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Has Modi learnt to play Trump better? A look at possible deliverables beyond Motera
Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy
Feb 24, 2020

Has Modi learnt to play Trump better? A look at possible deliverables beyond Motera

The Indo-US agenda is vast – there are issues to be clinched, points to be clarified and misunderstandings to be cleared.

Manoj Joshi
Health Infrastructure Planning Amid COVID-19: The Case of Mumbai
Healthcare | Urbanisation in India
Jan 13, 2021

Health Infrastructure Planning Amid COVID-19: The Case of Mumbai

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented stress on India’s urban public health infrastructure, underscoring the need for urban planning to account for increased demand for health amenities during crises. This paper evaluates the city of Mumbai’s 1991 and 2034 development plans and finds inherent infrastructural inadequacies. It calls on urban-policymakers to complement development plans with robust dynamic health strategies that conside

Sayli UdasMankikar
Helicopters versus a superfluous seaplane
Indian Defence
Sep 25, 2017

Helicopters versus a superfluous seaplane

For a navy wandering the far seas with warships with mostly empty helicopter decks, the prospect of acquiring any helicopter is of utmost importance versus the acquisition of a superfluous seaplane.

| Pushan Das
High drama in Trumpland
US Domestic Politics
Mar 03, 2017

High drama in Trumpland

Harsh V. Pant
How central planning has groomed China
International Affairs | Development | Transportation
Jul 08, 2014

How central planning has groomed China

In 1990, China's GDP was roughly the same as India's and parts of its infrastructure, such as its railway system, were considered inferior. Today, China's GDP is around $9 trillion and India's is $2 trillion. The high speed train travelling at 300 kph from Shanghai to Beijing signals the extent to which China had pulled away from India.

Manoj Joshi
How it all played out
International Affairs | Defence and Security | Indian Defence
Feb 24, 2012

How it all played out

The behind-the-scenes drama had all the ingredients of a potboiler.

How Pakistan played with secularism creed
Neighbourhood | Social Inclusion
Jan 30, 2016

How Pakistan played with secularism creed

Arnaz Shaik
How sloth and greed tripped India's highway plan
Privacy & Data Protection
Dec 23, 2015

How sloth and greed tripped India's highway plan

How Xi Jinping is playing the 'Trump' card in China
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics
Apr 24, 2018

How Xi Jinping is playing the 'Trump' card in China

Aware of the economic threat posed by the US, the Chinese president has been pushing for economic reforms.

Manoj Joshi
https://www.orfonline.org/research/no-childs-play-the-enduring-challenge-of-creating-child-friendly-cities/
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
May 15, 2023

https://www.orfonline.org/research/no-childs-play-the-enduring-challenge-of-creating-child-friendly-cities/

Child-friendly cities’ is an emerging concept in the urban management sector in many countries across the globe, including India, where it complements government schemes that aim to develop India’s urban spaces as centres of human capital development, knowledge hubs, and drivers of growth and prosperity. These flagship missions include, for example, the Smart Cities Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMR

Devashish Dhar
ICoC for Outer Space: Need to involve all major players
Defence and Security | Space
May 07, 2014

ICoC for Outer Space: Need to involve all major players

The EU's proposed International Code of Conduct (ICoC) for space activities would not be successful if major space actors stay out of the ICoC, according to Indian PM's Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Amb. Rakesh Sood. He says the ICoC was welcomed simply due to the lack of alternate initiatives.

In bucking army seniority, Modi takes a leaf from Pakistani playbook
Defence and Security | Indian Defence
Dec 20, 2016

In bucking army seniority, Modi takes a leaf from Pakistani playbook

A hard look at our politics and society suggests it may be a good idea to go by seniority alone till we become more complete ‘Indians’

Manoj Joshi
In Syria, the Big Boys are playing
International Affairs | Terrorism
Oct 01, 2015

In Syria, the Big Boys are playing

Syria and Iraq are no longer just a do-and-kill struggle being enacted by extreme radical Islamists in their brutal search for a Caliphate. The Big Boys - US and Russia -- are now out in the open, the gloves are off and mind games are now being played.

