Energy & Climate
ORF America
Mongolia’s Gas Pipeline Diversification Comes ...

By Telmen Altanshagai

The implications of PS-2 for Mongolia are double-edged. The project could provide new revenues, jobs, and energy diversification, while elevating Mongolia’s role in regional energy flows. But it also risks eroding the very sovereignty and strategic autonomy that Ulaanbaatar has sought to preserve through its “Third Neighbor” policy.

Mongolia’s Gas Pipeline Diversification Comes With Risk
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
India’s Overseas Infrastructure Investments: ...

By Archana Kamath

While India’s overseas investments in infrastructure have been growing, including with the support of the Indian government’s foreign assistance programs, they have received far less attention, despite important projects in countries such as Bangladesh, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Mauritius, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, and Vietnam.

India’s Overseas Infrastructure Investments: The Role of the Private Sector
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
India and South Korea: Opportunities for ...

By Dhruva Jaishankar

The newly-elected presidency of Lee Jae Myung in South Korea has created an opportunity to advance India-South Korea relations. The greatest potential for cooperation between the two countries involves aligning South Korea’s dynamic industrial capabilities with India’s own industrialization efforts.

India and South Korea: Opportunities for Industrial and Strategic Cooperation
Economic Development
ORF America
U.S. Tariff Windfall Cannot Compensate for ...

By Marta Bengoa

The current situation demands acknowledgment that trade and monetary policy operate as interconnected systems, not isolated levers that can be pulled independently. A coherent approach would acknowledge that the United States’ economic strength derives from its integration into global supply chains, not isolation from them.

U.S. Tariff Windfall Cannot Compensate for Jobs, Costs, Debt, and Inefficiencies
Economic Development
ORF America
Even before COP30, Commitments Are Falling Short

By Anit Mukherjee

In less than two months, global heads of governments will land in Belém for the formal opening of COP30. But with little time left, climate commitments are falling short of the urgency needed to address the crisis.

Even before COP30, Commitments Are Falling Short

Guest Contributor

India-UK Trade Deal Sets a New Benchmark for India’s Digital Trade

India-UK Trade Deal Sets a New Benchmark for India’s Digital Trade

By Ashita Jain

The India-UK FTA reflects a significant shift in India’s digital trade approach. The commitments it makes, particularly on customs duties on electronic transmissions, data flows, and source code protection, will serve as benchmarks in India’s ongoing negotiations with the EU and the United States. 

,

The Case for a Quad Technology Trade Agreement

,
The Case for a Quad Technology Trade Agreement

By Satvik Pendyala

The revival of the Quad has yet to see success in international trade or more specifically rebalancing global supply chains. Could a Quad Technology Trade Agreement be the solution to the Quad's predicament while also increasing multilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific?

Observer Research Foundation America, 1100 17th St. NW, Suite 501, Washington DC 20036 USA