Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
Foundation for layered India-America relations

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Trump and Modi announced a wide-ranging agenda to take the bilateral relationship forward. It included efforts that built upon the progress made during the Biden administration, particularly in terms of technology, defense, and regional cooperation.

Foundation for layered India-America relations
Economic Development
ORF America
New AI models risk economic amnesia

By Udaibir Das

As AI takes on a greater role in economic analysis and policy, an unsettling question arises: will its ability to recognise systemic risks with historical precedents weaken with a lack of immediate algorithmic reference?

New AI models risk economic amnesia
Background Paper, Economic Development, Energy & Climate
ORF America
From Galápagos to Global: Leveraging ...

Background Paper No. 30

By Veronica Jijon

From Galápagos to Global: Leveraging Debt-For-Nature Swaps for Debt Relief and Environmental Protection
Background Paper, Economic Development
ORF America
Digital Public Infrastructure as a Catalyst for ...

Background Paper No. 29

By Anit Mukherjee and Ashwini Joshi

Digital Public Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Private Sector Innovation: Lessons from Fintech Sector in India

Inês Azevedo

Subnational implications from climate and air pollution policies in India's electricity sector

Subnational implications from climate and air pollution policies in India's electricity sector

By Shayak Sengupta, Peter Adams, Thomas Deetjen, Puneet Kamboj, Swati D'Souza, Rahul Tongia, and Inês Azevedo

Electricity consumption and emissions of states in India are similar to differences between those of entire countries.

Emissions from Indian Power Generation

Emissions from Indian Power Generation

By Shayak Sengupta, Thomas Spencer, Neshwin Rodrigues, Raghav Pachouri, Shubham Thakare, Peter Adams, Rahul Tongia, Inês Azevedo

As electricity demand and living standards in India increase, the country will plug in new technology like electric vehicles and air conditioners.

Should India Move toward Vehicle Electrification?

Should India Move toward Vehicle Electrification?

By Tapas Peshin, Shayak Sengupta, and Inês Azevedo

Compared to their conventional counterparts, electric vehicles may reduce greenhouse gas emissions in many states in India, but also increase air pollution from electricity generation because most Indian coal plants do not control their air pollution emissions.

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