Addressing policy challenges facing the United States, India, and their partners in a rapidly changing world. Overseas affiliate of @orfonline.
Washington DC
Joined December 2020
- Tweets9.6K
- Following101
- Followers3.8K
- Likes849
When the @_AfricanUnion took its permanent member seat at the #G20 in 2023, it was read across the continent as a long-overdue correction. But what does the seat actually buy?
@RAlfaroPelico lays out how the African Union is navigating the United States' G20 presidency: bit.ly/46iXZGK
💬 “Financing can rise while the capacity to deploy it stands still, and the flows meant to build capacity return as debt service on assets that never materialize,” write @usdas and Pietro Zecca.
Learn more about the “absorption dilemma” in our latest background paper: bit.ly/4hvqtSL
🚀 India’s #space industry is taking off.
With 450 space start-ups building launch vehicles, #satellites, and space situational awareness tools, how did India get here — and what’s next?
Pradeep Nair explains: orfamerica.org/orf-america-c…
Yesterday, in partnership with the DC Asia Policy Network, we hosted @RHFontaine, @nilanthis, and Gregory Poling of @SoutheastAsiaDC for a discussion on the changing nature of U.S.–#IndoPacific partnerships.
Thanks to everyone who joined us!
Last month, @AnthropicAI revealed that the #Houthis used @claudeai to develop advanced weapon systems.
@KabirTaneja and @SY51309089 of @orfmiddleeast explain how #AI is not only creating new security threats but also reshaping old ones: bit.ly/4BlcKHq
🚀 @ORFAmerica and @IndiaCenterUCF are delighted to announce “Frontiers Beyond Borders: India–U.S. #Space Cooperation in the 21st Century.” Join us in Orlando to explore the bilateral space partnership ⬇️
🗓️: Friday, November 6, 2026
📍: @UCF in Orlando, FL
🔗: bit.ly/4jMGyGq
As #AI models and capabilities rapidly advance, concerns around AI safety are growing.
From cell phone hacking to cybersecurity breaches, @d_jaishankar highlights key AI developments to watch on #ATW: bit.ly/4hmSeyl
For 10 years, the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index measured how African markets functioned. Now, the next 10 must measure what they finance.
@usdas outlines what should come next in @OMFIF: bit.ly/4slPMMk
Since late 2024, India-#China relations have inched back towards economic, political, and social normalization.
"Yet the relationship remains structurally fraught and rests on a precarious foundation," argue @d_jaishankar and @stratamm: bit.ly/4jI8Em8
🚨 Work with @ORFAmerica! 🚨
Looking for a paid spring internship at a think tank in DC?
We're hiring spring interns to support our #energy and #communications teams.
🗓️ Deadline: November 5, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/3zd6TIC
#Energy and utilities already struggle to defend against today's #cybersecurity threats, let alone tomorrow's quantum-enabled ones.
"That is why the sector will meet quantum as a threat to its infrastructure well before it confronts quantum as a meaningful demand on the grid," writes @medhaprasanna: bit.ly/4z2XaOO
⚡️ ICYMI: @ORFAmerica has a new look!
We refreshed our homepage to make it easier to stay up-to-date on our research and analysis of pressing international issues, such as the #IranWar, #criticalminerals, #tariffs, and the #IndoPacific.
➕ A new #AI-assisted chat function to help discover relevant content and better understand India policy, U.S.-India relations, U.S. engagement with the world, the #GlobalSouth, and multilateral governance.
Check it out now 👉 orfamerica.org
Disruptions of #critical #minerals by China could result in a $6.5 trillion hit to 🌏 manufacturing output.
@BeanJD argues that securing critical mineral supply chains isn't just an economic issue — it's a national security imperative ⬇️ bit.ly/4uO1IXi
Shortly after U.S.-Canada #trade negotiations collapsed in August, @realDonaldTrump imposed 50% #tariffs on $20B worth of Canadian goods.
While #USMCA obliges the United States to admit qualifying Canadian goods duty-free, @Bengoa_Marta breaks down how the latest #Trump tariffs are lawful under Section 338 of the #Tariff Act of 1930: bit.ly/3UdETPI
ORF America retweeted
India’s pursuit of Viksit Bharat calls for a strategic alignment of its international engagement, national security priorities, and development aspirations. The relationship between strategic autonomy, global partnerships, and national capabilities provides a critical lens for examining India’s engagement with a changing world order.
The School of International Cooperation, Security & Strategic Languages (SICSSL), Rashtriya Raksha University, presents the 59th Lavad Confab on National Security, featuring Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, Observer Research Foundation America (ORF America), on “Vishwa Shastra to Viksit Bharat: India’s Engagement with a Changing World Order.”
@d_jaishankar @ORFAmerica @RakshaUni
Date: 23 October 2026 | Time: 1700 hrs
Platform: Webex
As electricity demand in global data centers increases, #AI campuses are exploring how much of their power needs should sit on their side of the grid connection.
@Dr_PiyushVerma unpacks the relationship between data centers and the wider grid for @wef: bit.ly/3UtE0Tq
While #PaxSilica is the best-placed plurilateral initiative to advance a bipartisan consensus in the United States on U.S. #tech leadership, @BeanJD argues the #Trump administration must start to actualize the initiative's promise for it to remain relevant: bit.ly/4zQ6A16
💰 As traditional aid declines, the #GlobalSouth is reevaluating its approach to external assistance.
@anitnath and @ArkaljiCaroline examine how developing countries are leveraging bargaining power to secure finance and investment: bit.ly/4dJ1URd
The UK-Mauritius deal over the #ChagosIslands has raised questions about Britain's strategic interests and its presence in the Indian Ocean.
On #ATW, @b_judah of @ChathamHouse talks to @d_jaishankar and @RachelRizzo about the ongoing negotiations: apple.co/4yFM7Lv