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Ease conditions for fuel retailing?
14 July 2010
Anyone driving to the hills on the mandatory pilgrimage trail cannot but notice the ubiquitous drum or two in front of roadside stalls - its presence advertising fuels in a way that no pure-for-sure campaign can match.
 
Energy
 
Issues in Captive Coal Block Development in India
24 July 2009
Given the high global demand for and the ever-rising price of oil and the abundance of comparatively inexpensive coal in their own region, India and China have long been heavily dependent on it as a source of energy to meet the needs of their people, as also for national growth.
 
Petroleum-Product Pricing Reforms: Now is the Time!
08 June 2009
On April 1, 2002 the Government of India notified the deregulation of pricing & distribution of petroleum products. As per the announcement, the Government was withdrawing from formal control of petroleum product pricing barring the price of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Kerosene (SKO) and was extending distribution rights for petroleum products to parties other than Public Sector Units (PSUs) including multinational companies.
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Climate
 
The climate negotiations
18 September 2009
International cooperation does not mean sacrificing our growth so that developed countries maintain their lifestyle
 
Myths and Realities in Climate Change Negotiations
10 September 2009
The Observer Research Foundation organized a round table discussion on Climate Change on August 26, 2009 at its New Delhi campus. The theme speaker was Mr. Owen Jenkins, Counsellor for Climate Change and Energy, British High Commission and the DFID.
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'Communist Party of China Delegation'
Friday, 30 July 2010
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Visit
of

Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, former UN Special Representative for Afghanistan.
Saturday, 31 July 2010
(12:30 PM To 1:30 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Talk
on

'India-Pakistan Dialogue Process'
by B Raman

Saturday, 31 July 2010
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: Conference Hall, Fifth Floor, Kothari Buildings, 115 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai

 


Talk
on

'Euro Crisis'
by K Subramanian, Joint Secretary (retd), Union Finance Ministry

Saturday, 31 July 2010
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: Conference Hall, Fifth Floor, Kothari Buildings, 115 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai

 


Talk
on

'Maldives, an Update'
by N Sathiya Moorthy, Director, ORF-Chennai

Saturday, 7 August 2010
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: Conference Hall, Fifth Floor, Kothari Buildings, 115 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai

 


Talk
on

"The Role of Emerging Powers in the Changing Global Order"
by Mr. B. S. Prakash, The Indian Ambassador to Brazil

Tuesday, 24 August 2010
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Roundtable Discussion
on

"Africa"
Thursday, 28, October 2010
(11:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Conference
on

ORF-RLS Project "South Asian Water Summit"

17-18, November 2010
(10:00 AM To 6:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Auditorium

 


Roundtable Discussion

"De Constructing the Economic Crisis"

23-24, November 2010
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Seminar on

"Whither China: Prospects and Direction"
Friday, 3 December 2010
(9:30 AM To 4:30 PM)
Saturday, 4 December 2010
(10:00 AM To 3:50 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Workshop on

Assessing the Impact of Higher Education Expansion on Economic Restructuring, Occupational Change and Access to Opportunities in Brazil and India
7 - 9 December 2010
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 



  
 
International
Trust Deficit and Currency of Hope
16 July 2010
Kanwal Sibal
It is not clear what External Affairs Minister's visit to Pakistan in mid-July can realistically achieve in bridging the trust deficit between India and Pakistan.
 
Japan's Upper House Elections: Crucial test for new Japanese PM
06 July 2010
Prof K.V. Kesavan
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) faces its first crucial test, after it captured power in August last year, when the House of Councillors election takes place on 11 July.
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National
Symbolic, and No More...
19 July 2010
N Sathiya Moorthy
Having the Union Cabinet now accepted a new globally identifiable symbol for the Indian Rupee, designed by Udayakumar, New Delhi
 
Sharad Pawar's Move: NCP's Growth or Decline?
17 July 2010
Dr Satish Misra
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar made two intelligent moves this month. The timing is perfect, but the move can go in any direction.
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Pakistan
Sex Appeal Declines in Indo-Pak Talks
17 July 2010
Saeed Naqvi
The day after External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna left for Islamabad, front-page headlines in mainstream English language dailies had set their preferred theme:
 
Thrust on making borders irrelevant
05 July 2010
Akhilesh B Variar
Terrorism, water and Afghanistan form facets of the wide range of issues which allow possible collaboration between India and Pakistan.
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South Asia
Sri Lanka: Delayed damage-control on global front?
10 July 2010
By declaring fresh intentions to revive GSP-Plus talks with the European Union (EU), and ensuring the withdrawal of anti-UN fast by incumbent Minister Wimal Weerawansa,
 
Post-War Sri Lanka: A Resurgent Nation
12 July 2010
Anjali Sharma
South Asia comprises of eight countries-Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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