Vikram Sood | Holger Rogner
India and China should take leadership role at the global climate change platform
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change
May 01, 2013

India and China should take leadership role at the global climate change platform

Britain's former Chief Scientific Advisor and Head of the Government Office of Science, Sir David King, has said that both India and China should take a leadership role at the global platform for Climate Change.

India and Japan both have an interest in checking China, but they come from different places
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics
Dec 09, 2019

India and Japan both have an interest in checking China, but they come from different places

Manoj Joshi
India and Nepal’s Kalapani border dispute: An explainer
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy
May 24, 2023

India and Nepal’s Kalapani border dispute: An explainer

Neighbours India and Nepal, who share an open border, have not always had the most amicable of relations, oscillating from one extreme to the other. One of their long-standing disputes is over the border area of Kalapani. This discord has the potential to disrupt the other aspects of their ties, especially in the domains of the economy and cross-border security. Further, if the two countries fail to arrive at a resolution to the disagreement, it

Sohini Nayak
India has to play greater role in global governance: former Hungarian PM
Economics and Finance | International Financial Institutions
Feb 27, 2013

India has to play greater role in global governance: former Hungarian PM

From Europe, India is viewed as a balancing power in terms of the economy and global harmony, according to Dr. Medgyessy, former Prime Minister of Hungary. He says India is ideologically closer to Europe and the US than the other BRICS countries.

India must constantly revise its Africa plans and strategies
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Economic Diplomacy
Jul 31, 2017

India must constantly revise its Africa plans and strategies

India must watch Chinese plans when opting between BBIM & BCIM
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Dec 11, 2015

India must watch Chinese plans when opting between BBIM & BCIM

India is faced with choices of being part of two regional blocs: BBIN and BCIM. In both blocs, India has Bangladesh as a common partner. The prime motives for being a member of the regional blocs are essentially economic, and strategically political.

Nilanjan Ghosh
India must watch Chinese plans when opting between BBIM & BCIM
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Transportation
Dec 11, 2015

India must watch Chinese plans when opting between BBIM & BCIM

Nilanjan Ghosh
India needs a better PLAN in the Indian Ocean
Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture
May 14, 2018

India needs a better PLAN in the Indian Ocean

Abhijit Singh
India shining or China? Investment plans say it all
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Economics and Finance | Economic Diplomacy | International Trade and Investment
Oct 19, 2013

India shining or China? Investment plans say it all

India's external balance is changing fast with new equations being worked out. We need to set our house in order - refurbish our political apparatus, rebuild the crumbling state of our institutions and reorient and revamp our governance capacities.

Vikram Sood | Holger Rogner
India should overcome hesitation to play greater role in Afghanistan
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy
Apr 27, 2015

India should overcome hesitation to play greater role in Afghanistan

There is a certain - surprising - amount of unease ahead of the visit of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to New Delhi. Why analysts and policymakers in India alike are worried, that their country could lose out on the latest developments in Afghanistan? The main reason seems that with the change of government in Kabul last year, a new sound keeps emanating from the Afghan capital.

Rachita Misra
India should take a leaf out of China’s playbook
International Affairs
Jun 14, 2022

India should take a leaf out of China’s playbook

China’s domestic debates throw light on issues behind the LAC crisis and also hold a lesson for India — to recognise and leverage its increasing strategic value to China

Antara Ghosal Singh
India under pressure to upgrade nuclear arsenal as major powers expedite modernisation plans
Indian Foreign Policy | Nuclear Security | Indian Defence
Nov 30, 2018

India under pressure to upgrade nuclear arsenal as major powers expedite modernisation plans

Manoj Joshi
India's geoeconomic playbook for Trump 2.0: Navigating trade shifts in 2025
International Trade and Investment
Jan 23, 2025

India's geoeconomic playbook for Trump 2.0: Navigating trade shifts in 2025

With trade wars and financial realignments looming, India's success in this evolving landscape will depend on its ability to balance collaboration with autonomy

Harsh V. Pant | Soumya Bhowmick
India's quest for place at the UN high table
International Affairs | United Nations | Multilateralism
Jul 20, 2015

India's quest for place at the UN high table

The quest for a permanent seat is another challenge altogether. There is little appetite for UN reform in the international system, and there is no one big driver. Certainly, the US, without the support of which India cannot make it to the high table, has no interest in it right now.

