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India Debates Going Dark
Privacy & Data Protection
Dec 17, 2015

India Debates Going Dark

India declares unilateral ceasefire on Indo-Bangladesh borders
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security
Mar 19, 2010

India declares unilateral ceasefire on Indo-Bangladesh borders

The visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had put relations on a higher plane and the overall situation in Bangladesh had turned for the better in 2006

India desperately needs ‘hurriyat’ from the Hurriyat
Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance | Terrorism | Internal Security
Jun 26, 2019

India desperately needs ‘hurriyat’ from the Hurriyat

There’s no evidence that the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has severed its ties with Pakistan or renounced separatism.

Sushant Sareen
India Discusses Proposals to Regulate the Internet
Privacy & Data Protection
Sep 25, 2012

India Discusses Proposals to Regulate the Internet

India does not need SAARC Bank
Neighbourhood | Indian Economy | Economics and Finance | International Trade and Investment | Regional Integration
Aug 11, 2014

India does not need SAARC Bank

India will gain very little by taking the lead in this venture. It already holds the rather envied position as the strongest economy within the region. SDB can hardly be expected to raise its global image or position.

India Doesn't Matter to China Much Beyond Provocations, Only the US Does
International Affairs
Jan 07, 2022

India Doesn't Matter to China Much Beyond Provocations, Only the US Does

The New Year of 2022 has come with intriguing messages from China, not in the least for India.

Manoj Joshi
India Draws a Line in the 5G Sand
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology
May 19, 2021

India Draws a Line in the 5G Sand

After last summer’s clashes with China, New Delhi may finally be ready to leave ambiguity behind—and side with the West.

Harsh V. Pant | Aarshi Tirkey
India Employment Outlook 2030: Navigating Sectoral Trends and Competencies
Domestic Politics and Governance | Developing and Emerging Economies
Apr 13, 2024

India Employment Outlook 2030: Navigating Sectoral Trends and Competencies

Arya Roy Bardhan | Debosmita Sarkar | Soumya Bhowmick | Nilanjan Ghosh
India Engages Myanmar
Neighbourhood
Dec 06, 2022

India Engages Myanmar

What explains New Delhi’s greater engagement with the country’s military government?

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India expands diplomatic efforts amid border standoff with China
Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security
Jun 05, 2020

India expands diplomatic efforts amid border standoff with China

For New Delhi, the pressure from an unrelenting China is pushing India farther away — and leading it to deepen its security partnerships.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India Eyes Russia As It Makes First Move on Chessboard of Cyber Geopolitics
Privacy & Data Protection
Feb 15, 2016

India Eyes Russia As It Makes First Move on Chessboard of Cyber Geopolitics

India Faces a Diplomatic Storm in the Middle East
Domestic Politics and Governance
Jun 13, 2022

India Faces a Diplomatic Storm in the Middle East

This episode illustrates the danger facing Indian foreign policy from domestic political developments, increasingly centered on religious conflict.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India faces coming of age in rape aftermath
Domestic Politics and Governance | Gender | Law and Justice
Jan 08, 2013

India faces coming of age in rape aftermath

The recent brutal gang rape in Delhi is not just significant for its violence against women in India, it is also a commentary on the country coming of age, of our desire to move forward, and of our resolve to treat what ails our society.

India Fails to Throw Weight Behind NETmundial
Privacy & Data Protection
May 01, 2014

India Fails to Throw Weight Behind NETmundial

India Gas Exchange: One Small Step or a Giant Leap?
Energy | Oil, Gas and Renewables
Jul 28, 2020

India Gas Exchange: One Small Step or a Giant Leap?

An actively traded spot market for natural gas supplemented with progressive regulation can integrate the domestic and global gas markets.

Lydia Powell
India has a bigger worry than LAC. China now expanding military footprint in Indian Ocean
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture
Jun 12, 2020

India has a bigger worry than LAC. China now expanding military footprint in Indian Ocean

The Navy needs a strategy of distant power projection. By employing a plan for sustained presence in the Western Pacific, New Delhi can show its resolve to Beijing.

Abhijit Singh
India has a long way to go before it can use space for modern warfare
Space
Jun 17, 2019

India has a long way to go before it can use space for modern warfare

The country has just a little over a dozen satellites for military purposes whereas China probably has 10x as many.

Manoj Joshi
India has a role in UN Security Council
International Affairs | US Foreign Policy
Apr 22, 2005

India has a role in UN Security Council

Professor Joseph Nye,Dean, John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, who visited ORF recently, gave an e-mail Interview to Dr. Harinder Sekhon, Senior Fellow, on US foreign policy trends, especially in West Asia and the future of Indo-US relations.

