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We @orfonline would like to introduce #UrbanFutures, to address new challenges in an urbanising world, curated by @ORFMumbai. Check it out ➡️goo.gl/Qv2A9t piped.video/OihQKwE3a_8
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The first episode of #EarthTalks curated by @bahardutt with @bhavreenmk, @GhoshArunabha (@CEEWIndia) and Ritwick Dutta (@lifeindia2016) discusses ❝Are government institutions equipped to handle #AirPollution crisis?❞
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#India could gain from the #Japanese efforts to shift high-tech industries away from #China as well as the overall mood in the #IndoPacific to establish secure and resilient #supplychains, explains Manoj Joshi or-f.org/119639
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The second episode of #EarthTalks curated by @bahardutt with @ShashiTharoor discusses ❝Is there political will to fight for #CleanAir in India?❞
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In the third episode of #EarthTalks, @bahardutt speaks to @rsuri54 about his journey to become a #GreenCitizen.
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❝#IndianAirForce is still far away where it needs to be in terms of modernisation. We are still flying planes which are 40-50 years old❞, points out @Pushan3012 in a conversation with Harsh V Pant. Watch⬇piped.video/watch?v=YRdM6CLm…
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Watch #LIVEstudio discussion with @aslantv and @samirsaran on #FutureofEurope during the #DigitalAge at #CyFyAfrica ⬇ facebook.com/ORFOnline/video…
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India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics begins today, 6:00 pm.
Follow the hashtag #Raisina2020
Programme ➡ bit.ly/2FKB5Mf
Watch LIVE: orfonline.org/raisina-dialog…
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In the first episode of #AfricaCalling, @byniknat speaks to @sally_nuamah about feminist schools and creating safe spaces for African girls. Watch ⬇
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We are delighted to announce @ourtechfutures_, which will bring together a global community of experts to interrogate the implications of #EmTech on #Society & #Democracy @ColumbiaSIPA.
Register here: bit.ly/2kod86s
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In this week's episode of #EarthTalks, @bahardutt speaks with Chinmaya Acharya, the Chief of Programmes at the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (@ShaktiFdn) about #ClimateChange and how India can meet its targets as part of #ParisAgreement. Watch ⬇piped.video/watch?v=cKzIE_fU…
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#Foreign policy starts getting shaped by #public opinion only when a #democracy develops and matures, says Harsh V Pant and @DarthThunderous or-f.org/120357
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"Any Chinese company in India's critical infrastructure should not be allowed", says @gchikermane to @NaghmaSahar in an episode of #TheIdeasFactory. #Huawei #ChinaTech #5G. Watch ⬇
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#EarthDay Special| In the tenth episode of #EarthTalks, @bahardutt and Pankaj Vir Gupta talk about his book 'Yamuna River Project' and discuss the restoration of the #Yamuna and its relationship with #Urban space.
→ Watch : bit.ly/2ZnHdCM
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#ReUp | #Video of the state of the #IndianEconomy with @EmergingRoy, @KanchanGupta, @zone5aviation, @mihirssharma, @Abhijit_M007, @joyebch, Lydia Powell and Harsh Pant. Watch ⬇ piped.video/watch?v=XRB9WgQF…
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#CyFyAfrica brought together nearly 140 speakers from over 63 countries to share thoughts, insights, and solutions on all things #digital! Watch this space for the best of CyFy Africa 2019!!
Playlist: bit.ly/2IeDukg
Programme: bit.ly/2WGRh7d
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Dr #Jaishankar’s visit to #Uganda and #Mozambique helped put some of the spotlight back on #India’s relationship with #Africa at a time when global powers are scrambling to carve a niche for themselves in the continent, explains @Mishraesque or-f.org/120626
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The ‘great game’ in #Asia is slowly expanding from the #IndoPacific in the east towards the #PersianGulf region. From Mandana Tishehyar or-f.org/119508
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.@NaghmaSahar and @NiveditaKapoor decode the ongoing #Russianprotests and talk about the #IndiaRussia ties in the first episode of #TheIdeasFactory #Vladivostok. Watch ⬇ piped.video/watch?v=nBJfm6OJ…
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In the fourth episode of #EarthTalks, @bahardutt speaks to @bhavreenmk on why she got involved in the fight for Delhi's green spaces.
