Economic Development
ORF America
What India Can Learn from Brazil’s Technical ...

By Caroline Arkalji

While India is globally recognized for its highly skilled engineering talent, it lags behind its peers in terms of a large, technically trained labor force needed to attract manufacturing investment at scale. To compete, India must align its technical education more closely with industry needs and emphasize skills critical to modern manufacturing.

What India Can Learn from Brazil’s Technical Education System
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
In Dealing with India and Pakistan, the U.S. ...

By Lindsey Ford

Trump’s eagerness to claim credit for defusing the India-Pakistan crisis, and his follow-on offer of facilitating broader talks between the two sides, kicked off a renewed debate about the bounds of Washington’s ability to play peacemaker in South Asia.

In Dealing with India and Pakistan, the U.S. Should Not Lose Sight of China
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
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

Dhruva Jaishankar

UK, India Could Be Relative Beneficiaries of Trump’s Tariff War

UK, India Could Be Relative Beneficiaries of Trump’s Tariff War

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Trump’s April 2 announcement has already roiled financial markets, and the global economy will continue to be adversely affected both by the implementation of tariffs and by uncertainty as negotiations proceed. But while there will be no immediate winners, some parties appear relatively better off.

Republicans and Democrats Still Uncertain about China

Republicans and Democrats Still Uncertain about China

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions commenced their programs this month, indicating the few months left for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. But little has been said about the candidates' approach to American foreign policy, especially regarding the future of the United States' relationship with China.

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