Shifting Russia-West relations and Northeast Asia’s regional dynamics have given the Russia-North Korea partnership a clearer strategic dimension. These realities signal that the partnership is here to stay. ...
While the Quad Foreign Ministers chart the group’s agenda for the year, securing a leader-level summit must remain a key priority ...
IAFS-IV should prioritise maritime resilience, linking India–Africa security cooperation to blue-economy stability ...
As global health governance becomes increasingly fragmented, the upcoming IAFS IV provides an opportunity to reposition healthcare cooperation around pharmaceutical resilience, local manufacturing, and shared health security ...
Amid global instability and Western aid retreat, India should redefine ties with Africa towards stronger health systems and resilient, food-secure development ...
The Hormuz standoff shows that India’s role as the pharmacy of the world depends not only on drug factories, but also on secure access to energy, petrochemicals, solvents, packaging materials and logistics ...
World Oceans Day is an opportunity to highlight the interconnection between marine conservation and the maritime industry, acknowledging that global trade depends entirely on a healthy, thriving ocean ...
In an era of geopolitical disruption, India and Africa can leverage shared histories and complementary strengths to reimagine global governance ...
The Trump–Xi summit showed that limited economic cooperation persists, but strategic rivalry continues to define US–China ties ...
The Africa Forward summit in Nairobi signals a decisive shift in France–Africa relations—from military engagement to trade and investment-oriented partnership amid changing dynamics in the Sahel and beyond ...
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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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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