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How can emerging technologies be designed and deployed to break free of social norms and behaviour?
@BDUTT,@maggiesprenger, @priyankac19 and Danielle Kayembe will discuss at Our Tech Futures — @ourtechfutures_.
Find out more: bit.ly/OurTechFutures
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.@sushantsareen and @khalidbshah talk about #escalation, sub conventional warfare, #LoC, #deterrence among other things as they decode India's #BalakotAirStrikes. Watch⬇ piped.video/watch?v=zDpADT_E…
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We are very excited to hear from the diverse and dynamic set of voices we have gathered in Tangier for #CyFyAfrica 2019! Over the coming days, we will be sharing their profiles and roles for our digital community to follow and engage with!
→ orfonline.org/cyfy-africa/
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After #India announced its decision to make the #rupee go global, neighbouring countries like #SriLanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar grabbed the opportunity, writes N Sathiya Moorthy or-f.org/120128
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#ICYMI | An assessment on citizenship, illegal immigration, #Assam, #NRC and Citizenship Amendment Bill, by @KanchanGupta: bit.ly/2PIcvzR
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On #EarthTalks this week | @bahardutt talks to environment expert @Bh_Chandra on 'How reliable is the data on #AirPollution?' Watch ➡ piped.video/watch?v=UoeEQscT…
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The majority of Muslim leadership in India has, all along, been always in favour of a nationwide ban on cow slaughter, but somehow successive regimes have refrained from banning it.
From @NaghmaSahar & @rasheedkidwai. bit.ly/33sTt6N
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Discussions at #Raisina2021 on COVID-19 Pandemic - Implications and Solutions. Watch the series ➡ bit.ly/3eCYjoK
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With a #GiniIndex of 25.5, #India is classified as "moderately low" inequality by the #WorldBank. It's nearly in the "low inequality" club, surpassing 167 other countries, including #China and the #US: @gchikermane or-f.org/34624
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While #India-#China competition & Chinese assertiveness have triggered some changes in #Bhutan’s foreign policy, recent developments suggest that continuity still looms large in Bhutan-India relations. From Harsh V Pant & @gs_aditya or-f.org/120391
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Harsh Pant et al. present policy recommendations for Indian decision-makers post US' withdrawal from the #Irandeal ➡bit.ly/2LbJG0b
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There is little or no scope for ‘diversity’ and ‘native sentiments’ to play a role in times of looming disaster. We do not need to glorify ‘resistance’ to disease control as was done during British colonial era, argues @KanchanGupta: bit.ly/2VIkiRJ
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Check out @orfonline's researchers on the new narrative on #BIMSTEC, as well as the opportunities and challenges it will face to emerge as a distinct organisation, economic community and strategic space
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The ORF Opinion Poll
What are your expectations from Modi 2.0 Budget 2019?
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More Funds for Health
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Join us for the launch and discussion on EAM Dr S Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar)’s book ‘The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World’ tomorrow.
Pls note that the discussion commences 𝐚𝐭 𝟕:𝟒𝟓 𝐏𝐌 𝐈𝐒𝐓.
Register ➡ bit.ly/32OAVP4
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Watch @arunmsukumar in conversation with @aseemjakhar on 'Towards #Splinternet' at #CyFyAfrica ⬇ facebook.com/ORFOnline/video…
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| Top 20 countdown |
Curious about what the most read @orfonline longforms of 2019 were?
