🚨ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨 Registrations for #RaisinaDialogue2027 are open! Join us in New Delhi for the 12th edition of the Raisina Dialogue. Register here: or-f.org/31168 🗓️ 18–20 March 2027 | 📍 New Delhi Please ensure that you register under the appropriate category to avoid any issues with the approval of your registration. #RaisinaDialogue2027 #Raisina2027

What happens when security commitments become bargaining chips? Donald #Trump’s approach to the #RussiaUkraineWar highlights how economic interests and domestic politics can reshape great-power diplomacy, raising questions about the credibility of alliances and security guarantees. @ProfHarshVPant examines the implications. or-f.org/40901

The 2026 Middle East conflict has exposed growing challenges to the international rules-based order. The special report ‘Hormuz: Breaking the Insecurity Continuum’ examines how the weaponisation of the Strait of #Hormuz challenges #InternationalLaw and multilateral governance: or-f.org/40795 @orfmiddleeast, @CollombierV, @NarboneLuigi, @Karazaov, Zeynab Malakouti, Cauvery Ganapathy, @_NaserAlsayed, @sayantan_h, @mazz_Leonardo, @GiuseppeDentice, @SeraGaid

#Sagarmanthan2026 | Can maritime corridors and emerging technologies make global trade more resilient? With geopolitical conflicts and chokepoint disruptions reshaping shipping, Stefanos Gkikas, @TomTugendhat, Sushil Kumar Singh, Emanuele Lourier, @ana_taban and Elizabeth Karan examine the future of maritime connectivity, shipbuilding, subsea cables and the path to net-zero shipping by 2050. Watch 👉youtube.com/watch?v=A5TVlEvy… #MaritimeSecurity #GlobalTrade #IMEC

.@orfonline is hosting a conversation with Anisa K. Mbega, High Commissioner of Tanzania to India as part of the Diplomat Diaries. This edition's discussion will examine the evolving trajectory of India-Tanzania bilateral relations and growing strategic importance of both partners to each other. The session will be moderated by Prof Harsh V. Pant, Vice President – Studies and Foreign Policy, ORF. 🗓️ 30 October | 📍ORF Delhi | Open Event Register Now 🔗 or-f.org/40798

India’s child stunting rate fell from 35.5% to 29.3% in the latest NFHS-6 data, but wasting remains high at 19%. Tackling malnutrition requires more than food production; nutrient-dense foods must also be diverse and affordable: @shoba_suri or-f.org/40808 #Nutrition #FoodSecurity #Malnutrition

From #Brazil to #Germany to the #UnitedKingdom, #ElonMusk has repeatedly inserted himself into the politics of sovereign democracies. With a global communications platform and the world’s largest satellite constellation, the trillionaire increasingly treats reach as a licence to intervene: @viveksans or-f.org/40810 #Starlink

#NewRelease .@orfonline presents 'Beijing Scan', a monthly insight on #China, analysing crucial political, economic, foreign policy, and military developments. The eighth issue explores China’s record trade surplus, the Xi-Trump trade truce, leadership churn ahead of the 21st Party Congress, Beijing’s new exit controls, and what a new PLA base in #Laos portends for the Indian Ocean Region. Authors: @katul02, @jhanvi_t & Chieh-Ju Chen (Nikita) Read here 🔗 or-f.org/40788

Three million mothers. SMS-based access. Human clinical judgement where it matters most. #Kenya based non-profit Jacaranda Health’s PROMPTS service shows how AI can help extend #MaternalHealthsupport while directing scarce clinical capacity towards urgent cases. The service operating across all 47 counties in Kenya, is expanding its reach beyond the country. What will it take to scale this model responsibly? Read the full Global AI Impact Commons story by Aishanya Gupta: or-f.org/40693 #GlobalAIImpactCommons #MaternalHealth #AIforGood

