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COP26-aligned fiscal policy instruments for boosting Asian green growth, sustainable recovery (Nella Sri Hendriyetty, Jacqueline Cottrell, Alexander Boden, Misuzu Nakamura, Asian Development Bank Institute)

The final months of 2021 will be a crucial time for climate policy. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow from...

India–Nigeria Relations (Abhishek Kumar, Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses)

India has a long history of partnership with Nigeria, with solidarity and political affinity going back to early 19th century when both the nations...

Seize the moment. India in a sweet spot because of concerns about a rising challenge from China (Shyam Saran, The Tribune)

An independent group of economists, academics, security analysts and former diplomats, including this columnist, held a series of interactions over the past year to...

Toward Better Cooperation with Indonesia under the New Southern Policy Plus (Sungil Kwak, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

Last year the Republic of Korea (ROK) announced the “NSP Plus” – an upgrade version of the New Southern Policy (NSP) – to better...

Carbon emission reduction: Taking stock (Akhilesh Sati, Lydia Powell, Vinod Kumar Tomar, ORF)

Most climate scientists believe that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced by at least 50 percent by 2050 to avoid the most dangerous...

China’s power crisis: Outrage over power outages may affect Xi’s green initiatives (Kalpit A Mankikar, ORF)

The recent restrictions on power consumption in China disrupted manufacturing activities, and a cloud hangs over technology supply chains. In addition to the Chinese...

Retail price of petrol and diesel in India: Crude calculations (Akhilesh Sati, Lydia Powell, Vinod Kumar Tomar, ORF)

The retail price of petrol was INR 101.84/litre (l) and diesel INR 89.97/l in Delhi on 1 August 2021. For petrol, the base price...

China’s BRI continues to remain popular amongst Africans despite intense backlash (Abhishek Mishra, ORF)

China’s role in African development is often contested and tends to evoke mixed feelings. Its role can be located anywhere between a provider of...

Road emission control: Electrifying personal mobility in India (Akhilesh Sati, Lydia Powell, Vinod Kumar Tomar, ORF)

Indians travel nearly 5,000 kilometres (km) each year, a threefold increase since 2000. Vehicle ownership per person has grown five‐fold since 2000, with particularly...

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