधारित व्यवस्था” के मुकाबले मूलभूत सिद्धान्तों से अलग रास्ता

Great Power Dynamics | Law and Justice

Sep 27, 2021

चीन बनाम अमेरिका : “नियम आधारित व्यवस्था” के मुकाबले मूलभूत सिद्धान्तों से अलग रास्ता

दांव पर जो भी है उसकी व्याख्या नियम-आधारित प्रणाली के तहत

Pratnashree Basu

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Defence and Security

Sep 18, 2021

A new churn in the Indo-Pacific

Will the growing security partnership between Australia, US and UK strengthen Indo-Pacific security or loosen the bonds with another key player, Franc

Manoj Joshi

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy

Sep 17, 2021

Exploring India’s ties with Yemen

India’s ties with Yemen date back two millennia, with the Middle Eastern nation playing a strategic role in India-Middle East relations

Mohammed Sinan Siyech

A ‘just transition’: Is India’s green transition inclusive?

Indian Economy | Development | Energy | Sustainable Development

Sep 17, 2021

A ‘just transition’: Is India’s green transition inclusive?

As the world speeds towards its goal of a “green transition”, India must look into what this entails for people, communities, and the social struc

| Aishwarya Sharma | Sarthak Shukla

Slovenian children as pawns in the pandemic powerplay

Healthcare

Sep 14, 2021

Slovenian children as pawns in the pandemic powerplay

As the government flip flops between opening and closing schools, children are suffering from the confusion in policy directives

| Alja Pengov Bitenc

Privatisation of Pune’s amenity spaces: Urban local bodies vs citizens

Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation

Sep 08, 2021

Privatisation of Pune’s amenity spaces: Urban local bodies vs citizens

Ramanath Jha

US-China technology competition through the prism of the reflexive games framework

Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy | Cyber and Technology | Digital Inclusion

Sep 07, 2021

US-China technology competition through the prism of the reflexive games framework

This century’s superpower rivalry is being played out in the digital domain and the rules are different and fast-evolving

মায়ানমার অভ্যুত্থান: ভারতে ক্রমবর্ধমান উদ্বাস্তু সংকট

Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy

Sep 03, 2021

মায়ানমার অভ্যুত্থান: ভারতে ক্রমবর্ধমান উদ্বাস্তু সংকট

একটি সুচিন্তিত এবং সঠিক সূত্র সমন্বিত জাতীয় উদ্বাস্তু আ�

Sreeparna Banerjee

Sanitation | Water

Aug 30, 2021

Planning for Delhi’s water sector

A review of the water challenges in Delhi and the draft master plan for the city’s water supply and needs

Rumi Aijaz

Myanmar coup: Growing displacement issue in India

Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy

Aug 27, 2021

Myanmar coup: Growing displacement issue in India

Sreeparna Banerjee

আফগান সেনার দুর্বলতার ব্যাখ্যা দিতে হবে আমেরিকাকেই

Neighbourhood | Defence and Security

Aug 21, 2021

আফগান সেনার দুর্বলতার ব্যাখ্যা দিতে হবে আমেরিকাকেই

আফগানিস্তানের যে সমস্ত ছবিতে এখন ইন্টারনেট ছেয়ে গেছে, সে

Kabir Taneja

भारत में ड्रोन के सार्वजनिक जगहों पर इस्तेमाल से जुड़े नियमों पर आगे का रास्ता

Cyber and Technology

Aug 21, 2021

भारत में ड्रोन के सार्वजनिक जगहों पर इस्तेमाल से जुड़े नियमों पर आगे का रास्ता

नागरिक उड्डयन मंत्रालय ने नये नियमों के तहत आर्थिक अवसरो

Antara Vats

Resident Welfare Association Policy of the Madhya Pradesh government

Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation

Aug 17, 2021

Resident Welfare Association Policy of the Madhya Pradesh government

Ramanath Jha

Urbanisation in India | State Level Politics | Urbanisation

Aug 15, 2021

দিল্লির আবাসন ক্ষেত্রে নয়া পরিকল্পনা

যাতায়াতের হাঙ্গামা, বাসস্থানের অপ্রতুলতা, পরিকাঠামোগতদ

Rumi Aijaz

আন্তর্দেশীয় নারী পাচারের মোকাবিলায় চাই সুচারু, দীর্ঘমেয়াদী পরিকল্পনা ও সংবেদনশীলতা

Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance | Development | Gender | Skilling

Aug 15, 2021

আন্তর্দেশীয় নারী পাচারের মোকাবিলায় চাই সুচারু, দীর্ঘমেয়াদী পরিকল্পনা ও সংবেদনশীলতা

ভারত-বাংলাদেশ-নেপাল এই সংলগ্ন এলাকাই শুধু নয়, সারা দক্ষি�

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury

The US should provide an explanation for the enfeebled Afghan military

Neighbourhood | Defence and Security

Aug 15, 2021

The US should provide an explanation for the enfeebled Afghan military

Kabir Taneja

जलवायु को लेकर पूरी दुनिया अचानक से दहशत में क्यों आ गयी है?

Climate, Food and Environment

Aug 12, 2021

जलवायु को लेकर पूरी दुनिया अचानक से दहशत में क्यों आ गयी है?

जब तक कार्बन पर नियंत्रण का उपाय नहीं निकलेगा तब तक विश्व

Robin Russell-Jones

दिल्ली के रिहायशी इलाकों के लिये हाउसिंग सेक्टर की योजना

Indian Foreign Policy | Urbanisation in India

Aug 02, 2021

दिल्ली के रिहायशी इलाकों के लिये हाउसिंग सेक्टर की योजना

दिल्ली का मास्टर प्लान प्रक्रिया एक स्थायी प्रक्रिया के

Rumi Aijaz

Digital Euro: Aspirations of a sovereign alternative to crypto-assets

Cyber Security | Internet Governance

Jul 31, 2021

Digital Euro: Aspirations of a sovereign alternative to crypto-assets

With plans of launching the digital euro project, the Eurozone aims at producing “a riskless, accessible and efficient form of central bank money”

परमाणु ऊर्जा के फर्मों को प्लास्टिक बनाने की मशीन की स्थिर लागत

Defence and Security | China Military

Jul 31, 2021

परमाणु ऊर्जा के फर्मों को प्लास्टिक बनाने की मशीन की स्थिर लागत

भारत को भी परमाणु और गतिशील स्वभाव वाले परंपरागत बलों को �

Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti

भारत – मुक्त अफ़ग़ानिस्तान की कल्पना यानी थाली में परोसी गई आपदा

Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Jul 24, 2021

भारत – मुक्त अफ़ग़ानिस्तान की कल्पना यानी थाली में परोसी गई आपदा

जो चीजें नई दिल्ली को काबुल से जोड़ पाती हैं और दोनों देशों

Agenda for economic reform: Joint statement by P.N. Dhar, M. Narasimham, I.G. Patel and R.N. Malhotra

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Jul 24, 2021

Agenda for economic reform: Joint statement by P.N. Dhar, M. Narasimham, I.G. Patel and R.N. Malhotra

As India commemorates the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Reforms, ORF looks back at its very first publication.

The promise and anxiety of G20’s financial multilateralism

Multilateralism | International Financial Institutions

Jul 23, 2021

The promise and anxiety of G20’s financial multilateralism

The recent G20 finance ministers’ meeting has reminded us of the powerful role the G20 plays in financial multilateralism. Will the objectives be me

Akshay Mathur

सरहदों के बाहर लगाये गये प्रतिबंधों से निपटने के लिये कैसी है यूरोपीय संघ की तैयारी!

International Affairs | China Foreign Policy

Jul 23, 2021

सरहदों के बाहर लगाये गये प्रतिबंधों से निपटने के लिये कैसी है यूरोपीय संघ की तैयारी!

यूरोपीय संघ ने अमेरिका द्वारा अपनी सरहदों से बाहर लगाए ज�

Ivan Timofeev

Can China’s ‘new urban strategy’ save its cities from the looming climate crisis?

Urbanisation | Climate Change

Jul 21, 2021

Can China’s ‘new urban strategy’ save its cities from the looming climate crisis?

China will need to be more specific in spelling out its climate plans.

Sayli UdasMankikar

Saudi Arabia and UAE: Are they strategically distancing themselves from the Afghanistan crisis?

Privacy & Data Protection

Jul 20, 2021

Saudi Arabia and UAE: Are they strategically distancing themselves from the Afghanistan crisis?

In 2021, things are very different in the Gulf. The missing narratives from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and others in the region on Afghanistan come from c

Kabir Taneja