#RaisinaDialogue2026 | Breaking the Curse With the world’s youngest population, vast mineral wealth, and growing regional integration, #Africa could become a key engine of global growth. But can its nations move up global value chains and build durable development models in a fragmenting world? Watch @onduhungirehe, @MusaliaMudavadi, Gwendoline Abunaw, Karim El Aynaoui & @sunaina_kumar discuss. @MEAIndia youtube.com/watch?v=oxmeYJGg…

Expanding Social Protection in the Global South: Evidence from #India, #Brazil, and #SouthAfrica Authored by @sunaina_kumar & @AmbarKumarGhos1, the paper examines the #socioeconomic & impacts and recommends measures to strengthen social protection orfonline.org/research/expan…

Social protection is no longer a safety net, it is critical infrastructure. My new @orfonline paper with @AmbarKumarGhos1 on lessons from India, Brazil, and South Africa on building welfare systems tinyurl.com/5dut7s7w

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Women are at the centre of India’s politics, as beneficiaries of welfare and as voters in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry. But not as legislators. I write for @orfonline @ORF_CNED orfonline.org/expert-speak/a…

India’s #SHG ecosystem has expanded supply through finance and mobilisation, yet weak #MarketLinkages and limited demand integration have left many women-led enterprises confined to low-value, localised markets: @arpantulsyan & @sunaina_kumar or-f.org/38333

Innovation, Equity, and Enterprise: Towards a People – Centric BRICS Featuring: Allucia Lulu Shokane, Beatriz Mattos, Amit Kumar, Ruchita Beri & @sunaina_kumar #BRICS2026 #BAF @BricsIndia2026

“I would like to thank the teacher at last month’s Artificial Intelligence Summit who said something remarkable, your six can be my nine" At the RNG Awards, Raj Kamal Jha used this striking anecdote to reflect on truth and perception in today’s information landscape. What seemed like a simple, humorous remark became a powerful commentary on how rare it is to collectively acknowledge what is clearly false. #RNGAwards #IndianExpress #JournalismExcellence

#RaisinaDialogue2026 | Breaking the Curse With the world’s youngest population, vast mineral wealth, and growing regional integration, #Africa could become a key engine of global growth. But can its nations move up global value chains and build durable development models in a fragmenting world? Watch @onduhungirehe, @MusaliaMudavadi, Gwendoline Abunaw, Karim El Aynaoui & @sunaina_kumar discuss. @MEAIndia youtube.com/watch?v=oxmeYJGg…

At @raisinadialogue 2026 I had the opportunity to speak on a panel on women in the workforce and how women’s economic participation can drive financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, and community resilience in a shifting global development landscape. youtube.com/watch?v=nJ9z8D9T…

At @raisinadialogue by @orfonline I was honoured to moderate a conversation with a stellar panel of speakers, on why the African continent remains the clearest source of optimism at a time when the world is consumed by conflict and fragmentation youtube.com/watch?v=oxmeYJGg…

Indo-German Media Network at the @GermanyinIndia in Delhi: During Raisina Dialogue, we had a productive discussion on narratives, blind spots & how 🇮🇳 & 🇩🇪 perceive each other. The exchange brought together media professionals to reflect on strengthening bilateral understanding.

An emerging category in #India’s welfare state: #unemployed youth. Nearly ten states including Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu , now offer #unemployment allowances, many introduced after #COVID19 amid rising job distress: @sunaina_kumar or-f.org/37491

An emerging category in #India’s welfare state: #unemployed youth. Nearly ten states including Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu , now offer #unemployment allowances, many introduced after #COVID19 amid rising job distress: @sunaina_kumar or-f.org/37491

Kerala, with the highest proportion of older adults, becomes the first state in India to mainstream adult immunisation in its budget document, & could trigger a ripple effect. My latest: Adult Immunisation: An Ambitious Beginning in Kerala - orfonline.org/research/adult… @orfonline

2026 will not be defined by one event, but by how multiple trends converge. From #geopolitics and #geoeconomics to #technology, #energy transition, and #skills, the forces shaping the year are already in motion. @samirsaran, @SharonStirling, @d_jaishankar, @KabirTaneja, @ParulBakshi_, @BardhanArya, @ray_basu73602, @PratnashreeBasu, @soumyabh_swears, @KartikBommakan1, @lindseywford, @DrNilanjanG, @mannat_jaspal, @sunaina_kumar, @oommen, @anitnath, @AnulekhaNandi, @Tso_mah, @asarma2710, @srijshukla, @shoba_suri, @jhanvi_t, @PrateekTri1990, @arpantulsyan, @SY51309089 Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/6lG1oI_7-… #ORFGlobal #Megatrends2026 #2026Outlook

#India and #Argentina are investing heavily in smart city infrastructure, leveraging #AI to reshape urban governance, mobility, and public services. This roundtable by @orfonline, on the sidelines of #AIImpactSummit, will bring together leading experts from India and Argentina to explore the future of smart cities and urban development. Featuring: @sunaina_kumar, @gzinny, @asarma2710, @jaijit, @MuktiAdvani, @akhileshcs & Anurag Singh Girola 🗓️18 February ⏰3:00 PM Know more👉or-f.org/37525

An emerging category in #India’s welfare state: #unemployed youth. Nearly ten states including Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu , now offer #unemployment allowances, many introduced after #COVID19 amid rising job distress: @sunaina_kumar or-f.org/37491

In this piece for @orfonline I write on the new category of cash transfer beneficiaries in India: educated unemployed youth. With the rise of jobless growth, 10 state governments run these programmes. Can they substitute for decent jobs? orfonline.org/expert-speak/e…

In this essay for the "The Budapest Dossier 2025” for @orfonline I write on the Indo-Pacific as the heat engine of global geopolitics—where great-power rivalry collides with trade, growth, and climate stability. Read the dossier here: orfonline.org/research/the-b…