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India and China: The Doklam plateau standoff

Jan 01, 1970

Jul 12, 2017

Great power politics and the tragedy of OBOR

If OBOR is to be seen as China's 21st century Marshall Plan, the expanding economic influence would require deeper military commitments.

| Gayathri Iyer

समुद्री ड्रोन्स: समुद्र तल में चीन का बढ़ता असर

China Military

Jul 10, 2017

समुद्री ड्रोन्स: समुद्र तल में चीन का बढ़ता असर

अनेक उभरते रुझान विशेष कर सामुद्रिक क्षेत्र में वैश्विक

Sylvia Mishra

Standoff on the Doklam plateau: Another instance of Chinese lawfare

Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy

Jul 07, 2017

Standoff on the Doklam plateau: Another instance of Chinese lawfare

China's renewed focus on the Indian border should be seen in the wider context of its status as a revisionist power and its provocative actions across

| Akhil Deo

China slowly, but clearly, turning the clock back in Sino-Indian relations

Privacy & Data Protection

Jul 03, 2017

China slowly, but clearly, turning the clock back in Sino-Indian relations

The 220 Km border between Sikkim and Tibet is the only delimited and demarcated part of the 4,000 Km odd Sino-Indian border.

Manoj Joshi

India's influential soft power in Afghanistan: Giving edge over Pakistan

Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy

Jun 29, 2017

India's influential soft power in Afghanistan: Giving edge over Pakistan

India’s soft power plays a big role in the Afghan admiration of the Indian media. It is not surprising that India invests in the infrastructure of A

The state of play in Sino-Japanese relations

International Affairs

Jun 14, 2017

The state of play in Sino-Japanese relations

The expression "economically warm and politically cold" is perhaps very apt to characterise their relations in recent years.

| K. V. Kesavan

Modi & Sharif in Astana: Is a thaw possible?

Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy

Jun 05, 2017

Modi & Sharif in Astana: Is a thaw possible?

There is a slim chance that any substantive dialogue between Modi and Sharif could take place in Astana — India realises it will not benefit from ta

| Ashok Sajjanhar

पाक सेना के मंसूबों पर पानी फेरने की जरुरत

Defence and Security | Indian Defence

May 20, 2017

पाक सेना के मंसूबों पर पानी फेरने की जरुरत

यह भारत द्वारा जवाबी कार्रवाई करने और सीमा पर तनाव या दबा�

Rajesh Rajagopalan

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance

May 20, 2017

Srinagar Consensus: A gamble on growth

Against several odds, what began as the Srinagar conversation has transformed into the Srinagar Consensus, making it arguably the most far-reaching po

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

China’s aircraft carrier programme: India must speed up its CV programme

Defence and Security | China Foreign Policy

May 09, 2017

China’s aircraft carrier programme: India must speed up its CV programme

| Vinayak Bhat

लोकलुभावन राजनीति से बाजे साथी, संभावित सूरतेहाल

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance

May 05, 2017

लोकलुभावन राजनीति से बाजे साथी, संभावित सूरतेहाल

बात इतनी नहीं है कि पैसे की मात्रा कितनी है यां आंकड़ों क

Gautam Chikermane

Energy Access | Energy Efficiency

Apr 26, 2017

China's renewable energy ambitions

The Chinese government has put forth plans for significant ownership of the global renewable energy supply chain.

