Semiconductors power modern electronic devices, from consumer electronics to advanced defence systems. Beyond their commercial value, semiconductors and microchips now underpin national security and technological dominance. This article examines how the widening gap between chip design and fabrication costs reshaped the industry, positioning Taiwan as ...
In April 2025, India and Thailand elevated their relationship to a ‘strategic partnership’ amid shifting geopolitical dynamics and the need to diversify risks. However, legacy perceptions continue to constrain the partnership’s full potential. This report highlights the deep complementarities and converging interests between the two ...
Prior to the elections in Mumbai in late January, the now victorious Maha Yuti Alliance (MYA) released a Vision Document (VD) for the city early that month. The VD lays out a blueprint for the comprehensive re-engineering of the city of Mumbai that would transform ...
Even as the firestorm between the then J&K premier Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad and Sheikh Abdullah’s other political heir, G M Sadiq, raged in the early 1960s, the Jawaharlal Nehru-Ayub Khan talks played out with Kashmir remaining the most contentious question between the two sides. Coming ...
Professor in Political Science, Calcutta University (Retired 2008). Formerly Dean, Faculty of Arts, Calcutta University; Visiting Fellow in Political Science and Associate, Committee on South Asian Studies, University of Chicago; Visiting Fellow in Political Science at the University of Michigan ...
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Premesha Saha was a Fellow with ORF’s Strategic Studies Programme. Her research focuses on Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania and the emerging dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region. Premesha’s other research interests include: Indonesia’s maritime strategy, India and Southeast Asia, India’s ...
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