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Check out @orfonline's featured experts on why '#ISI and #ISIS are a double threat to peace in #SouthAsia'
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#India’s #economy is already changing global strategic equations and is having a profound impact on the emerging balance of power, notes Harsh V Pant or-f.org/120125
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The “walls” dividing cyberspace have sprung up from within liberal democracies, throwing in question their commitment to — as the cliche goes — a “free and open” internet, writes @samirsaran in his editor's note #DigitalDebates: goo.gl/5Cd7TE
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Thank you for joining us for the book discussion - The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World. @DrSJaishankar in conversation with @samirsaran | More than 1300 people from 50 countries joined us live. You can also watch the video here. pscp.tv/w/ch_gfjF6dkVOV3ZHRE…
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Discussions at #Raisina2021 on Climate Action - Geopolitics, Technology, Finance, Partnerships. Watch the series ➡ bit.ly/3vmyEY3
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The revival of diplomatic relations between #SaudiArabia and #Iran that were negotiated by #China is a major diplomacy victory for the latter. From @KabirTaneja or-f.org/119218
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With #Raisina2023 kickstarting today, @orfonline is delighted to announce the launch of our flagship annual journal of essays, the #RaisinaFiles.
Edited by @samirsaran and Vinia Mukherjee.
Read it here 👉 or-f.org/118423
#RaisinaDialogue2023 @raisinadialogue
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The #Ukraineconflict has had an unsettling impact on the lives of ordinary #Africans, states @Mishraesque or-f.org/118313
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Spare a few minutes to help policy makers understand the lifestyle, well being, and sexual health preferences of world's youngest population. To enter responses in the survey designed by @orfonline @YouthKiAwaaz click here ➡ goo.gl/Q5oEku
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With its #G20 Presidency halfway through, ##India must push for increased engagement in the #IndoPacific region to address the #SDG financing gap, explains @swatiprabhujnu or-f.org/124605
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On the #Ukraineconflict, #China is delicately balancing the two, where it seeks to be an ally of #Russia while not incurring the wrath of the West. @antaragsingh writes or-f.org/119919
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The inaugural edition of the #KigaliGlobalDialogue from 3 – 5 July 2019 at #Kigali will be hosted by The Centre for New Economic Diplomacy #CNED, ORF, @RwandaMFA, and @rcbrwanda in #Rwanda
#toKigali
For more details: bit.ly/2ZxFKsH
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.@kanchangupta explains why #NRC and Citizenship Amendment Bill are not discriminatory.
He suggests some options to those left out, during an #TheIdeasFactory discussion with @NaghmaSahar. Watch ⬇ piped.video/watch?v=yJGr1ftj…
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Save the Date and Register for @raisinadialogue, India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, convened by @orfonline and @MEAIndia. For more info ➡goo.gl/CwU4o1
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The #African Sahel region demands the attention of the global community on countering #terrorism, argue @KabirTaneja & @Mishraesque or-f.org/120130
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#India and the #EU must work together to ensure that their partnership remains a positive force for stability and development in the #IndoPacific region and beyond, says @TerezaANovotna or-f.org/119661
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.@gchikermane writes on how #Lithuania’s recent acknowledgement of #Taiwan provides the EU with an opportunity to stand up to #China’s bullying tactics. or-f.org/95783
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Trump has overturned the Obama-era freeze on India's acquisition of unmanned systems, to make India the first non-treaty partner to be offered a MTCR Category-1 Unmanned Arial System i.e. the Sea Guardian UAS, points out @kparpiani: or-f.org/68919
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Watch Terri Chapman, Associate Fellow, @orfonline in conversation with Molishree (@NITIAayog), Bitseat Tadesse (@iCog_Labs) & @sanagajapati discuss #FutureofWork & the challenges women face at #CyFyAfrica ⬇ facebook.com/ORFOnline/video…
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India’s nuclear weapon tests in 1998 gave it a political space to claim credit for its impeccable non-proliferation record and gain acceptance as a responsible nuclear power, says @rakeshnms: goo.gl/6LQHjB
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Snippets from Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu's (@netanyahu), inaugural address @raisinadialogue. Read Raisina 2018's conference report ➡ goo.gl/wLDDjQ
For more information on the upcoming #Raisina2019 ➟ orfonline.org/raisina-dialog…
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#Democracy in Asia a mixed bag, #Thailand still a “flawed democracy.” From @DonMcLainGill95 or-f.org/120422
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The #G20 meeting in #Kashmir provides economic opportunities and contributes to an ideological integration of the Valley’s youth with the rest of #India. From @wani_ayjaz.
