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Three Ways in Which the 2025 India-Pakistan ...

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Relations between India and Pakistan had been in deep freeze since 2019: there will now be fewer constituencies than ever in India in favor of normalization. 

Three Ways in Which the 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis Was Different
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
Three Debates Shaping the Trump ...

By Dhruva Jaishankar and Ammar Nainar

As observers struggle to make sense of Trump’s second presidential term, it is worth considering three parallel debates that are shaping these outcomes.

Three Debates Shaping the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policies
Technology Policy
ORF America
Augmenting Open Transaction Networks (OTN) with ...

By Neeraj Jain

Artificial Intelligence must be deployed in Open Transaction Networks (OTNs) to ensure scalable and equitable digital participation across socio-economic segments.

Augmenting Open Transaction Networks (OTN) with AI
Economic Development
ORF America
Global Development Challenges Can No Longer ...

By Udaibir Das

Amid rising financial instability, slowing growth, trade wars, and persistent inequality, the Global South faces growing vulnerabilities yet remains pivotal to the world economy’s future.

Global Development Challenges Can No Longer Exist in Silos
Technology Policy
ORF America
The US-India Space Collaboration: A Perspective ...

By Mandeep Rai

In an evolving tech landscape, India and the United States are strengthening their space alliance — blending diplomacy, AI, and frontier innovation.

The US-India Space Collaboration: A Perspective from Emerging Frontiers

Anneleen Roggeman

UN Adopts First Draft Convention Against Cybercrime

UN Adopts First Draft Convention Against Cybercrime

By Anneleen Roggeman

Earlier this month, member states of the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime agreed to adopt the first global convention against cybercrime after three years of negotiations. The convention will be presented to the UN General Assembly in September, ratifying its legitimacy in 40 countries.

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