Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
The Mecca Agreement Builds upon a Legacy of ...

By Ammar Nainar

In the long run, India will continue to deepen defense cooperation with a select group of West Asian and Mediterranean countries in partial response to developments such as the Mecca Agreement.

The Mecca Agreement Builds upon a Legacy of Middle East Security Arrangements
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
Taiwan’s Opposition KMT Faces a Difficult ...

By Dylan Morgan

While the CCP may view Cheng as an opportunity to revive engagement, Taiwan’s political realities continue to place limits on how far she can move towards accommodating Beijing. Her current efforts to moderate her platform and temper pushback may be able to help her make inroads with a broader audience.

Taiwan’s Opposition KMT Faces a Difficult Dilemma
Technology Policy
ORF America
Behind the Billions: Understanding the AI ...

By Andreas Kuehn and Tara Chawla

The AI buildout is not simply a race for more advanced accelerators, but an infrastructure-centered contest to turn technology, energy, and capital into usable computing capacity. The decisive measure will not be announced spending or planned capacity, but how quickly those commitments become reliable, operational computing capacity.

Behind the Billions: Understanding the AI Infrastructure Buildout
ORF Global Quarterly V1, Technology Policy, Energy & Climate
ORF America
Digital Currencies: From Idea to Implementation

By Sauradeep Bag

The central question is no longer whether sovereign digital money will emerge but what institutional form it will take, who will govern it, and whose economic interests it will serve.

Digital Currencies: From Idea to Implementation
ORF Global Quarterly V1, Technology Policy, Energy & Climate
ORF America
Quantum Codebreaking Moves One Step Forward

By Prateek Tripathi

Though the field of quantum computing is not mature enough to provide remarkable practical applications at the moment, recent developments serve to exemplify the asymmetric nature of quantum technology development and how multiple incremental advancements can potentially lead to overall progress.

Quantum Codebreaking Moves One Step Forward

August 2025

India’s Energy Independence Agenda: Weaving Economic, Environmental, and Geopolitical Priorities

India’s Energy Independence Agenda: Weaving Economic, Environmental, and Geopolitical Priorities

By Piyush Verma

By meeting clean energy targets ahead of schedule, expanding nuclear and hydrogen capacity, and securing critical mineral supply chains, India is positioning itself as a model for climate-conscious growth that does not compromise on economic or strategic goals.

How the Global South Shaped the G20 and Global Governance

How the Global South Shaped the G20 and Global Governance

By Anit Mukherjee and Caroline Arkalji

The consecutive presidencies of Indonesia, India, Brazil, and South Africa within the G20 offers a blueprint for how the Global South can continue shaping global governance at a time of geopolitical uncertainty and a rapid rebalancing of the globalization process itself.  

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