Vikrom Mathur | Hosuk Lee-Makiyama

Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Sustainable Development

Apr 14, 2017

यातायात प्रबंधन में मॉस्को का अनुभव

भारत जब स्मार्ट यातायात व्यवस्था वाले स्मार्ट शहर विकसि�

Rumi Aijaz

उम्मीदें जगाता व बढ़ाता नया स्वास्थ्य सर्वेक्षण

Healthcare | Development

Apr 06, 2017

उम्मीदें जगाता व बढ़ाता नया स्वास्थ्य सर्वेक्षण

भारत में सरकारें स्वास्थ्य पर सकल घरेलू उत्पादन (जीडीपी) �

Jayshree Sengupta

GIS application in emergency response and preventing terror attacks

Defence and Security | Terrorism | Cyber and Technology

Apr 06, 2017

GIS application in emergency response and preventing terror attacks

GIS systems allow predictions based on mobility information relating to speed and distance travelled.

| Amit Mukherjee

China’s blue navy ambitions: Fast bridging gap with US Navy

Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy | Maritime Security | Maritime Governance Architecture

Mar 31, 2017

China’s blue navy ambitions: Fast bridging gap with US Navy

| Vinayak Bhat

Strategic technology might disrupt India-China status quo

Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy

Mar 29, 2017

Strategic technology might disrupt India-China status quo

What does the quest by Chinese companies for "top-to-bottom" domination of digital platforms mean for India?

Hildegunn Kyvik Nords

Neighbourhood | Defence and Security | Indian Ocean

Mar 24, 2017

China's worrying activities in the IOR

China, owning reclaimed land at Colombo, is a worrying development in the Indian Ocean Region.

| Vinayak Bhat

#बजट2017 और #नोटबंदी — वर्ष 2019 के लिए प्रधानमंत्री का चुनावी जुमला

Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics

Mar 08, 2017

#बजट2017 और #नोटबंदी — वर्ष 2019 के लिए प्रधानमंत्री का चुनावी जुमला

वर्ष 2019 में जब भी यह सवाल पूछा जाएगा कि उनकी सरकार ने भ्रष्�

Shubh Soni

महज कैंपस की झड़प नहीं, विचारधारा का व्यापक टकराव

Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics

Mar 06, 2017

महज कैंपस की झड़प नहीं, विचारधारा का व्यापक टकराव

एबीवीपी ओर वामपंथियों के बीच जारी झड़प वास्तव में वामपंथ

Arun Anand

#H1B: Pet theory and the numbers that match

International Affairs

Mar 04, 2017

#H1B: Pet theory and the numbers that match

Critics rail that the H1B programme has strayed from its original purpose and become a parking spot for 'aliens' with no clear expiry date.

Pradyot Ranjan Jena | Nikhila Natarajan

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Mar 03, 2017

आर्थिक विकास पर भारी महंगाई

निवेश को बढ़ावा देने के लिए ब्याज दरों को नीचे लाने के बजा

Jayshree Sengupta

रायसीना संवाद: भूमंडलीकरण, कट्टरपंथ व लोकलुभावनवाद पर चर्चा

International Affairs | Multilateralism

Mar 02, 2017

रायसीना संवाद: भूमंडलीकरण, कट्टरपंथ व लोकलुभावनवाद पर चर्चा

तीन वैश्विक नेताओं द्वारा रायसीना संवाद के दौरान दिए गए �

Samir Saran

Spouses of H1B workers are a worried lot

International Affairs

Feb 27, 2017

Spouses of H1B workers are a worried lot

Work authorisation for H4 covers dependent spouses of H1B non-immigrants on two conditions.

Pradyot Ranjan Jena | Nikhila Natarajan

Privacy & Data Protection

Feb 24, 2017

The post-Trump H1B visa tip sheet

Even before Donald Trump's tough stand on immigration, H1B visas had become a lot tougher to come by.

Pradyot Ranjan Jena | Nikhila Natarajan

Present and future challenges for the Indian Air Force

Neighbourhood | Defence and Security

Feb 23, 2017

Present and future challenges for the Indian Air Force

मालदीव: विपक्ष की राष्ट्रपति यामीन के खिलाफ आम उम्मीदवार उतारने की योजना

International Affairs | Neighbourhood

Feb 21, 2017

मालदीव: विपक्ष की राष्ट्रपति यामीन के खिलाफ आम उम्मीदवार उतारने की योजना

चीन को निर्विवाद रूप से अपना विकास साझीदार चुनकर मालदीव �

N. Sathiya Moorthy

International Affairs | Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure

Feb 14, 2017

चेन्नई तेल रिसाव से उपजे कई असहज सवाल

कभी कभी केवल एक बुरा तेल रिसाव किसी राष्ट्र की सामुद्रिक �

Abhijit Singh

The Astana process: Syrian peace negotiations and its nine lives

International Affairs

Jan 30, 2017

The Astana process: Syrian peace negotiations and its nine lives

The Syrian conflict has now been raging for over half a decade, with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced.

