Peak emissions in India and China: Promises, progress and prognosis
Ambitious decarbonisation goals challenge the economic growth trajectory of developing countries like India and China.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/peak-emissions-in-india-and-china-promises-progress-and-prognosis
Ambitious decarbonisation goals challenge the economic growth trajectory of developing countries like India and China.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/peak-emissions-in-india-and-china-promises-progress-and-prognosis
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Peak emissions in India and China: Promises, progress and prognosis
The 2014 report by working group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that the energy sector was responsible for 35 percent of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Improving urban freight transport
Given the national economic significance of freight efficiency in cities and the prospects of greater urbanisation, the government should provide financial support to cities.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/improving-urban-freight-transport
Given the national economic significance of freight efficiency in cities and the prospects of greater urbanisation, the government should provide financial support to cities.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/improving-urban-freight-transport
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Improving urban freight transport
China’s massive attack against India: A looming possibility
India might be deceiving itself by believing China will limit itself to "grey-zone operations" along the Sino-Indian border, avoiding all-out war. This assumption, while comforting, could be dangerous.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/china-s-massive-attack-against-india-a-looming-possibility
India might be deceiving itself by believing China will limit itself to "grey-zone operations" along the Sino-Indian border, avoiding all-out war. This assumption, while comforting, could be dangerous.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/china-s-massive-attack-against-india-a-looming-possibility
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China’s massive attack against India: A looming possibility
Sovereign Credit Ratings: A critique
To address the challenges posed by existing credit rating agencies and their biases against the Global South, particularly India, several operational changes need to be implemented.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/sovereign-credit-ratings-a-critique
To address the challenges posed by existing credit rating agencies and their biases against the Global South, particularly India, several operational changes need to be implemented.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/sovereign-credit-ratings-a-critique
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Sovereign Credit Ratings: A critique
How does an expanded BRICS benefit India?
The expanded BRICS offers India opportunities to assert its global leadership, but it also poses certain geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/how-does-an-expanded-brics-benefit-india
The expanded BRICS offers India opportunities to assert its global leadership, but it also poses certain geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/how-does-an-expanded-brics-benefit-india
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How does an expanded BRICS benefit India?
City gas distribution: The challenge of geography
The claim of CGD network coverage for 98% of the population doesn't guarantee PNG access. It only indicates potential access and is entirely dependent on infrastructure completion and CGD economics.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/city-gas-distribution-the-challenge-of-geography
The claim of CGD network coverage for 98% of the population doesn't guarantee PNG access. It only indicates potential access and is entirely dependent on infrastructure completion and CGD economics.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/city-gas-distribution-the-challenge-of-geography
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City gas distribution: The challenge of geography
This post is about the claim of CGD network which indicates the coverage for 98% of the population but realizes that the potential access is dependent entirely on infrastructure completion and CGD economics.
NATO’s pivot to Indo-Pacific: Focus on Japan and South Korea
NATO's pivot to the Indo-Pacific will involve a strategic partnership with Japan and South Korea to bolster deterrence and uphold the rules-based international order in the region.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/nato-s-pivot-to-indo-pacific-focus-on-japan-and-south-korea
NATO's pivot to the Indo-Pacific will involve a strategic partnership with Japan and South Korea to bolster deterrence and uphold the rules-based international order in the region.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/nato-s-pivot-to-indo-pacific-focus-on-japan-and-south-korea
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NATO’s pivot to Indo-Pacific: Focus on Japan and South Korea
Drone warfare in Myanmar: Strategic implications
As the conflict in Myanmar escalates, an increasing use of commercial weaponised drones by non-state actors is observed. This spread of drone warfare carries heavy strategic implications.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/drone-warfare-in-myanmar-strategic-implications
As the conflict in Myanmar escalates, an increasing use of commercial weaponised drones by non-state actors is observed. This spread of drone warfare carries heavy strategic implications.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/drone-warfare-in-myanmar-strategic-implications
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Drone warfare in Myanmar: Strategic implications
Is it time to recognise electricity as a basic human right?
Access to electricity is more than a connection. Considering the growing importance of electricity in accessing other necessities, stronger measures are needed to ensure a reliable basic supply.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/is-it-time-to-recognise-electricity-as-a-basic-human-right
Access to electricity is more than a connection. Considering the growing importance of electricity in accessing other necessities, stronger measures are needed to ensure a reliable basic supply.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/is-it-time-to-recognise-electricity-as-a-basic-human-right
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Is it time to recognise electricity as a basic human right?
A beeline for the ballots in Kashmir
The high voter turnout in Kashmir Valley prompts the question: Does this indicate a return to normalcy, or is a more complex reality unfolding?
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/a-beeline-for-the-ballots-in-kashmir
The high voter turnout in Kashmir Valley prompts the question: Does this indicate a return to normalcy, or is a more complex reality unfolding?
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/a-beeline-for-the-ballots-in-kashmir
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A beeline for the ballots in Kashmir
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See glimpses from the event here!
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ICC warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders: Challenges ahead
The ICC's consideration of arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders highlights the complexities of achieving accountability in protracted conflicts.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/icc-warrants-for-israeli-and-hamas-leaders-challenges-ahead
The ICC's consideration of arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders highlights the complexities of achieving accountability in protracted conflicts.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/icc-warrants-for-israeli-and-hamas-leaders-challenges-ahead
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ICC warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders: Challenges ahead
How does an expanded BRICS benefit India?
The expanded BRICS offers India opportunities to assert its global leadership, but it also poses certain geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/how-does-an-expanded-brics-benefit-india
The expanded BRICS offers India opportunities to assert its global leadership, but it also poses certain geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges.
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/how-does-an-expanded-brics-benefit-india
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How does an expanded BRICS benefit India?
Time for Pax Indica?
In his third term, He should take a proactive approach to peacemaking, like Norway & Switzerland. This will help India better mangae its external environment.
https://www.orfonline.org/research/time-for-pax-indica
In his third term, He should take a proactive approach to peacemaking, like Norway & Switzerland. This will help India better mangae its external environment.
https://www.orfonline.org/research/time-for-pax-indica
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Time for Pax Indica?
After a bruising election campaign fought and won mainly on domestic issues, Prime Minister Modi treaded a turbulent outside world in the first week of his new tenure.
Potential or Peril: Carbon Trading in Africa
https://www.orfonline.org/research/potential-or-peril-carbon-trading-in-africa
https://www.orfonline.org/research/potential-or-peril-carbon-trading-in-africa
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Potential or Peril: Carbon Trading in Africa
Carbon trading have long been touted as a silver bullet to channelise climate finance to African countries lacking the capital to support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.