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 Fellow
Faculty ORF Chapter
Amb. M. Rasgotra
President, ORF - Centre
 for International
 Relations
  Vice adm. K. K.
 Nayyar

Honorary Advisor
         
Mr. Manish Tewari
Honorary Advisor
 

Mr. T.V. Rajeswar
Honorary Advisor

         
Mr. Surendra Singh
Honorary Advisor
  Justice S D Dave
 (Retd.)

Honorary Advisor
         
Mr. Vikram Sood
Vice President, ORF -  Centre for International  Relations
  Mr. Wilson John
Vice President
         
Mr. Nandan
 Unnikrishnan

Vice President
  Ms. Lydia Powell
Head, Centre for
 Resources Management
         
Dr. Falguni Sen
Honorary Advisor
  Mr. N. K. Singh
Honorary Advisor
         
Amb. Dilip Lahiri
Visiting Fellow
  Prof. Mumin Chen
Visiting Fellow
         
Prof. K.V. Kesavan
Distinguished Fellow
  Mr. Saeed Naqvi
Distinguished Fellow
         
Amb. H H S
 Viswanathan

Distinguished Fellow
  Mr. Mohan Guruswamy
Distinguished Fellow
         
Dr. Vivek Lall
Distinguished Fellow
  Mr. Ashok Dhar
Distinguished Fellow
         
Gen. Nirbhay Sharma
Distinguished Fellow
  Dr. Sergey Kurginyan
Visiting Distinguished
         
Mr. Mahendra
 Kumawat

Distinguished Visitor
  Dr. Rajan Gupta
Senior Visiting Fellow
         
Mr. Rohit Bansal
Visiting Fellow
  Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh
Programme Coordinator
         
Dr. Siddharth Shanker
 Saxena

Visiting Senior Fellow
  Ms. Jennifer Mc Ardle
Visiting Fellow
         
Mr. Iskander Rehman
Visiting Fellow
  Mr. Uma Shankar
 Sharma

General Manager
         
Mr. Saurabh Johri
Program Advisor
  Ms. Jayshree Sengupta
Senior Fellow
         
Prof. Rakesh Basant
Senior Fellow
  Mr. Deba Ranjan
 Mohanty

Senior Fellow
         
Dr. Harinder Sekhon
Senior Fellow
  Dr. Rajeswari
 Rajagoplan

Senior Fellow
         
Dr. Satish Misra
Senior Fellow
  Dr. Niranjan Sahoo
Senior Fellow
         
Dr. P K Ghosh
Senior Fellow
  Dr. Rumi Aijaz
Senior Fellow
         
Dr. K. Yhome
Research Fellow
  Mr. Siba Prasada
 Tripathy

Associate Fellow
         
Dr. Joyeeta
 Bhattacharjee

Associate Fellow
  Mr. Rakesh Kumar
 Sinha

Associate Fellow
         
Mr. Tridivesh Singh
 Maini

Associate Fellow
  Ms. Akanshya Shah
Associate Fellow
         
Mr. Ashish Gupta
Associate Fellow
  Ms. Sadhavi Chauhan
Associate Fellow
         
Mr. Akhilesh Sati
Program Manager
  Dr. Uma
 Purushothaman

Junior Fellow
         
Ms. Neetika Khurana
Junior Fellow
  Mr. Shahid Raheem
Senior Media Researcher
         
Mr. Manish Vaid
Research Assistant
  Mr. Vinod Kumar
 Tomar

Research Assistant
         
Mr. Akhilesh B.
 Variar

Research Assistant
  Mr. Rahul Prakash
Research Assistant
         
Ms. Sonali Mittra
Research Assistant
  Mr. Samya Chatterjee
Research Assistant
         
Ms. Priyanka
 Mehrotra

Research Assistant
  Mr. Sripathi
 Narayanan

Research Assistant
         
Ms. Aarya Venugopal
Research Assistant
  Mr. Satish Kumar
 Tezaa

Data Analyst
         
Ms. Maya George
Research Intern
  Mr. Astik Sinha
Research Intern
         
Ms. Preeti Lourdes
 John

Research Intern
  Ms. Ruchira Chaturvedi
Research Intern
         
Mr. Felix Kuhlmey
Research Intern
  Mr. Samarth Singh
Research Intern
         
Publications
Ms. Anshu John
Editor
     
         
Development Outreach and Communications
Mr. Samir Saran
Sr. Fellow &
 Vice President
  Mr. Vidyadharan M. P.
Additional Director -
 Communications
         
Mr. Vivan Sharan
Associate Fellow
  Mr. Haripal Singh Brar
Research Intern
         
Library
Ms. Nisha Verma
Librarian
  Ms. Shubha Gupta
Audio Visual
 Documentation Officer
         
Faculty ORF Chennai Chapter
Mr. N. Sathiyamoorthy
Director-Chennai Chapter
   
         
Faculty ORF Mumbai Chapter
Mr. Vivek P. Karandikar
Vice President - CRM
  Dr. R. Swaminathan
Visiting Fellow
         
