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ORF America’s Background Papers and Special Reports are meant to inform policymakers and an interested general audience about key policy issues.

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IBSA+Indonesia Energy Transitions: Shaping Pathways and Unlocking Solutions
IBSA+Indonesia Energy Transitions: Shaping Pathways and Unlocking Solutions

Special Report No. 9

By Medha Prasanna, Caroline Arkalji, and Piyush Verma

ORF Global Quarterly: Navigating Megatrends For 2026
ORF Global Quarterly: Navigating Megatrends For 2026

Edited Volume

By Dhruva Jaishankar, Anit Mukherjee, Anirban Sarma, Mannat Jaspal, Nilanjan Ghosh, and Sunaina Kumar

Editors: Sharon Stirling and Eszter Karacsony

The Nexus of Artificial Intelligence and Energy Security: Strategic Opportunities for U.S.-India Leadership
The Nexus of Artificial Intelligence and Energy Security: Strategic Opportunities for U.S.-India Leadership

Special Report No. 7

By Piyush Verma, Medha Prasanna, Caroline Arkalji, Erlijn Van Genuchten, and Siddharth Sharma

IBSA+Indonesia Energy Transitions: Mapping Shared Ambitions and Challenges
IBSA+Indonesia Energy Transitions: Mapping Shared Ambitions and Challenges

Special Report

By Medha Prasanna, Caroline Arkalji, and Hansika Nath 

A Blueprint to Advance the U.S.-India Energy Security Partnership
A Blueprint to Advance the U.S.-India Energy Security Partnership

This special report explores the opportunities of a U.S.-India Strategic Energy and Industrial Partnership.

Special Report

By Aditya Ramji

The Future of Climate Cooperation between the United States and India
The Future of Climate Cooperation between the United States and India

This volume of short working papers is a product of ORF America’s U.S.-India Emerging Climate Leaders as they attempt to develop ideas around climate collaboration and communication for the United States and India.

Special Report

By Abigail Doerr, Amol Kapoor, Bhagyashri Kulkarni, Dhruva Jaishankar, Jonika Rathi, Karan Sinha, Lindsay Maizland, Medha Prasanna, Meenakshi Venkatraman, Miaoru Guan, Mridu Jhangiani, Pankaj Mahalle, Patrick Soltis, Paul Gordon, Perrin Krisko, Sabareesh Suresh, Tanya Kak, Vandita Sariya, Vanshica Kant, and Vedant Patil

Editors: Caroline Arkalji, Jeffrey D. Bean, and Medha Prasanna

Polls to Policy: Energy and Climate Cooperation after the United States and India’s 2024 Elections
Polls to Policy: Energy and Climate Cooperation after the United States and India’s 2024 Elections

Background Paper No. 27

By Medha Prasanna

Ensuring Continuity in the U.S.-India Energy Relationship through Cooperation on Climate
Ensuring Continuity in the U.S.-India Energy Relationship through Cooperation on Climate

Background Paper No. 24

By Peter Jarka-Sellers

India's Role in Diversifying Global Clean Energy Supply Chains
India's Role in Diversifying Global Clean Energy Supply Chains

Ongoing armed conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and a fractured trade relationship between the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, mean the energy transition cannot take economic integration and its accompanying benefits for granted.

Special Report

By Raj Sawhney, Shayak Sengupta, and Gregory Wischer

Editor: Shayak Sengupta

India: The Rising Power in Global Solar Photovoltaic Supply Chains
India: The Rising Power in Global Solar Photovoltaic Supply Chains

Background Paper No. 22

By Gregory Wischer

Charging Up: India’s Potential Role in Global Battery Supply Chains
Charging Up: India’s Potential Role in Global Battery Supply Chains

Background Paper No. 21

By Gregory Wischer

Decoding India's Green Hydrogen Potential
Decoding India's Green Hydrogen Potential

Background Paper No. 20

By Raj Sawhney 

Diversifying Solar Supply Chains: Costs and the Case for International Coordination
Diversifying Solar Supply Chains: Costs and the Case for International Coordination

Background Paper No. 15

By Shayak Sengupta

Canceling Carbon: The Global Context of India’s New National Carbon Market
Canceling Carbon: The Global Context of India’s New National Carbon Market

Background Paper No. 14

By Peter Jarka-Sellers and Shayak Sengupta

U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 6
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 6

The focus of this issue of the U.S.-India Energy Monitor is hydrogen in the United States and India.

Special Report

By Shayak Sengupta, Medha Prasanna, and Peter Jarka-Sellers

U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 5
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 5

The focus of this issue of the U.S.-India Energy Monitor is natural gas in the United States and India.

Special Report

By Shayak Sengupta

U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 4
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 4

The focus of this issue of the U.S.-India Energy Monitor is the wind sector in the United States and India.

Special Report

By Shayak Sengupta & Jahanvi Singh

U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 3
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 3

A focus of this issue is the coal sector in the United States in India.

Special Report

By Shayak Sengupta & Jahanvi Singh

U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 2
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 2

A particular focus of this issue is solar energy in the United States and India. Solar will be key to reducing emissions and decarbonizing the energy systems of both countries.

Special Report

By Shayak Sengupta & Ammar Nainar

U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 1
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 1

A quarterly snapshot of energy trends in the U.S. and India

Special Report

By Ammar Nainar

 

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