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August 28, 2026
Technology Policy
ORF America
Who Builds, Wins: The Trillion-Dollar Contest ...

By Andreas Kuehn

The contest for AI supremacy is no longer about who has the best models, but about who can fund, power, and scale the infrastructure behind them.

Who Builds, Wins: The Trillion-Dollar Contest for AI Infrastructure
August 27, 2026
Economic Development
ORF America
The colours of capital

By Udaibir Das

Can capital take on purpose without money losing the fungibility on which markets depend? The question must be asked while the machinery is still being chosen.

The colours of capital
August 26, 2026
Foreign Policy & Security
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Raising ambition in the India-New Zealand ...

By Dhruva Jaishankar

The India-New Zealand partnership has benefited in recent years from top-down political attention, a strong people-to-people foundation, and external impulses compelling both New Delhi and Wellington to diversify their partnerships. The next few years represent an opportunity to build upon the foundations of an FTA and Strategic Partnership and construct a relationship that is more than two-dimensional.  

Raising ambition in the India-New Zealand partnership
August 25, 2026
Foreign Policy & Security
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A Pact Without Impact

By Vasabjit Banerjee

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement faces all the classic challenges of an alliance with none of the unifying elements.

A Pact Without Impact
August 24, 2026
Energy & Climate
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Net Zero Planning Needs an AI Update. COP31 is ...

By Piyush Verma and Andrei Covatariu

The COP31 presidency has proposed raising electricity’s share of global final energy demand, yet AI is largely missing from climate and energy planning. At COP31 in Antalya this November, that needs to change.

Net Zero Planning Needs an AI Update. COP31 is the Right Moment to Do That
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December 4, 2020
Economic Development

For India, autarky is not an option

ORF America
December 4, 2020
Economic Development
For India, autarky is not an option

Originally published by Observer Research Foundation.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2020

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October 15, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security

Charting the future of India-US ties

ORF America
October 15, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security
Charting the future of India-US ties

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2020

ORF America
September 17, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security

THE AUSTRALIA–INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: ACCELERATING SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE INDO–PACIFIC

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September 17, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security
THE AUSTRALIA–INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: ACCELERATING SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE INDO–PACIFIC

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Shared concerns about China's rise have propelled Australia and India to deepen their security ties

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2020

ORF America
September 16, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security

The Australia-India Strategic Partnership

ORF America
September 16, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security
The Australia-India Strategic Partnership

Originally published by Lowy Institute

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2020

ORF America
August 26, 2020
Background Paper, Foreign Policy & Security

The Elusive Watersheds of Ladakh

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August 26, 2020
Background Paper, Foreign Policy & Security
The Elusive Watersheds of Ladakh

Background Paper No. 1

by Kyle Gardner

Source: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/elusive-watersheds-ladakh-explaining-india-china-missing-border/

Tagged: 2020

ORF America
April 8, 2020
Economic Development

A global pandemic and globalisation

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April 8, 2020
Economic Development
A global pandemic and globalisation

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/a-global-pandemic-and-globalisation/story-67lC3lnxv6ZsxUFVqk9EPI.html

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2020

ORF America
February 25, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security

The resilience of India - U.S. relations

ORF America
February 25, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security
The resilience of India - U.S. relations

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2020

ORF America
January 12, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security

India-Australia Ties Have Evolved. Build on Them Now

ORF America
January 12, 2020
Foreign Policy & Security
India-Australia Ties Have Evolved. Build on Them Now

Originally published in The Hindustan Times

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2020

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December 16, 2019
Foreign Policy & Security

Geopolitics is Shifting. India Must Be Prepared

ORF America
December 16, 2019
Foreign Policy & Security
Geopolitics is Shifting. India Must Be Prepared

Originally published in The Hindustan Times

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2019

ORF America
November 11, 2019
Foreign Policy & Security

Will Trump's Foreign Policy Outlive His Term?

ORF America
November 11, 2019
Foreign Policy & Security
Will Trump's Foreign Policy Outlive His Term?

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2019

ORF America
October 24, 2019
Foreign Policy & Security

Acting East: India in the Indo Pacific

ORF America
October 24, 2019
Foreign Policy & Security
Acting East: India in the Indo Pacific

Originally published by Brookings India.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2019

ORF America
October 2, 2019
Foreign Policy & Security

On climate, connectivity, maritime security, India is reshaping the world order

ORF America
October 2, 2019
Foreign Policy & Security
On climate, connectivity, maritime security, India is reshaping the world order

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2019

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