Mr. R N Bhaskar
Advisor
  Dr. Leena Wadia
Senior Fellow
         
Ms. Riddhi
 Chokhawala

Research Fellow and
 Creative Communications  Expert
  Ms. Radha
 Viswanathan

Fellow and Editor
         
Mr. Gautam Kirtane
Fellow
  Ms. Shubha Srinivasan
Programme Coordinator
         
Ms. Devashree
 Sharma

Fellow
  Ms. Sharmeen
 Contractor

Fellow
         
Mr. Rammohan
 Shrikant
 Khanapurkar

Fellow
  Ms. Deepa Dinesh
Fellow
         
Ms. Abha Parekh
Fellow
  Mr. Anay Joglekar
Associate Fellow
         
Mr. Maulik Mavani
Associate Fellow
  Mr. Kshitij
 Neelakantan

Associate Fellow
         
Ms. Shreyasi
 Dasgupta

Associate Fellow
  Mr. Swarup Pandit
Associate Fellow
         
Ms. Priya R
 Jadhav

Research Assistant
 
         
 
 
 
 

  
Events

Seminar
on

"Science and Technology in China: Implications and Lessons for India"

3-4 February 2012
(10:00 AM To 6:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Talk
on

'Food Security' by Mr B S Raghavan, IAS (retd), ex-Consultant, FAO
Saturday, 4 February 2012
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: ORF Chennai, Conference Hall

 


Workshop
on

'Exploring India- US Cooperation: Seeking Prosperity in the Indian Ocean'
7-8 February 2012
(9:00 AM To 6:00 PM)
9 February 2012
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: The Oberoi, Mumbai

 


 Visit
 of

 Ribal al-Assad at ORF Campus

Tuesday, 7 February 2012
  (11:00 AM To 12:00 PM)
 Venue: ORF-Delhi

 


Seminar
on

"Strategic Convergence of Indo-Japanese Relations and the Emergence of China"

Thursday, 9 February 2012
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Talk
on

'US and South Asia' by Ambs Teresita and Howard Schaffer
Saturday, 11 February 2012
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: ORF Chennai, Conference Hall

 


Roundtable Discussion
on

'Spatial Issues and Maoist Insurgency in India'
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
(11:00 AM To 1:30 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


ORF-CSIS Workshop
on

'India as a New Nuclear Supplier'


24 February 2012
(8:45 AM To 6:15 PM)
Venue: Hotel Taj Mansingh, New Delhi

 


Talk
on

'Japan's Foreign Policy'
by Mr. Tomohiko Taniguchi.
Tuesday, 28, February 2012
(10:30 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Bucerius-ORF Governance Talks
on

'Governance, Development and Security '
Friday, 2 March 2012
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Saturday, 3 March 2012
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: Constitution Club of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi

 


Conference
on

'India-Israel Relationship'


Monday, 2 April 2012
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Auditorium

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Conference
on

'ORF-BEI India-Bangladesh Security Dialogue'


Thursday, 5 April 2012
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Auditorium

Friday, 6 April 2012
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 




  

  

  

  

  

 
Energy/Water
Energy Security: Nature, not nations, will decide our limits
31 January 2012
Lydia Powell
Rather than relinquishing every opportunity to secure gas supplies at reasonable prices citing Pakistan as a threat.
 
Weakening rupee mounting pressure on power sector
31 January 2012
Ashish Gupta
The problems in the power sector are multiplying. The bills of companies have already increased by 30-40%.
 
Leaping into fray over 'Nimoo Bazgo' hydro project
31 January 2012
Sonali Mittra
Learning from the past and being the responsible upper riparian, India should try to balance the behaviour of Pakistan.
 
National
Identity and Access in Uttar Pradesh
30 January 2012
Samir Saran and Vivan Sharan
The higher levels of development seen in the northern and southern Gangetic plains of Uttar Pradesh serves to highlight that successive governments.
 
Muslim matters in UP
25 January 2012
Saurabh Johri
The political weight of the Muslims is undeniable in Uttar Pradesh. With nearly 18% of the population.
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International
Have Taleban Promised US That Women Will Be Treated Kindly
30 January 2012
Saeed Naqvi
President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to the US Congress begins with America's recent military engagement in self congratulatory terms.
 
New Approach Needed To 'Control' Internet Effectively
27 January 2012
Jaibal Naduvath
With increasing internet usage and acceptability, the threat perception from the medium will also increase.
more >>
 
US
Obama's State of the Union Address: Kicking off re-election campaign?
31 January 2012
Uma Purushothaman
Following President Obama's State of the Union address, polls show Obama leading the Republican Presidential frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
 
Making sense of US-Taliban talks
24 January 2012
Haripal Singh Brar
The recent US-Taliban moves offer a ray of hope for the Obama administration to achieve a much needed breakthrough before the President begins his re-election campaign.
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Security
Space Code: Why US analysts were wrong
24 January 2012
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Precisely because India has an interest in the normative process and institutionalising a space code.
 
US proposal on Space Code of Conduct: International Responses
23 January 2012
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
t is in India's interests to institute a code of conduct for guiding certain responsible behavior in order to ensure a cleaner, safer, and less congested outer space.
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