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Closing the Gender Gap in Crop Insurance
Gender | Climate Change | Agriculture Jun 02, 2026

Closing the Gender Gap in Crop Insurance

As climate risks in agriculture mount, India's crop insurance schemes must be redesigned to reach the women who do most of the farming but hold the fewest land titles ...

Russian Perspectives on the Trump-Xi Summit
International Affairs Jun 02, 2026

Russian Perspectives on the Trump-Xi Summit

The Trump-Xi meeting was less about a rapprochement and more about a ‘truce’ between the two closely intertwined yet distrustful states. ...

Rising Seas, Sinking Cities: Rethinking Coastal Urbanism in India
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture Jun 02, 2026

Rising Seas, Sinking Cities: Rethinking Coastal Urbanism in India

Building resilient coastal futures requires reimagining urbanisation through the alignment of ecology, infrastructure, governance, and community livelihoods ...

Eastern Maritime Corridor: Unlocking the Bay of Bengal’s Economic Potential
Developing and Emerging Economies | Maritime Security Jun 02, 2026

Eastern Maritime Corridor: Unlocking the Bay of Bengal’s Economic Potential

India's Eastern Maritime Corridor can cut transit times, bypass chokepoints, and position the Bay of Bengal at the centre of a new geography of Asian growth ...

Beyond Chokepoints: Reimagining Ocean Governance for Global South Connectivity
Maritime Security | Maritime Governance Architecture | Connectivity Jun 02, 2026

Beyond Chokepoints: Reimagining Ocean Governance for Global South Connectivity

Ocean governance must shift from protecting chokepoints to building resilient, cooperative maritime networks across the Global South ...

Rebalancing the Ocean Economy: The Case for Inclusive Ocean Governance
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture Jun 02, 2026

Rebalancing the Ocean Economy: The Case for Inclusive Ocean Governance

Rebalancing the ocean economy requires shifting power, knowledge, and investment toward the communities that depend on it most ...

Fuel Access is the Next Frontier of Equitable Ocean Governance
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture Jun 01, 2026

Fuel Access is the Next Frontier of Equitable Ocean Governance

A just maritime transition requires sustainable fuel systems that are safe, bankable, and accessible to a wider range of countries and ports ...

After the Fanfare: Beijing's Reading of the Trump-Xi Summit
International Affairs Jun 01, 2026

After the Fanfare: Beijing's Reading of the Trump-Xi Summit

As pomp gives way to brass tacks, the Beijing summit reveals a China confident in its own power and a United States navigating the limits of its ...

GenAI's Trust Deficit: Why Frontier Models Struggle Across Institutions
Artificial Intelligence Jun 01, 2026

GenAI's Trust Deficit: Why Frontier Models Struggle Across Institutions

Despite massive investment in AI, overestimation of LLM capabilities and persistent trust deficits continue to impede reliable institutional adoption at scale ...

From Consumer to Competitor: How China Views India's Photovoltaic Rise
International Affairs Jun 01, 2026

From Consumer to Competitor: How China Views India's Photovoltaic Rise

China's debate over India's solar success reflects a deeper anxiety: New Delhi's growing capacity to absorb industries, capital, and supply chains once anchored in China ...

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Samir Saran

Samir Saran

Samir Saran is the President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India’s premier think tank, headquartered in New Delhi with affiliates in North America and the Middle East. His research focuses on issues of global governance, climate and energy policy, ...

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Sergei Karaganov

Doctor of History is Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the National Research UniversityHigher School of Economics (NRUHSE) and Honorary Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Russia.

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