Strategic Studies

As India sheds its role as a balancing power and moves towards becoming a leading power in its own right, ORF Strategic Studies Programme contributes to the growing public debate around the purpose of India’s power. Through a mix of deep-dive publications, incisive interventions, and flagship events, the programme focuses on core national security and foreign policy issues of our times. Programme scholars blend strategic theory and penetrating case studies to craft policy interventions that seeks to shape India’s engagement with a world in flux.

Eye on China

Tracking ISIS' Influence

Eye on China

Eye on China

The China Chronicles

The China
Chronicles

India & the Study of IR

India & the Study of IR

India and Global Governance

India and Global
Governance

National Security

National Security

Emerging Themes in Indian Foreign Policy

Emerging Themes in Indian Foreign Policy

Issue Briefs &
Special Reports

ASEAN,Defence Supply,Economic,geopolitical,Indo-Pacific,Investment,Russia Ukraine War,trade,UN

Understanding ASEAN’s Non-Linear Approach to the Russia-Ukraine War

Armed Forces,Economic,EU,Military,NATO,Russia,sanctions,Ukraine,US,Warfare

Can Economic Sanctions Replace Armed Forces in Modern Warfare?

diplomatic,European,GDP,Russia,sanctions,Trade War,Ukraine,War,Weapon

Sanctions as a Weapon of War: The European Experience

Agnipath scheme,diplomatic,diplomatic currency,Economic,India-Nepal,Indian Military,Political,Recruitment,Technology

India’s Agnipath Scheme and the Impact on Ties with Nepal

CAGR,China,chip design,Chip4,Semiconductor,Supply-Chain,Technology,trade

India in the Era of ‘Silicon Diplomacy’

Occasional Papers

Afghan,attacks,counterterrorism,ISIS,LoC,POK,religious,Taliban,Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan,terrorist

Terrorist Resources, Proclivity for Attacks, and an Effective Counterterrorism Framework

Africa,BRI,China-Africa,Development,diplomacy,FDI,FOCAC,SDGs,trade,Transport

Summitry as a Tool of Diplomacy: The Case of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

Africa,Indian Ocean,Indo-Pacific,maritime security,Military,oil and gas shipments,SLOC,South China Sea,trade

Securing Sea Lines of Communication in Asia

aircraft carriers,defence,Indian Ocean,maritime power,Narendra Modi,Navy,security

Nehru’s Navy: India’s Tryst with Aircraft Carriers

Economic,economic weapon,EU,financial,Impact of Sanctions,NATO,Political,Russia–Ukraine conflict,sanctions,trade,UN

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Sanctions: An Assessment of the Economic and Political Impacts

Books &
Monographs

BRICS,diplomatic,G20,G4,IBSA,Indo-Brazilian,Investment,Multilateralism,trade,UN,UNPKOs,WTO

India and Brazil in the Global Multilateral Order

Artificial intelligence,Digital,economics,EU,G20,Technology

G20.AI: National Strategies, Global Ambitions

BRI,cyberspace,defence,FDI,India-U.S. Relations,Indo-Pacific,Multilateralism,Quad,security,Technology,Terrorism,trade

India-U.S. Relations: Priorities in the Next Decade

cloud act,COPOA UK-US,Data Protection,data protection law,EU,India-US,Law,MLAT,UK

India’s Proposed Data Protection Law and an India-US Executive Agreement Under the CLOUD Act

Democracy,Development,Europe,global order,GREEN TRANSITIONS,Health,Indo-Pacific,Multilateralism,Raisina Files 2021,Rethinking,Tech,Turbulent Tides,Water Caucuses

Raisina Files 2022

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Kartik Bommakanti

Kartik Bommakanti is a Senior Fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme. Kartik specialises in space military issues and his research is primarily centred on the Indo-Pacific region. He also works on emerging

Kabir Taneja

Kabir Taneja is a Fellow with Strategic Studies programme. His research focuses on India’s relations with West Asia, specifically looking at the domestic political dynamics, terrorism, non-state militant actors and

Premesha Saha

Premesha Saha is a Fellow with ORF’s Strategic Studies Programme. Her research focuses on Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania and the emerging dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region. Premesha’s other research

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