India has an Internet Problem
Privacy & Data Protection
Mar 14, 2013

India has an Internet Problem

India has bigger issues than a few protesting students
Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice
Feb 16, 2016

India has bigger issues than a few protesting students

Manoj Joshi
India has failed to cash in on its relationship with America
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy
Feb 04, 2014

India has failed to cash in on its relationship with America

There is a significant difference between the texture of the relationship that the US enjoys with other democracies like UK, Germany, France and Japan, and the one it has with India. And neither are we able to cash in on it to the extent the Chinese and the Pakistanis managed.

Manoj Joshi
India has no ulterior-motives in Nepal, say experts
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy
Aug 16, 2010

India has no ulterior-motives in Nepal, say experts

India's interests in Nepal have been to protect its own security, and that Nepal should have no doubt about its role there. This was observed during an interaction between a Nepali-media delegation and Indian scholars at ORF on 16 August.

India has nowhere to hide
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy
Jun 27, 2013

India has nowhere to hide

Going into a winning war is easy but wading into uncertain waters to safeguard vital interests is the true test of realpolitik. That is why India's Afghan gambit must be gutsy and counterintuitive.

Samir Saran
India has only been 'managing' Kashmir, says former Vajpayee advisor
Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance | Defence and Security | State Level Politics | Internal Security | Indian Defence
Aug 13, 2015

India has only been 'managing' Kashmir, says former Vajpayee advisor

Taking part in the discussion on his new book "Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years", Mr A.S. Daulat, a former Advisor to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said there have been troubling signs in the Kashmir Valley, such as a number of disappearances and the radicalisation and training of certain sections of youth.

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 In 2024: The Great Balancing
International Affairs
Dec 27, 2024

India In 2024: The Great Balancing

Harsh V. Pant
India in APEC? Hanging between rhetoric and reality
Indian Foreign Policy
May 07, 2019

India in APEC? Hanging between rhetoric and reality

The case for India’s membership to the APEC is not as sound as it seems at first glance. Two gaps exist that must be squared away by both India and existing APEC member economies.

| Ritika Passi
India in front rank of Australia’s foreign policy: Consul General
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy
Jun 27, 2018

India in front rank of Australia’s foreign policy: Consul General

India in the Era of ‘Silicon Diplomacy’
Media and Internet | International Trade and Investment
Aug 17, 2023

India in the Era of ‘Silicon Diplomacy’

The global shortage in semiconductors that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic, resulted in heavy losses for many economic sectors. The fragility of the supply chain and the innate dependencies within, have made semiconductor collaboration essential to maintain the industry’s efficiency. This brief examines how semiconductors have become a fulcrum for building potential technology alliances. It outlines ongoing diplomatic initiatives

Arjun Gargeyas
India in the final frontier: Strategy, policy and industry
Space
Jan 29, 2020

India in the final frontier: Strategy, policy and industry

This report builds on the discussions during the 5th ORF Kalpana Chawla Space Policy Dialogue 2019 organised by ORF. The report has three sections: the first covers questions of strategy in space; the second discusses policy dimensions; and the final one explores the role of private enterprises in the space domain. While some sections may include global perspectives, the report views the various challenges in space primarily from an Indian standp

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan | Pulkit Mohan | Rahul Krishna
India in the Indo-Pacific: A Kautilyan Strategy for the Maritime Mandala
International Affairs | Maritime Security
Aug 14, 2023

India in the Indo-Pacific: A Kautilyan Strategy for the Maritime Mandala

This brief seeks to apply ancient Indian strategic thought in the study of the country’s contemporary maritime relations. It argues that India should shift its maritime strategy from a largely continental posture to one that focuses on the country’s maritime mandala. Using concepts from the ancient Indian political treatise, Arthashastra, this brief contends that a “return of history” via the Indo-Pacific, and re-emerging multipolarity, r

Kajari Kamal | Gokul Sahni
India in the Missile Technology Control Regime: Prospects and Implications
Defence and Security | Indian Defence
Sep 08, 2015

India in the Missile Technology Control Regime: Prospects and Implications

ARKA BISWAS
India Inc. in ASEAN: Reclaiming its receding footprint
Great Power Dynamics | Economic Diplomacy
May 23, 2023

India Inc. in ASEAN: Reclaiming its receding footprint

Has India’s free trade agreement with the 10-member Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) spurred India Inc.’s globalising drive eastwards? This region, after all, has recently emerged as a major destination for investments from Japan – which is widening its options due to its conflicts with China – and the US, with its so-called ‘pivot to Asia’. India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN, which kicked off in January 20

N. Chandra Mohan
India is at the heart of global governance shifts
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy
Sep 30, 2022

India is at the heart of global governance shifts

Harsh V. Pant
India is creating its own west bank in Kashmir 
Domestic Politics and Governance | Internal Security | Indian Defence
Aug 07, 2019

India is creating its own west bank in Kashmir 

Mihir Swarup Sharma
India is dangerously close to becoming an also-ran
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Multilateralism | Economic Diplomacy
Sep 18, 2019

India is dangerously close to becoming an also-ran

The Modi government can choose to be part of a massive Indo-Pacific trading bloc, or succumb to isolationism. China complicates the choice.