Kabir Taneja | Jonathan Phillips

International Affairs | Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Jan 25, 2017

केंद्रीय बजट और मेक इन इंडिया पर सवाल

मेक इन इंडिया को लेकर केंद्रीय बजट में सुधारात्‍मक कदम उ�

Natasha Agarwal

Maldives: Opposition plans common candidate against President Yameen

Neighbourhood

Jan 25, 2017

Maldives: Opposition plans common candidate against President Yameen

| N. Sathiya Moorthy

अफगानिस्तान पर ट्रंप से नई अमेरिकी नीति की दरकार: पूर्व अफगान राष्ट्रपति

International Affairs | Multilateralism

Jan 23, 2017

अफगानिस्तान पर ट्रंप से नई अमेरिकी नीति की दरकार: पूर्व अफगान राष्ट्रपति

'टेरर इंक: कॉम्बैटिंग स्टेट एंड नॉन स्टेट एक्टर्स' विषय पर

Falguni Tewari

रायसीना संवाद | ORF निदेशक द्वारा स्वागत उद्बोधन

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Multilateralism

Jan 23, 2017

रायसीना संवाद | ORF निदेशक द्वारा स्वागत उद्बोधन

'द सर्च फॉर न्यू नार्मल' अर्थात एक नए सामान्य की तलाश — में

Falguni Tewari

ट्रम्प के नेतृत्व में अमेरिका-भारत के मिलकर कार्य करने की संभावना: हार्पर

International Affairs | US Foreign Policy

Jan 21, 2017

ट्रम्प के नेतृत्व में अमेरिका-भारत के मिलकर कार्य करने की संभावना: हार्पर

कनाडा के पूर्व पीएम को उम्मीद की ट्रंप के नेतृत्व में अमे�

Falguni Tewari

सशक्त बहुपक्षीय मंच खतरों का कम कर सकते हैं: कमांडर हार्वर्ड

Great Power Dynamics | Multilateralism

Jan 20, 2017

सशक्त बहुपक्षीय मंच खतरों का कम कर सकते हैं: कमांडर हार्वर्ड

Falguni Tewari

With long range plans, China trying to become world leader in new areas too

Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy | Developing and Emerging Economies

Jan 13, 2017

With long range plans, China trying to become world leader in new areas too

Manoj Joshi

Syrian ceasefire and the Russia-Turkey chimera

International Affairs

Jan 07, 2017

Syrian ceasefire and the Russia-Turkey chimera

Over the past many months, a tectonic shift has taken place as the traditional foreign hegemonic presence in the region, the United States, increasing

Kabir Taneja | Jonathan Phillips

पैराडिप्लोमैसी और भारत: अवसर व चुनौतियां

Domestic Politics and Governance | Economic Diplomacy

Dec 17, 2016

पैराडिप्लोमैसी और भारत: अवसर व चुनौतियां

Harsh V. Pant

International Affairs

Dec 12, 2016

Much ado about a phone call?

It appears that the phone call was planned well in advance and was facilitated by Bob Dole, a former Republican Senator whose law firm has professiona

| H.H.S. Viswanathan

President Donald Trump and future of the Iran deal

International Affairs

Dec 07, 2016

President Donald Trump and future of the Iran deal

One of the foremost questions around Trump's victory has been in relation to the future of the Iran nuclear deal, one that the President-elect has cri

Kabir Taneja | Jonathan Phillips