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April 30, 2026
Special Report, Energy & Climate
ORF America
Greening Steel in a Fragmented World: Aligning ...

Special Report No. 10

By Piyush Verma, Caroline Arkalji, and Telmen Altanshagai

Greening Steel in a Fragmented World: Aligning Markets, Technology, and Finance
April 21, 2026
Economic Development
ORF America
Growth, finance, fiscal: reading the IMF ...

By Udaibir Das

Fiscal space, financial space and institutional credibility are no longer separable policy domains. They are jointly binding constraints. The IMF flagships document their components but not the mechanism.

Growth, finance, fiscal: reading the IMF flagships together
April 15, 2026
Technology Policy
ORF America
Expanding India’s Role in the International ...

By Sujai Shivakumar, Hideki Tomoshige, and Jeffrey D. Bean

India is positioning itself as an increasingly important node in the global semiconductor ecosystem, building on its established strengths in chip design and deep pool of STEM talent. These efforts come at a time when global semiconductor supply chains remain highly concentrated, creating opportunities for India to contribute to diversification and resilience. 

Expanding India’s Role in the International Semiconductor Ecosystem
April 9, 2026
Economic Development
ORF America
When conflicts rewire banks

By Udaibir Das

Under conditions of armed conflict and state rupture, banking shifts away from decentralized intermediation towards directed, survival-orientated finance. Yet the policy conversation has concentrated on sanctions, commodities and trade — the institutional reorganization of banking under conflict remains less well examined.

When conflicts rewire banks
March 20, 2026
Economic Development
ORF America
Can China build a financial powerhouse by 2030?

By Udaibir Das

Adopted by the National People’s Congress in March 2026, China’s 15th Five-Year Plan does not treat finance as a supporting function for economic growth. It treats finance as a strategic instrument of technological capability.

Can China build a financial powerhouse by 2030?
ORF America
July 23, 2021
Background Paper, Economic Development

Seeking a Reliable Estimate of Global Poverty

ORF America
July 23, 2021
Background Paper, Economic Development
Seeking a Reliable Estimate of Global Poverty

Background Paper No. 4

By Terri B Chapman

Tagged: 2021, Terri B Chapman

ORF America
July 22, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

A Five Point Innovation Agenda For the U.S. - India Defense Relationship

ORF America
July 22, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
A Five Point Innovation Agenda For the U.S. - India Defense Relationship

Originally published by Observer Research Foundation

Tagged: 2021

ORF America
July 15, 2021
Technology Policy

Securing Africa’s Cyber Ecosystem Through International Cooperation

ORF America
July 15, 2021
Technology Policy
Securing Africa’s Cyber Ecosystem Through International Cooperation

By Bruce McConnell

Tagged: Bruce McConnell, 2021

ORF America
July 13, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

How the U.S. lost the plot in Afghanistan

ORF America
July 13, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
How the U.S. lost the plot in Afghanistan

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
June 30, 2021
Energy & Climate

India Climate Update - Q2 2021

ORF America
June 30, 2021
Energy & Climate
India Climate Update - Q2 2021

India Climate Update is produced by Observer Research Foundation America (ORF America), Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and facilitated and distributed by ClimateWorks Foundation.

ORF America
June 16, 2021
Technology Policy

The Promise and Perils of AI Partnerships

ORF America
June 16, 2021
Technology Policy
The Promise and Perils of AI Partnerships

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
May 31, 2021
Technology Policy

Understanding the UN Cyber Norms Processes as Conflict Management Tools

ORF America
May 31, 2021
Technology Policy
Understanding the UN Cyber Norms Processes as Conflict Management Tools

By Abagail Lawson

The CyFy Journal 2021

Tagged: Abagail Lawson, 2021

ORF America
May 19, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

How China plays on inter-race ties in the US

ORF America
May 19, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
How China plays on inter-race ties in the US

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
April 27, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

India can leverage economic partnership with US if it addresses domestic bottlenecks

ORF America
April 27, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
India can leverage economic partnership with US if it addresses domestic bottlenecks

By Dhruva Jaishankar

India’s economic engagement with the US can be assessed along five dimensions - trade, migration, capital flows, technology, and standards and regulations

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
April 16, 2021
Technology Policy

Preserving fundamental rights while moderating online content

ORF America
April 16, 2021
Technology Policy
Preserving fundamental rights while moderating online content

Originally published as part of the series Raisina Edit 2021.

By Abagail Lawson

Tagged: Abagail Lawson, 2021

ORF America
April 14, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

How The Quad Can Match The Hype

ORF America
April 14, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
How The Quad Can Match The Hype

Originally published in Foreign Affairs

By Dhruva Jaishankar and Tanvi Madan

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
April 14, 2021
Technology Policy

Indo-Pacific 5G survey: Connections and conflict

ORF America
April 14, 2021
Technology Policy
Indo-Pacific 5G survey: Connections and conflict

Originally published in Observer Research Foundation.

By Nikhila Natarajan, Trisha Ray and Michael Depp.

Tagged: Nikhila Natarajan, Michael Depp, 2021

ORF America
April 12, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Exploring India’s Economic Diplomacy with the U.S.

ORF America
April 12, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Exploring India’s Economic Diplomacy with the U.S.

Originally published in A 2030 Vision for India’s Economic Diplomacy, GP-ORF Series, 2021

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
April 1, 2021
Technology Policy

Defending Forward: U.S. Cyber Strategy and Its Implications for Cybersecurity in Asia

ORF America
April 1, 2021
Technology Policy
Defending Forward: U.S. Cyber Strategy and Its Implications for Cybersecurity in Asia

Event summary of an ORF America-RSIS cyber strategy seminar.

By Dr. Andreas Kuehn

Tagged: Andreas Kuehn, 2021

ORF America
March 31, 2021
Technology Policy

Smart Cities as Large Technological Systems: Collective Action Problems as Organizational Barriers to Urban Digital Transformation

ORF America
March 31, 2021
Technology Policy
Smart Cities as Large Technological Systems: Collective Action Problems as Organizational Barriers to Urban Digital Transformation

By Dr. Andreas Kuehn, Jared Mondschein, and Aaron Clark-Ginsberg
Originally published in Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 67

Tagged: Andreas Kuehn, 2021

ORF America
March 31, 2021
Energy & Climate

India Climate Update - Q1 2021

ORF America
March 31, 2021
Energy & Climate
India Climate Update - Q1 2021

India Climate Update is produced by Observer Research Foundation America (ORF America), Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and facilitated and distributed by ClimateWorks Foundation.

ORF America
March 24, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Contrasting Takeaways from the India-China Boundary Crisis

ORF America
March 24, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Contrasting Takeaways from the India-China Boundary Crisis

Originally published in Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s China-India Brief

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
March 17, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Locating Quad in geopolitical history

ORF America
March 17, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Locating Quad in geopolitical history

Originally published in The Hindustan Times.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
March 17, 2021
Background Paper, Technology Policy

Moderating Online Content in the United States

ORF America
March 17, 2021
Background Paper, Technology Policy
Moderating Online Content in the United States

Background Paper No. 3

By Abagail Lawson

Tagged: Abagail Lawson, 2021

ORF America
March 17, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Locating Quad in geopolitical history

ORF America
March 17, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Locating Quad in geopolitical history

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Those who contend that Quad is simply a talk shop have not been paying sufficient attention to its accompanying activities.

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

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