Mihir Swarup Sharma
India Is Driving Meta's Global Agenda: Ajit Mohan || Samir Saran, ORF

India Is Driving Meta's Global Agenda: Ajit Mohan || Samir Saran, ORF

Oct 26, 2022
India is Embracing a ‘Net Security Provider’ Role in the Indian Ocean Region
International Affairs | Indian Ocean | Maritime Security
Mar 11, 2024

India is Embracing a ‘Net Security Provider’ Role in the Indian Ocean Region

New infrastructure built by India in Mauritius demonstrates New Delhi’s commitment to cementing its security presence in the IOR.

Samir Bhattacharya
India is for global, broad-based internet architecture: Minister
Defence and Security | Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Internet Governance
Sep 03, 2015

India is for global, broad-based internet architecture: Minister

India supports freedom of speech and expression in Internet. But, security is equally important to India, and terrorism is a huge problem. Therefore, a secure architecture should recognise the role that the state can play, says the Indian Minister for Communication and Technology.

India is ill-prepared for the changing dynamics in Afghanistan
Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy
Feb 16, 2019

India is ill-prepared for the changing dynamics in Afghanistan

India has a range of interests to protect in Afghanistan. For far too long New Delhi’s reliance on Washington’s role as a security provider has been its major vulnerability.

Harsh V. Pant
India is in a higher orbit with the launch of GSLV Mk III
Space
Jun 07, 2017

India is in a higher orbit with the launch of GSLV Mk III

The launch is certainly a major mark on India’s space programme, offering an appropriate closing to a tumultuous period in ISRO’s history.

Adnan Shihab-Eldin
India is in a unique position to bridge the gulf on Afghanistan
Neighbourhood
Nov 10, 2021

India is in a unique position to bridge the gulf on Afghanistan

Harsh V. Pant
India is not a bystander in the AUKUS saga
Nuclear Security | Maritime Security
Sep 25, 2021

India is not a bystander in the AUKUS saga

Observers in New Delhi profess mixed feelings — some joy for Australia, but more commiseration with France

Abhijit Singh
India is not changing its policy on no first use of nuclear weapons
Defence and Security | Nuclear Security
Mar 29, 2017

India is not changing its policy on no first use of nuclear weapons

Shachi Adyanthaya
India is not the only country wanting more influence in the Central Asian region
Indian Foreign Policy
Jun 09, 2017

India is not the only country wanting more influence in the Central Asian region

India’s growing interests in Central Asia are well recognised.

Harsh V. Pant
India is right to engage with China. But it has sent out signals of displeasure
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy
Oct 11, 2019

India is right to engage with China. But it has sent out signals of displeasure

If Xi does not mend fences, Delhi will continue to frame policies assuming the worst about Beijing’s intentions

Harsh V. Pant
India is still losing to China in the border infrastructure war
Defence and Security | Indian Defence | China Military
Oct 01, 2018

India is still losing to China in the border infrastructure war

Unless India accelerates the pace of the physical border infrastructure build-up, New Delhi will face serious difficulties in any future confrontation with China.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India is the bigger victim
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Domestic Politics and Governance | Defence and Security | National Politics | Internal Security | Indian Defence
Aug 30, 2010

India is the bigger victim

The Jammu and Kashmir problem has imposed heavy political, diplomatic and military costs on India for the last 63 years. It has excessively conditioned our external relations, with much of our diplomacy occupied over the years with explaining to other countries our position on J&K, warding off criticism,

India Is Turning Up The Heat On China - And Not Just In Its Neighbourhood
Indian Foreign Policy
Aug 01, 2024

India Is Turning Up The Heat On China - And Not Just In Its Neighbourhood

Harsh V. Pant | Sayantan Haldar
India is waking up from nuclear energy dream
Energy
Apr 01, 2019

India is waking up from nuclear energy dream

Around the world, nuclear energy has taken a back seat because of the risks that reactors bring with them.

Manoj Joshi