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April 22, 2025
Background Paper, Technology Policy
ORF America
China’s Critical Mineral Export Controls: ...

Background Paper No. 32

By Abhisri Nath & Jeffrey D. Bean

China’s Critical Mineral Export Controls: Background & Chokepoints
April 11, 2025
Economic Development
ORF America
Capital crunch stifles entrepreneurs in ...

By Udaibir Das

As concessional finance declines, vulnerabilities mount and aid priorities shift, vulnerable low-income countries must increasingly rely on domestic sources of funding. Efficient capital markets are not a luxury – they are foundational infrastructure for economic growth.

Capital crunch stifles entrepreneurs in low-income economies
March 31, 2025
Background Paper, Technology Policy
ORF America
The Road Ahead for U.S. Policy on Artificial ...

Background Paper No. 31

By Sarah Box

The Road Ahead for U.S. Policy on Artificial Intelligence
March 17, 2025
Technology Policy
ORF America
Navigating the Entanglements in the U.S.-China ...

By Linda Nhon and Andreas Kuehn

Trump 2.0’s overall policy directions in critical and emerging technologies will likely hew to common expectations. The details, however, of what technologies the new administration will prioritise and how actions, such as tariffs and export controls for example, will affect the United States’ (US) innovation and technology leadership remains underexplored.

Navigating the Entanglements in the U.S.-China Quantum Technology Race
March 15, 2025
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
India’s uneven quest to master technology

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Learnings from Delhi’s past should help in shaping the future as India bets big on new critical technologies.

India’s uneven quest to master technology
ORF America
August 3, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

The Afghan Who Saved My Life May Make It Out. What About Everyone Else?

ORF America
August 3, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
The Afghan Who Saved My Life May Make It Out. What About Everyone Else?

Originally published in TIME

By Kimberly Dozier

Tagged: Kimberly Dozier, 2021

ORF America
July 29, 2021
Background Paper, Technology Policy

The Quad, the Media, and Big Tech Platforms

ORF America
July 29, 2021
Background Paper, Technology Policy
The Quad, the Media, and Big Tech Platforms

Background Paper No. 5

By Nikhila Natarajan

Tagged: Nikhila Natarajan, 2021

ORF America
July 23, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Dhruva Jaishankar on US - India relations and the Quad

ORF America
July 23, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Dhruva Jaishankar on US - India relations and the Quad

Originally published by Carnegie Council

Dhruva Jaishankar in conversation with Nikolas Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

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

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