Foreign Policy & Security
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Building a U.S.–India Sports Partnership

By Taruka Srivastav

For American policymakers, a sports partnership with India is an opportunity to expand commercial engagement, strengthen educational partnerships, advance sports governance, and deepen people-to-people ties with one of the world’s fastest-growing sporting markets.

Building a U.S.–India Sports Partnership
Energy & Climate
ORF America
Can Sodium-Ion Batteries Diversify the Global ...

By Suhani Jaggi

Sodium-ion’s technical and economic benefits are real, but its strategic value depends on supply chains deliberately designed to reduce dependence on any single supplier.

Can Sodium-Ion Batteries Diversify the Global Battery Supply Chain?
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
Brazil’s Election Highlights Social Media ...

By Andre Nicola and Caroline Arkalji

As political campaigns increasingly depend on digital platforms to reach voters, private technology companies have gained considerable influence over how political information is distributed. At the same time, electoral authorities often lack the tools to investigate their decisions.

Brazil’s Election Highlights Social Media Enforcement Challenges
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
India and the United States Step Up Their ...

By Ninad Kashyap

The U.S. and Indian approaches to Central Asia are more complementary than competitive: the United States can supply capital, technology, and security, while India supplies development, proximity, and a non-Western alternative.

India and the United States Step Up Their Engagement with Central Asia
Technology Policy
ORF America
India’s Private-Public Space Industry Takes Off

By Pradeep Nair

While the Indian state is now deliberately making room for private firms, the boom in India’s space sector also shows how closely the state and private sector are tied together. The Indian government is at the same time a regulator, source of technology, customer, and investor.

India’s Private-Public Space Industry Takes Off

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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