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s (#CBAM) aligns the carbon costs of imports with those faced by #EU producers to prevent carbon leakage. This brief by @manini_garg examines its downstream expansion and the potential reporting burdens it could impose on resource-constrained #MSMEs, which must measure, verify, and report emissions. or-f.org/40811

#Sagarmanthan2026 | What if ports were measured by more than the cargo they move? As #ClimateChange, energy transitions and urban expansion reshape maritime hubs, M. Angamuthu, Richard van Liere, Chen-En Sung, Linda Hastedt, Hany Morshedy Ahmed Khedr and Akanksha Batura Pai explore how port cities are evolving into “Blue Capitals” that balance global trade, sustainability and community well-being. Watch 👉youtube.com/watch?v=8tueF4uP… #BlueEconomy #SustainableCities #MaritimeSecurity

#Afghanistan’s strategic importance to #Europe may lie less in its bilateral ties with Kabul than in its position within the Eurasian networks connecting Central Asia, South Asia, #China, and West Asia. As these networks evolve, Afghanistan’s relevance in Europe’s broader Eurasian strategy may grow: @MalhotraShairee & Maiwand Safi or-f.org/40763 #Eurasia

A common #BRICS currency would require members to reconcile divergent economic priorities. Linking payment systems offers a more practical alternative: financial cooperation without surrendering monetary sovereignty. India’s #UPI could play a key role: Sauradeep Bag or-f.org/40762 #DigitalPayments

#AI-assisted biological research is moving beyond computer simulations as researchers test AI-generated designs in laboratories. Regulating AI models alone cannot address the risks. Biosecurity must cover the entire pipeline, from biological design and DNA synthesis to laboratory validation: Shravishtha Ajaykumar or-f.org/40760 #Biosecurity

For a pregnant woman unsure whether a symptom signals an emergency, waiting for medical advice carries serious risks. Reaching a health facility may also involve time, travel and cost. Kenya based non-profit Jacaranda Health’s PROMPTS offers one answer. Explore its story in the Global AI Impact Commons. Read the full article by Aishanya Gupta: or-f.org/40693 #MaternalHealth #AIforHealth

Trafficking, forced labour, cyber fraud and money laundering are converging in #SoutheastAsia to create a transnational criminal ecosystem. And this could have implications on India. Edited by @Sreeparna_b17, @SameerP_IND & @asarma2710 Read here 👉 or-f.org/40842 #Cybercrime #Cyberslavery

Has the rules-based international order collapsed, or is the world entering a new era of power politics? Watch the full debate as @samirsaran, Benedikt Franke and @smitaprakash unpack the shifting global order and challenge conventional wisdom. Watch 👉youtube.com/watch?v=j557eS30… #Geopolitics

The problem with #Starlink is not just where data travels, but who controls the switch. When a single private company can decide whether critical connectivity remains available during a conflict, host nations need enforceable safeguards against unilateral service withdrawal. India must retain an auditable on/off switch under its own control: @RamaDivedi or-f.org/40720 #SpacePolicy #NationalSecurity

What does it take to make #AI work for a #DairyFarming? Not just a capable model, but trusted institutions, relevant data, local language support and access that works even without a smartphone. #Amul’s #Sarlaben offers a glimpse of what AI diffusion looks like on the ground. Ishita Bhatia on the lessons from the field. Read on @orfonline: or-f.org/40887 #GlobalAIImpactCommons

The #US-#SaudiArabia civilian nuclear accord should not be viewed merely as another step in bilateral cooperation. It could set a precedent for the future of nuclear governance in the #MiddleEast: Shravishtha Ajaykumar or-f.org/40900 #NuclearEnergy #NonProliferation

#India and #Kazakhstan have built strong diplomatic and security ties, but bilateral trade remains modest at US$1 billion. Critical minerals, energy cooperation, and better connectivity will be essential to achieving the US$3 billion trade target and realising the partnership’s potential: @wani_ayjaz or-f.org/40912 #CentralAsia