Observer Research Foundation

Coordinates: 28°37′50″N 77°14′15″E / 28.630643°N 77.237465°E / 28.630643; 77.237465

Observer Research Foundation
Formation September 5, 1990 (1990-09-05)
Type Public Policy Think Tank
Headquarters 20, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 002
Location
Director
 Sunjoy Joshi
Staff
 120
Website Orfonline.org

Observer Research Foundation (ORF) is an independent think tank based in India.[1] It is ranked as the 8th Best Think Tank in Asia by the University of Pennsylvania's Global Go To Think Tank Index.[2] ORF has partnerships with think tanks such as Brookings Institution, Chatham House, RAND Corporation, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (USA) among others.[3]

History

Observer Research Foundation was conceived and supported by a cross-section of leading intellectuals, academics, public figures, social activists, business leaders and institutions of higher learning. It was established on September 5, 1990 as a non-profit, public policy think tank and Rishi Kumar Mishra was the founding chairman.[4]

Role

ORF provides informed and viable inputs for policy and decision-makers in the Indian Government and to the political and business leadership of India. For this, the Foundation has established six centres to consolidate and shape its many activities and programs. These are the:

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/html/aboutus/aboutus.html
  2. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/report/ReportDetail.html?cmaid=77587&mmacmaid=77588
  3. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/html/partnership/institution.html
  4. ↑ About R K Mishra
  5. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/html/centres/cir.html
  6. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/html/cyber/cybsec-arch.html
  7. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/html/centres/iss.html
  8. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/html/centres/crm.html
  9. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/html/centres/cpg.html
  10. ↑ http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/html/centres/ced.html
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