#G20InKashmir #G20Kashmir or-f.org/122481
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"Villainising, ostracising, and criminalising #LGBTQIA+ people is damaging for children of any identity, says Angelika Arutyunova. #RaisinaEdit or-f.org/85345
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Johnson has sought to re-set the UK’s China policy. Departing from his predecessors Cameron and May, he has ended the ‘Golden Era’ of UK-China relations, says Tom Milford: bit.ly/2Zmvc23
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The #EU as a whole versus the EU member states’ approach towards #China shows a paradox that will be hard to fix. From @ankitadutta5 or-f.org/120629
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#InternationalWomensDay| Check out Terri Chapman and @Vidmish22's special report on 'Rewriting the Rules: Women and Work in India'. Read➡goo.gl/zD5LVw
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Figuring out how to support the #Afghan people without strengthening the #Taliban has been the challenge that is confronting the global community, posits @Shivam05S or-f.org/120035
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ORF and @T20Solutions are delighted to invite you for the Joint Webinar by Task Force 11 on #COVID19 Multidisciplinary Approaches to Complex Problems on 27th October 2020 at 2 PM AST. #G20
Register ➡ bit.ly/2FNtPCR
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The simultaneous rise of India and China will define the 21st century.
@samirsaran and EAM @DrSJaishankar discuss this new moment that will undoubtedly redefine the tenants and principles of the international order.
Watch the full discussion here: piped.video/wF4bnOZsO8g
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#VoicesatORF | Since #NYAY is not universal and intends to target a certain income group to transfer the benefits — identification of poor becomes important, says @Abhijit_M007
→ Video: bit.ly/2DYSZul
→ Read: bit.ly/2LvYxT3
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#PakistanArmy is unwilling to spare #ImranKhan or his supporters, defenders, and protectors, especially in the judiciary, argues @sushantsareen or-f.org/123861
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ORF is deeply saddened by the passing of General #BipinRawat, the Chief of Defence Staff. We send our condolences to the family.
In his memory, we look back at the many ORF debates and discussions Gen Rawat participated in.
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As extreme weather events are becoming the new normal in a climate-constrained world, developing countries must invest in building the climate resilience of their infrastructure. The task is urgent for India's coastal regions, says Aparna Roy: bit.ly/2KvYWm1
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#Shortfilm screened during this year's @raisinadialogue | @samirsaran @SunjoyJ. For more info ➡goo.gl/CwU4o1 piped.video/watch?v=cLTgzMWz…
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Agents of Change: #Climate Resilience and Food Systems’
with @TandonSuranjali, Vera Helena Thorstensen, Temina Lalani Shariff, @hyunheeban and @sunaina_kumar
#G20India nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1ZkKzXrDb…
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Reliable connectivity and #transportation within the UT of Jammu & #Kashmir and between the region and the rest of India are critical for #India’s economic growth, states @wani_ayjaz or-f.org/119809
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#ImranKhan appears to have achieved what was supposed to be impossible and unacceptable—dividing the #PakistanArmy. @sushantsareen opines. or-f.org/122069
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The #Quad engaging with IORA will help #India to bring the strategic convergences of the two groupings and #China’s growing footprint in the region to the forefront. From @sayantan_h or-f.org/123145
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#RaisinaDialogue2023 | Provocation, Uncertainty, Turbulence: Lighthouse in the Tempest?
March 2 – 4, 2023
Limited seats available.
