13+ hour, 34+ min ago  (403+ words) orfonline. org - Seafarers First: Reimagining the Human Architecture of Global Shipping Seafarers are the backbone of the global economy, enabling over 80 percent of global trade. As the maritime sector undergoes rapid transformation driven by decarbonisation, digitalisation, automation, and geopolitical disruption,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (87+ words) Author: Vivek Mishra The decision is likely to impact" India, perhaps more than any other nation given one of the strongest tech-dependent diasporas and the growing tech-interdependence between the two nations over the past two decades. The agreement specifically binds…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (253+ words) Author: Lakshmy Ramakrishnan The DRC's Ebola outbreak reveals how conflict acts as a disease multiplier, weakening surveillance and response capacities while increasing the risk of wider regional spread This highlights the need for point-of-care BDBV-specific or pan-filovirus diagnostics as part…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (261+ words) Author: Priya Miriam Noronha The headline figures for capital raised through debt-for-nature swaps are compelling: hundreds of millions of dollars in savings, guaranteed ocean conservation, and reduced sovereign debt for countries under severe fiscal stress. For sovereigns with irregular or…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (518+ words) Author: MANOJ JOSHI However, China did not express interest in establishing a well-defined LAC, likely since the lack of clarity allowed it to periodically generate tensions with India. Three weeks after Modi's 2015 visit, a junior Chinese official told a group…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (250+ words) Author: Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy Shifting alignments in the Middle East carry significant implications for the Maldives' foreign policy and development partnerships. Figure 1. Development assistance (loans) to the Maldives, 1970 to February 2020 (estimated in USD)" Source: Author's collation from the Maldives' Ministry…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (693+ words) Authors: ARYA ROY BARDHAN | SOUMYA BHOWMICK Arya Roy Bardhan and Soumya Bhowmick, "Capability in the Age of AI: India's GCCs and the Future of White-Collar Work," ORF Special Report No. 312, Observer Research Foundation, June 2026. Figure 1: Number of GCCs in India…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (331+ words) Author: Shairee Malhotra Germany's failure to secure a non-permanent UNSC seat reveals the growing gap between its multilateral ambitions and its standing in the Global South" In a secret ballot, Germany received 104 votes, but needed 127 (a two-thirds majority) out of…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (68+ words) Author: Hari Seshasayee Rodriguez's visit now breaks a 21-year hiatus, reflecting a significant shift in Venezuela's standing in Washington. Acting President Rodriguez's engagement with India goes beyond politics or the platitudes of the Global South. Hari Seshasayee is a co-founder…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (189+ words) Author: Purushraj Patnaik As AI companions increasingly cultivate emotional dependency through manipulative design, India must strengthen its consumer and data protection framework to safeguard digital welfare Companion apps reach the lonely and the emotionally vulnerable at scale, and they often…...