Background Paper
ORF America
Resurrecting the Development Agenda in the G20: ...

Background Paper No. 34

By Anit Mukherjee and Caroline Arkalji

Resurrecting the Development Agenda in the G20: Examining Policy Continuity across Global South Presidencies
Economic Development
ORF America
Indo-Pacific Digital Networks for the Future

By Anit Mukherjee

The Indo-Pacific’s future will be shaped by secure, interoperable digital systems that advance public service delivery, expand financial inclusion, and foster cross-border collaboration.

Indo-Pacific Digital Networks for the Future
Special Report, Energy & Climate
ORF America
IBSA+Indonesia Energy Transitions: Mapping ...

Special Report

By Medha Prasanna, Caroline Arkalji, and Hansika Nath 

IBSA+Indonesia Energy Transitions: Mapping Shared Ambitions and Challenges
Economic Development
ORF America
A Strategic Wake-Up Call: Insights from South ...

By Hsiao-Chen Lin

The evolving scenario between India and Pakistan also serves as a timely analytical lens through which Taiwan can assess its own strategic vulnerabilities and prepare more robustly for future contingencies in the Indo-Pacific theatre. 

A Strategic Wake-Up Call: Insights from South Asia for Taiwan’s Defence Posture
Economic Development
ORF America
Do debt swaps deliver on development finance?

By Udaibir Das

While financial institutions promote debt swaps as ‘win-win’ solutions that address both debt distress and development financing, borrowing countries report a systematic failure in achieving both objectives, revealing an inversion of development finance principles.

Do debt swaps deliver on development finance?

March 2023

Despite Flaws, the 2020 U.S.-Taliban Deal Should Still Be Implemented

Despite Flaws, the 2020 U.S.-Taliban Deal Should Still Be Implemented

By Sadiq Amini

Despite the deal’s deep flaws, the Biden administration should still insist that the remaining parts of the deal be implemented; namely, intra-Afghan negotiations and the termination of support for foreign terrorist groups.

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