Gateway Features

India-Indonesia: Companion Souls in a New Era

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The India-Indonesia Track 1.5 Dialogue is a two-year initiative between Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, Mumbai, and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia, Jakarta. Think tank experts, government officials, and business leaders will convene biennially to promote bilateral economic growth and innovation. India and Indonesia have a comprehensive strategic relationship built on their ancient and modern histories, and a flourishing relationship sustained by trade, economic exchange and people-to-people contact. Both countries are expanding and there read more

The ancient precursor to IMEC

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The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), first announced by Prime Minister Modi on 9 September 2023 on the sidelines of India’s G20, will accelerate under the new Trump Presidency and the likely resolution of the Israel-Hamas war, a prelude to which is the latest 45-day ceasefire between the warring parties. The vision for this corridor is based on the Abraham Accords brokered read more

Détente for hegemony

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In 2025 China’s share of the UN’s regular budget will be 20%, just a shade less than the U.S., which has capped it’s share at 22% for years. Given the power game of nations that the UN is, the scale of assessment is about as de-jure an indicator of the rise of China and it’s rivalling the U.S. as possible. In assessing the scale, the UN goes by two broad criterion – a country’s share of global GDP and a discount read more

India’s oil strategy in the Trump era

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During his visit to Guyana in South America (20-21 November), Prime Minister Modi signed a number of MOUs, including one for cooperation in the hydrocarbon (petroleum) sector. The agreement included sourcing of crude oil, cooperation in natural gas and development of infrastructure. Guyana has become an important oil producer in the past five years – from its astounding oil discovery in 2015 and first oil production in 2019, Guyana now produces 645,000 barrels/day of oil. A consortium led by U.S. oil read more

India-Indonesia: Companion Souls in a New Era

Screenshot 2024-11-06 at 3.04.26 PM Courtesy: Gateway House

The India-Indonesia Track 1.5 Dialogue is a two-year initiative between Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, Mumbai, and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia, Jakarta. Think tank experts, government officials, and business leaders will convene biennially to promote bilateral economic growth and innovation. India and Indonesia have a comprehensive strategic relationship built on their ancient and modern histories, and a flourishing relationship sustained by trade, economic exchange and people-to-people contact. Both countries are expanding and there read more

The ancient precursor to IMEC

Map-2-International-Trade Courtesy: Oxford University Press

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), first announced by Prime Minister Modi on 9 September 2023 on the sidelines of India’s G20, will accelerate under the new Trump Presidency and the likely resolution of the Israel-Hamas war, a prelude to which is the latest 45-day ceasefire between the warring parties. The vision for this corridor is based on the Abraham Accords brokered read more

Research

Listening Beyond the Echo Chamber: Emerging Middle Powers Report

Divergent global reactions to major crises such as those sparked by the war in Ukraine and NATO’s Afghanistan withdrawal have widened the chasm between Western countries and emerging middle powers. This survey, conducted among nearly 1,000 experts from India, Brazil, South Africa and Germany, examines key foreign policy priorities in these countries, and reveals that despite differences, dialogue is possible.

Foreign Affairs

The New Nuclear Age

China’s expansionist nuclear programme aims to bolster its capabilities, so much so, that Beijing's predictions boast 2500 new warheads by 2030, thus rivalling the American and Russian arsenals. As the dragon quadruples its nuclear propensity, heralding the world to something greatly unstable – a tripolar nuclear system; nuclear peace seems a quite convoluted goal.

Book Reviews

The days of the real Jackals

The current global focus on terrorism and the threats from nation-states, seem as it is a recent phenomenon. In fact terrorism has been present for the last century, still has the capacity to return and to shock with its brutality. India is no stranger to these acts and Germany has just suffered another attack on a Christmas market. A new book recalls the terrorism of 50 years ago and identifies how it became entangled in the politics of the Cold War.

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