Register here 👉 orfonline.org/raisina-dialog…
#Raisina2023 #G20 #G20India #climate #multilateralism #conflict
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There are concerns in European circles that the grouping may be over-reacting & could impact #EU interests in #China. Alternatively, the EU & the #US have worked hard to put differences aside & apply themselves unitedly to assist #Ukraine: Manoj Joshi or-f.org/120320
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We are now live-tweeting the panel ‘The Kigali Consensus: A New Charter for Growth and Development’ at the #KigaliGlobalDialogue here at #Kigali.
Details: bit.ly/2x4TaAa
#toKigali #CNED #ORFinAfrica #ForceforGood #AfricaFirst
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#ColabaConversation | Watch @AUThackeray as he interacts with young minds on #climate, culture, #commerce, connectivity & the future course for #Mumbai, hosted by @akshmathur.
nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1rmxPgjVQ…
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Every action of key political actors in #Pakistan is only pushing the country deeper into the quagmire, explains @sushantsareen or-f.org/119968
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While new initiatives, platforms, and exercises attest to the growing synergy in Indo-#African defence and #security partnership, the true potential continues to remain untapped, argues @Mishraesque or-f.org/119716
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The Russian #economy has shown resilience in the face of being the most sanctioned country in the world. Aditya Bhan writes. #RussiaUkraineCrisis or-f.org/118311
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#Replug | ❝Price has remained almost constant & given what we know about #RafaleDeal, it appears to be well negotiated, comparable to and in most cases better than negotiations other countries have carried out for Rafale or similar planes❞ — @Iyervval: goo.gl/avSB73
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#G20 members must work together on the creation of norms for responsible state behaviour. These norms may include the commitment of member states, as well as private sector experiences & best practices, note @TobiTheScholz & @SameerP_IND. @T20org or-f.org/121374
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.@orfonline, in partnership with India’s @G20org Secretariat, is hosting an official side event on ‘Women-Led Development: Pillars of Progress’ at the 3rd Development Working Group Meeting in Goa.
Inaugural Session
@samirsaran @NagNaidu08
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"Disease, malnutrition and preventable loss of life pose a huge economic challenge for India and are a drain on the nation’s human resources". Read a special report written by Shalini Rudra Malancha Chakrabarty Priyanka Shah @oommen Samir Saran: goo.gl/F6ftCa
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From New Delhi’s perspective, these #minilaterals in the #MiddleEast offer wider #geopolitical and #geoeconomic connections with critical partners, highlight @KabirTaneja & @viveksans or-f.org/122011
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Ahead of polls, Trump will seek to leverage the trip for political ends. India should stay focused on the wider agenda, says @d_jaishankar: bit.ly/2uDgCqB
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The Global Programme for Women's Leadership 2019, a collaboration between ORF and @Vedicascholars starts tomorrow!
More updates @orfonline
→ Programme: bit.ly/2FtTOLn
#GPWL2019 #CNED
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The #IndoPacific states confront a real possibility of having #China in their strategic backyard if the PRC successfully annex #Taiwan in the coming years, highlight Aditya Bhan & @KartikBommakan1 or-f.org/115777
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The #Quad engaging with IORA will help #India to bring the strategic convergences of the two groupings and #China’s growing footprint in the region to the forefront. From @sayantan_h or-f.org/123145
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The TTC will enable #India and the #EU to add heft to their strategic partnership and showcase their strengths and policy outlooks on issues of mutual importance. @ankitadutta5 writes or-f.org/122684
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China has to climb its way up the trust vanguards of India before it enters trust vaults of India. Until then, Made in China firms must be treated with as much caution and precaution as the nation is treating the Made in China pandemic, says @gchikermane: or-f.org/66974
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By banning another 118 mobile apps on 2 September 2020, following earlier bans on 59 apps in June 2020 and 47 apps in July 2020, India is protecting its digital borders, opines @gchikermane: or-f.org/72724
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