Arnaz Shaik
India's water management still plagued by British legacy
Development | Urbanisation
Oct 26, 2015

India's water management still plagued by British legacy

Despite the worldwide call for a change in water management paradigm in favour of demand management and ecosystem restoration (also known as Integrated Water Resource Management), India still adheres to its archaic notions of water resource development.

Nilanjan Ghosh
India-China power play gets new life in Maldives
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Oct 07, 2023

India-China power play gets new life in Maldives

The victory of a pro-China government in the Maldives offers Beijing an opportunity to restore its influence in the Indian Ocean region

Harsh V. Pant | Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
Indian Court Orders Facebook, Google to Offer Plans for Protecting Children
Privacy & Data Protection
Aug 12, 2013

Indian Court Orders Facebook, Google to Offer Plans for Protecting Children

Indian Military Platform Modernisation: Uncertainties, Challenges, and Progress
Maritime Security | Internal Security | Indian Defence
Sep 29, 2021

Indian Military Platform Modernisation: Uncertainties, Challenges, and Progress

Kartik Bommakanti
Indian States, Deradicalisation and Online Platforms
Terrorism | Internal Security | Indian Defence
Sep 09, 2020

Indian States, Deradicalisation and Online Platforms

Kabir Taneja
India’s big dreams or plain hallucination?
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics
Mar 10, 2022

India’s big dreams or plain hallucination?

Deepak Sinha
India’s Defence Chief opposes aircraft carrier plans
Defence and Security | Indian Defence
May 14, 2020

India’s Defence Chief opposes aircraft carrier plans

Budget woes are unlikely to ease. The Chief of Defence Staff and the Army leadership are likely come under pressure to seriously think about downsizing the Army.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India’s Family Planning Mission Puts Burden of Sterilisation on Women at the Cost of Their Health
Healthcare
Apr 07, 2022

India’s Family Planning Mission Puts Burden of Sterilisation on Women at the Cost of Their Health

World Health Day: Between 2008 and 2019, only 3 per cent of all 51.6 million sterilisations done in India were vasectomies

Mona | Shoba Suri
India’s Grand Strategy: A Framework for the Future that Builds on Bharat’s Ancient Statecraft of Peace, Prosperity, and Planet
International Affairs
Jun 26, 2024

India’s Grand Strategy: A Framework for the Future that Builds on Bharat’s Ancient Statecraft of Peace, Prosperity, and Planet

Aspiring to become a US$30-trillion economy by 2047, surrounded by hostile nations, and leading the idea of multipolarity in a bipolar world, India needs to articulate a grand strategy that has been missing in its statecraft. With the necessary conditions for such an endeavour in place, it is time for Bharat, under Narendra Modi’s third term as prime minister, to thread the three core aspects of executing such a grand strategy: articulating the

Gautam Chikermane
India’s Place in Australia’s National Defense Strategy 2024
International Affairs | Defence and Security
Apr 24, 2024

India’s Place in Australia’s National Defense Strategy 2024

The pace of growth in the Australia-India strategic relationship is quite impressive, but New Delhi’s hesitance on hard security issues may hamper further developments.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India’s Place in the New US Indo-Pacific Strategy
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics
Feb 24, 2022

India’s Place in the New US Indo-Pacific Strategy

New Delhi finds a prominent place in the strategy’s focus on Washington’s network of allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India’s Plan to Monitor Web Raises Concerns Over Privacy
Privacy & Data Protection
May 21, 2013

India’s Plan to Monitor Web Raises Concerns Over Privacy

Iranian missile strikes: Tehran places its geopolitical playing cards upfront
International Affairs
Jan 18, 2024

Iranian missile strikes: Tehran places its geopolitical playing cards upfront

There is no doubt that Iranian security policy is now bent on laying out on the table and publicising its entire gamut of strategic and tactical playing cards for all to see

Kabir Taneja
Is India Contemplating Net Neutrality Regulation Prematurely?
Privacy & Data Protection
Jun 03, 2015

Is India Contemplating Net Neutrality Regulation Prematurely?

