Background Papers & Special Reports
ORF America’s Background Papers and Special Reports are meant to inform policymakers and an interested general audience about key policy issues. Topics fall broadly within ORF America’s research areas: foreign policy and security, technology policy, energy and climate, and economic development.
ORF America welcomes submissions to its Background Paper series from all authors, regardless of background and experience. For submission guidelines, click here.
This volume of short working papers is a product of ORF America’s U.S.-India Emerging Climate Leaders as they attempt to develop ideas around climate collaboration and communication for the United States and India.
Special Report
By Abigail Doerr, Amol Kapoor, Bhagyashri Kulkarni, Dhruva Jaishankar, Jonika Rathi, Karan Sinha, Lindsay Maizland, Medha Prasanna, Meenakshi Venkatraman, Miaoru Guan, Mridu Jhangiani, Pankaj Mahalle, Patrick Soltis, Paul Gordon, Perrin Krisko, Sabareesh Suresh, Tanya Kak, Vandita Sariya, Vanshica Kant, and Vedant Patil
Editors: Caroline Arkalji, Jeffrey Bean, and Medha Prasanna
"Rebalancing Globalization: Perspectives from the Global South" attempts to provide a framework for the next phase of globalization that is rebalanced and sustainable and can address issues that matter to the Global South.
Edited Volume
By Anit Mukherjee, Dhruva Jaishankar, Alan Gelb, Pamla Gopaul, Marta Bengoa, Shayak Sengupta, Aude Darnal, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Udaibir Das, Veronica Jijon, and Lorrayne Porciuncula
Editors: Anit Mukherjee and Dhruva Jaishankar
While there is no shortage of analysis and speculation of China’s capabilities and behavior today, it is imperative to keep an eye on longer-term developments and remain open to uncertainties that could shape China’s strategic outlook.
Joint Report
By Shikha Aggarwal, Divyank Chaudhary, Lily McElwee, Aaron Glasserman, Keshav Kelkar, Kento Mashiko, Takuya Matsuda, Helen Mitchell, Philip Rogers, Rena Sasaki, David Saultry, and Neil Thomas
Editors: Dhruva Jaishankar and Greg Brown
Background Paper No. 27
By Medha Prasanna
Background Paper No. 26
By Jeffrey D. Bean and Andreas Kuehn
Background Paper No. 24
By Peter Jarka-Sellers
Ongoing armed conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and a fractured trade relationship between the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, mean the energy transition cannot take economic integration and its accompanying benefits for granted.
Special Report
By Raj Sawhney, Shayak Sengupta, and Gregory Wischer
Editor: Shayak Sengupta
Background Paper No. 25
By Ammar Nainar
Background Paper No. 23
By Tisyaketu Sirkar & Dhruva Jaishankar
Background Paper No. 22
By Gregory Wischer
Background Paper No. 21
By Gregory Wischer
Background Paper No. 19
By Anit Mukherjee
Background Paper No. 18
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn, Debra Decker, and Kathryn Rauhut
Background Paper No. 17
By Sadiq Amini
Background Paper No. 16
By Anit Mukherjee, Rajeesh Menon, and Yukti Sharma
Background Paper No. 15
By Shayak Sengupta
Background Paper No. 14
By Peter Jarka-Sellers and Shayak Sengupta
Background Paper No. 13
By Udaibir Das, Anit Mukherjee, and Medha Prasanna
Background Paper No. 12
By Gopal Nadadur & Dhruva Jaishankar
The focus of this issue of the U.S.-India Energy Monitor is hydrogen in the United States and India.
Special Report
By Shayak Sengupta, Medha Prasanna, and Peter Jarka-Sellers
The focus of this issue of the U.S.-India Energy Monitor is natural gas in the United States and India.
Special Report
By Shayak Sengupta
Increased malicious cyber activities by criminals and state actors undermine the technical security of digital systems and threaten the industrial, social, and economic systems that rely on them.
Special Report
By Abagail Lawson
Recent developments – most notably the rise and assertiveness of the People’s Republic of China – have led to a rethink about the role of democracy in Indian foreign policy.
Special Report
By Dhruva Jaishankar & Ammar Nainar
The focus of this issue of the U.S.-India Energy Monitor is the wind sector in the United States and India.
Special Report
By Shayak Sengupta & Jahanvi Singh
A focus of this issue is the coal sector in the United States in India.
Special Report
By Shayak Sengupta & Jahanvi Singh
Background Paper No. 9
By Jeff M. Smith
Publications from previous years can be found here.
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