Observer Research Foundation
ORF’s aim is to encourage voices from all quarters, geographies and gender, both those that fall in and those that question dominant narratives.
ORF seeks to lead and aid policy thinking towards building a strong and prosperous India in a fair and equitable world. It sees India as a country poised to play a leading role in the knowledge age — a role in which it shall be increasingly called upon to proactively ideate in order to shape global conversations, even as it sets course along its own trajectory of long-term sustainable growth.
ORF helps discover and inform India’s choices. It carries Indian voices and ideas to forums shaping global debates. It provides non-partisan, independent, well-researched analyses and inputs to diverse decision-makers in governments, business communities, and academia and to civil society around the world.
Our mandate is to conduct in-depth research, provide inclusive platforms and invest in tomorrow’s thought leaders today.
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“Human Hands Make Sustainability Possible” — Rahul Mishra on Craft & Climate
How the India–EU FTA Could Transform Global Maritime Trade
Can the World Turn Ocean Conflict into Collaboration?
How Social Enterprises Are Saving Our Oceans—and Reshaping Maritime Trade
The Hidden Journey of Your Packages—and the Ports Revolution Behind It
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The $25 Billion Plan to Save Tropical Forests | COP30 Exclusive
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The World’s Double Standards on India’s Rise
Who Will Sail the Ships? Fixing the Hidden Crisis in Global Seafaring
Great Power Games: Explained by Vikram Sood, Fmr head of India's foreign intelligence agency, R&AW
India to Russia by Rail and Sea — The Future of Eurasian Connectivity?
The Launch of Great Power Games: India’s Story in a Changing World | Samir Saran
Can the Blue Economy Empower Women Without Repeating Old Inequalities?
#RaisinaDialogueFlashback | “Pakistan’s greatest enemy today is Pakistan itself.”
What Happens When Tourism Pushes Nature Too Far?
This Journey Was Bigger Than Us — India’s Women Sailors Tell Their Story
“India’s Future Depends on Risk-Takers, Not Spectators" Sanjeev Sanyal
Why the World’s Fish Are Swimming North and What It Means for the South
The Next Big Climate Frontier: Blue Carbon Ecosystems
Green Corridors and Blue Futures How Shipping Can Go Zero Emission
India’s River Network The Next Big Step in Green Logistics
Coastal India Rising How Smarter Governance Can Protect Our Shores
#Flashback | Priyanka Chaturvedi on Why Climate Change Is Today’s Crisis, Not Tomorrow’s
Can the EU and India Build a New Indo-Pacific Order?
Empowering Communities for the Ocean Economy of Tomorrow
The Rise of New Maritime Hubs in Asia, Africa, and West Asia