Is India playing hardball by bringing Taiwan into the equation with China?
Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy
Feb 24, 2017

Is India playing hardball by bringing Taiwan into the equation with China?

Harsh V. Pant
Is India ready to play the ‘Tibet Card’ in its battle with China?
Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy
Jul 17, 2020

Is India ready to play the ‘Tibet Card’ in its battle with China?

Talk of a “Tibet card” in India’s hands is not new, but is New Delhi likely to play it?

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Is our distaste for Bush misplaced?
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics
Dec 01, 2004

Is our distaste for Bush misplaced?

On November 3, the White House turned red once more.When the men, and women, in blue were finally convinced that George W Bush was going to reoccupy the most powerful chair in the world, a chunk of the deeply divided America groaned loudly. Joining them in their crib was, apparently, the rest of the world.

Jayalalithaa's chief minister template followed by Nitish, Modi
Indian Economy
Dec 07, 2016

Jayalalithaa's chief minister template followed by Nitish, Modi

The four characteristics of the "strong Chief Minister" today - authoritarianism, constitutional subregionalism, a "business-friendly" approach, and political welfarism - were first combined into a coherent whole by Jayalalithaa

Mihir Swarup Sharma
Joint management of shared South Asia waters can play critical role
Neighbourhood | Water
Jan 07, 2016

Joint management of shared South Asia waters can play critical role

K. S. Uplabdh GopalDr. K. S. Uplabdh Gopal is an Associate Fellow within the Health Initiative at ORF. His focus lies in researching and advocating for policies that address critical healthcare challenges, particularly within India’s healthcare landscape. Before joining ORF, Dr. Gopal gained valuable experience through various roles encompassing clinical practice, healthcare management, and research in PwC and IQVIA. Dr. Gopal holds an MBBS degree from JNMC Wardha and has contributed to healthcare literature through works such as "Shaping India’s Path to Inclusive Health Care" in The Hindu and "Awakening to Age: India’s Urgent Call for Senior Care Reform" in The Financial Express among other publications and academic research.

K. S. Uplabdh Gopal

Dr. K. S. Uplabdh Gopal is an Associate Fellow within the Health Initiative at ORF. His focus lies in researching and advocating for policies that address critical healthcare challenges, particularly within India’s healthcare landscape.

Before joining ORF, Dr. Gopal gained valuable experience through various roles encompassing clinical practice, healthcare management, and research in PwC and IQVIA.

Dr. Gopal holds an MBBS degree from JNMC Wardha and has contributed to healthcare literature through works such as "Shaping India’s Path to Inclusive Health Care" in The Hindu and "Awakening to Age: India’s Urgent Call for Senior Care Reform" in The Financial Express among other publications and academic research.
Keep Hobbes at bay whilst Covid is at play
Domestic Politics and Governance | Healthcare
May 13, 2020

Keep Hobbes at bay whilst Covid is at play

Sanjeev Ahluwalia
Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform
Indian Foreign Policy
Apr 22, 2021

Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
Limited platforms to resolve US-China nuclear issues
International Affairs | Defence and Security | China Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy | Nuclear Security | China Military
May 06, 2013

Limited platforms to resolve US-China nuclear issues

While there are fears in both the US and China about each other on the nuclear issue, the platforms to resolve the issues and dispel hostile perceptions were limited, says Dr. Lora Saalman, Carnegie's Beijing-based Nuclear Policy Program scholar.