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Short commentary by ORF America experts on current issues. These comments represent the views of the author(s). ORF America does not hold institutional positions on any issues.
By Udaibir Das
While framed to correct trade imbalances and protect domestic industries, reciprocal tariffs’ effects extend far beyond manufacturers, exporters, and importers.
By Divyansh Kaushik
By positioning AI as a catalyst for economic renewal rather than a threat to labor markets, the Trump Administration is attempting to craft a narrative that aligns technological innovation with broader populist economic messaging.
By Dhruva Jaishankar
While the details of any such dialogue remain notional, Trump’s comments underscored the necessity of having such a meeting early in his tenure to set the tone for bilateral India-U.S. relations over the next four years.
By Marta Bengoa
The era of frictionless trade has ended. For the industrial heartlands of Brazil, India, Malaysia, and Japan, this could shape economic trajectories for years to come.
By Medha Prasanna
The latest nuclear policy steps – and technological advances in SMRs – pave the way for new kinds of cooperation between the United States and India.
By Karan Bhasin
While we do know that global poverty has declined significantly over the last decade, with much of the decline coming from China and India, India’s contribution has not often been well understood or appreciated.
By Marta Bengoa
While the full implications of Trump's latest trade offensive remain to be seen, one thing appears certain: the global trading system is entering uncharted waters, with consequences that will reverberate far beyond the targeted nations.
By Anit Mukherjee
As the DOGE team strides into the corridors of government in Washington DC, what can it learn from Aadhaar?
By Katherine Salinas
While banning TikTok might seem like an easy answer, it highlights a broader problem — the gap between data protection regulations, knowledge gaps among legislators, and the larger digital divide in American public policy.
By Karan Bhasin
A small trade agreement today will help end uncertainty, allowing firms from the United States and India to make significant investments in reorienting supply chains.
By Udaibir Das
When viewed through the lens of financial channels — capital flows, exchange rates, and investment patterns — the implications of the U.S. policy reset for the Global South become clear.
By Natalie Boyse and Ammar Nainar
As officials plan new initiatives and prepare for the Quad Leaders’ Summit in India later this year, one area to explore further collaboration might involve Quad scenario planning exercises on Indo-Pacific security issues.
By Vaibhav Garg
The software supply chain is often overlooked in discussions of AI risks and security, calling for sustainable and secure ecosystem governance.
By Dhruva Jaishankar
It is possible to anticipate both a burgeoning U.S.-India partnership under a second Trump administration and some short, sharp tussles over a handful of important issues.
By Jyoti Panday
While India’s data localisation and data sovereignty policy will bolster AI and cloud infrastructure, this will make it difficult for local small and medium-sized firms to compete.
By Ammar Nainar
By extending concessionary loans to incentivize and settle trade in rupees, India’s central bank is learning from China’s experience in internationalizing its currency.
By Udaibir Das
What are the concerns attached to the G20's “Roadmap Towards Better, Bigger, and More Effective Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)”?
By Vivek Mishra
With Trump returning to the White House as the 47th President of the United States, his second term are likely to vastly differ from his first in the case of foreign policies towards Ukraine and Israel.
By Anit Mukherjee and Caroline Arkalji
What is IBSA and how can their consecutive G20 presidencies help further the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on a global scale?
By Dhruva Jaishankar
With fundamental changes in China's domestic politics, economy, security posture, and strategic position, can India-China relations resume from its pre-2020 ties?
By Caroline Arkalji
How can India’s transition to green energy ensure that new job opportunities are accessible to all workers, especially those in carbon-intensive industries?
By Karan Bhasin
With China’s economy slowing down, many emerging markets that supply critical raw materials for global value chains operating through China have become extremely vulnerable.
By Anneleen Roggeman
How are international institutions prioritizing cyber capacity and its potential contributions to global development and multilateral partnerships?
By Ammar Nainar
The Quad is not abdicating responsibility against China as some skeptics allege. Rather, China’s military, diplomatic, and economic coercion provides the rationale for many of the Quad’s initiatives.
By Andreas Kuehn and Jeffrey Bean
What costs and risks need to be taken into account when geopolitics are causing shifts in global supply chains for semiconductors?
By Dhruva Jaishankar
With recent conflicts in Lebanon, Israel, and Gaza, how do they impact India and its policy in the Middle East?
By Anit Mukherjee
What is the Global Digital Compact and how can it help nations integrate growing technology into their societies?
By Caroline Arkalji
How are Global South nations tackling the challenges that arise with rapid urbanization?
By Natalie Boyse
Despite India's recent rising presence in geopolitics, many Americans are not paying attention to the nation itself due to outdated knowledge and assumptions.
By Ammar Nainar
A more careful examination of India’s military exercises today shows how they are indicative of India’s new diplomatic partnerships and priorities.