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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
October 19, 2021
Technology Policy

Closing the gap: Promises of digital progress

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October 19, 2021
Technology Policy
Closing the gap: Promises of digital progress

Originally published by Observer Research Foundation

By Dr. Andreas Kuehn

Tagged: Andreas Kuehn, 2021

ORF America
October 16, 2021
Technology Policy

The road to an evenly distributed TechFuture should put the needs of the Global South front and centre

ORF America
October 16, 2021
Technology Policy
The road to an evenly distributed TechFuture should put the needs of the Global South front and centre

Originally published in Digital Frontiers, Observer Research Foundation

By Dr. Andreas Kuehn

Tagged: Andreas Kuehn, 2021

ORF America
October 12, 2021
Technology Policy

Can competition tools fix social media?

ORF America
October 12, 2021
Technology Policy
Can competition tools fix social media?

First published in Digital Frontiers, Observer Research Foundation.

By Abagail Lawson

Tagged: Abagail Lawson, 2021

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October 11, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

The collective complicity for AQ Khan

ORF America
October 11, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
The collective complicity for AQ Khan

Originally published in The Hindustan Times

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
October 5, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Academic Webinar: Balancing the Indo Pacific

ORF America
October 5, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Academic Webinar: Balancing the Indo Pacific

Originally published by Council on Foreign Relations

Dhruva Jaishankar in conversation with Irina Faskianos

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
September 30, 2021
Technology Policy

This Connection is Secure: A 5G Risk and Resilience Framework for the Quad

ORF America
September 30, 2021
Technology Policy
This Connection is Secure: A 5G Risk and Resilience Framework for the Quad

By Andreas Kuehn & Trisha Ray

Australian National University

Tagged: Andreas Kuehn, 2021

ORF America
September 30, 2021
Energy & Climate

India Climate Update - Q3 2021

ORF America
September 30, 2021
Energy & Climate
India Climate Update - Q3 2021

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

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September 10, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

The United States in Afghanistan: An Indian Perspective

ORF America
September 10, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
The United States in Afghanistan: An Indian Perspective

Rakesh Sood asks: How long before the fighting begins again?

Tagged: 2021

ORF America
September 10, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

How 9/11 Changed India–Pakistan Competition

ORF America
September 10, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
How 9/11 Changed India–Pakistan Competition

Aparna Pande on what has changed, especially since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

Tagged: 2021

ORF America
September 10, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Russia’s War on Terror after Beslan

ORF America
September 10, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Russia’s War on Terror after Beslan

Nandan Unnikrishnan on the many meanings of the post-Beslan reaction of the Russian state.

Tagged: 2021

ORF America
September 8, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Twenty Years Later, a Fractured World

ORF America
September 8, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Twenty Years Later, a Fractured World

Dhruva Jaishnakar on how four geopolitical contests are coming into clearer focus. First published in The Hindustan Times.

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

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September 7, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Two Decades After 9/11: A Conversation With Michael Chertoff

ORF America
September 7, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Two Decades After 9/11: A Conversation With Michael Chertoff

Dhruva Jaishankar speaks with the former Secretary of US Homeland Security.

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

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September 3, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

Two Decades After 9/11: A Conversation With Philip Zelikow

ORF America
September 3, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
Two Decades After 9/11: A Conversation With Philip Zelikow

Dhruva Jaishankar speaks with the former director of the 9/11 Commission.

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
August 22, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

A tale of four presidents, Afghanistan, and India

ORF America
August 22, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
A tale of four presidents, Afghanistan, and India

Originally published in The Hindustan Times

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
August 15, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

India's fate is tied to the rest of the world

ORF America
August 15, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
India's fate is tied to the rest of the world

Originally published in The Hindu.

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Tagged: Dhruva Jaishankar, 2021

ORF America
August 15, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security

The ORF Foreign Policy Survey 2021: Young India and The World

ORF America
August 15, 2021
Foreign Policy & Security
The ORF Foreign Policy Survey 2021: Young India and The World

Originally published by Observer Research Foundation

By Harsh V Pant, Prithvi Iyer, Nivedita Kapoor, Aashi Tirkey and Kartik Bommakanti

Tagged: 2021

ORF America
August 12, 2021
Technology Policy

The Future of Cybersecurity Lies In Silicon

ORF America
August 12, 2021
Technology Policy
The Future of Cybersecurity Lies In Silicon

Originally published in Arm Security Manifesto

By Dr. Andreas Kuehn

Tagged: Andreas Kuehn, 2021

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

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