ORF ranked 8th among non-US think thanks worldwide

January 28, 2021 17:18

India's Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has been ranked 20th among 174 top think tanks worldwide, and eighth among non-US bodies, says a report.

The 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, ranked ORF at 20th position, up from 27th previous year.

ORF moved up from the 118th position in the 2018 ranking and got featured at the 5th position on the 'Think Tank to Watch in 2020' list.

Its curated Raisina Dialogue has been ranked 5th best conference in the report, moving up from 7th position in 2019.

The 2020 Top Think Tanks Worldwide list is topped by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace of US, followed by Belgium's Bruegel and Fudacao Geulio Varas (FGV) of Brazil. French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) and the UK's Chatham House were ranked 5th and 6th on the list.

Other Indian think tanks in the list include Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) at 41st rank (unchanged from last year), while Centre for Civil Society (CCS) at 83rd (unchanged). Indian Council for Research on International Economic Research (ICRIER) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) retained their 110th and 111th position, respectively. Development Alternatives (DA) was ranked 138th and Delhi Policy Group 142th, according to the report.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Raj Bhavan employee files molestation case against Bengal guv

Senior police officials said they received a complaint and are looking into it.

Intense heat sweeps east, south; more heat wave days likely in May

Intense heat swept through east India and parts of the southern peninsular region on Thursday, testing power grids and prompting the Kerala government to order closure of educational institutions till May 6.

Cummins hails Bhuvi's last-ball heroics

Defending 12 in the final over, Bhuvneshwar trapped Rovman Powell in front of the wicket in the last ball to stop Rajasthan Royal's run chase at 200 for 7 and pull off a heist in the end.

'Game never done till it's done': Samson rues loss

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson said that even while it seemed his side was cruising to victory he was not certain they would get over the line given the unpredictable nature of the league.

In Pictures - SRH seal dramatic win, edge past RR by 1 run

IMAGES from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals played in Hyderabad on Thursday