The recent attacks on the #RedSea sub-sea cables serves as a wake-up call for governments to focus on increased international cooperation on protection, and diversification of subsea #cable systems, argue Sameer Patil, PhD & Prithvi Gupta or-f.org/27505

Although #Iran ’s President Ebrahim #Raisi ’s death leaves the country to face an uncertain future, it would not have any significant short-term impact on #Iran ’s political stability, argues Vali Golmohammadi or-f.org/27512

NewDelhi has increased the export quotas of essential commodities, including rice, wheat flour, & sugar, and also construction materials like river sand & stone, aggregates required in #Maldives ’ mainstay construction industry: N. Sathiya Moorthy or-f.org/27513

The Indian Foreign Secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra’s visit to #Bangladesh is timely, as there is a need to re-affirm the #India - #Bangladesh partnership in the face of #China ’s deepening footprint in #Bangladesh , argues Sohini Bose or-f.org/27521

Keeping the #G20 Alive: The Unseen Efforts of the #GlobalSouth

Watch @SamirSaran, President, ORF, India speak 👇 youtube.com/shorts/Y00htjq…

Lately, the decline in net financial assets of Indian households is making news. However, stating that there is a decline without understanding their saving tendencies would be misguided. From Nilanjan Ghosh, PhD & Arya Roy Bardhan or-f.org/27261

#Cryptocurrencies have transformed #financial transactions and donations, yet the anonymity they offer has been exploited by terrorist organisations, notes Soumya Awasthi or-f.org/27289

#Chinese industrial policies focusing on #solar PV as a strategic sector and on growing domestic demand have enabled economies of scale and supported continuous innovation throughout the #supplychain , say Lydia Powell, Akhilesh Sati & Vinod Kumar Tomar or-f.org/27324

Industrial policies of the #UnitedStates and India that prioritise #energy #nationalism and domestic solar PV manufacturing are on the other hand #strategic #nationalsecurity goods. From Lydia Powell, Akhilesh Sati & Vinod Kumar Tomar or-f.org/27325

The #Hasina administration is committed to strengthening relationships with neighbouring nations, particularly #India , which #PMHasina recognises as a “great friend.” Edited by: Sohini Bose or-f.org/27322

The harsh response by the #Pakistani state towards the ongoing #Baloch protests will only alienate people further and deepen the existing crisis, writes Vaishali Jaipal or-f.org/27333

The universal desire to establish #inclusion as the driving ideal for #development shall remain unachieved if it is not realised in the most significant habitat in which the world lives—the cities, notes Ramanath Jha or-f.org/27336

However, after years of dithering and #policy ambivalence, #Chhattisgarh ’s leadership in recent years has shown major determination while fighting the #Maoists and checkmating their spatial spread and growing influence:Niranjan Sahoo or-f.org/27357

As the balance of power is tilting in North East Asia, it is critical to perceive the nature of the #Russia - #NorthKorea cooperation in this emerging geopolitical alliance context, write Abhishek Sharma & Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash or-f.org/27360

The future of the #Ukraine conflict | Why #Russia Is Grinding Forward In Ukraine?

Watch Igli Hasani, Kaja Kallas, Samir Saran, Timothy Snyder, Dmytro Kuleba & Jim Sciutto in conversation youtu.be/WH1FcU6tqtU

Recent reports on #China ’s floating nuclear reactor project have resurfaced, fuelling concerns regarding further #militarisation of the already tenuous South China Sea waters, writes Pratnashree Basu or-f.org/27371

While national #security is the primary consideration in #Taiwan ’s pursuit of its ambitions in space, there is also a desire to leverage its technological foundation, especially its capabilities in producing semiconductors: 唐书伟 / Kalpit A Mankikar & Satyam Singh or-f.org/27372

While the full-blown effects of the #RwandaAct are yet to be seen, many #GlobalSouth countries may consider the #migration outsourcing service as an easy way of attracting investment, spurring a race to the bottom, writes Africanist Samir 🇮🇳 or-f.org/27373

Growing #maritime traffic due to increasing sea-borne trade and #energy and resource #security through the evolving notion of #blueeconomy are some variables which have positioned the Indian Ocean as a crucial strategic theatre, notes Sayantan Haldar or-f.org/27380

.Miguel Otero, Beatrice Grace Aluoch Obado, and Agustín González-Agote suggest that the #G20 should coordinate #debt restructuring efforts and work with the African Union to address underlying issues. Read the brief here: or-f.org/26778