Following the release of the Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto, the economic and social policies of the BJP has been discussed, debated and analysed. But what of the BJP's foreign policy?

Ambassador Hardeep Puri was part of a Gateway House Agenda 2014 panel discussion on India's Foreign Policy agenda for the coming years on Google Hangout. In part-two of a two-part interview, Ambassador Puri speaks to Gateway House about India's position on United Nations Security Council Reform, the role of Multilateral System's in India's Foreign Policy, and the role of Think Tanks in Policy Making in India.

Ambassador Hardeep Puri was part of a Gateway House Agenda 2014 panel discussion on India's Foreign Policy agenda for the coming years on Google Hangout. In part-one of a two-part interview, Ambassador Puri speaks to Gateway House about the importance of foreign policy in the Indian Elections, what the foreign policy priorities should be for the next government.

Among the many vital discussions that are being held on India’s economy, society and politics, none are more significant for India in a rapidly globalising world than our external relations and foreign policy. India is engaged abroad as never before Read more

Congress released its election manifesto on March 26, 2014 outlining their agenda for the next 5 years. Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow at Gateway House, analyses the economic agenda outlined in the Congress manifesto.

An alleged terror attack took place on the Jammu-Kathua national highway on March 28, 2014. While the details and reasons for this attack are still ambiguous, Sameer Patil, National Security Fellow, Gateway house shares his on the situation.

The classified Henderson Brooks report on the India-China War is still relevant for India, considering China's renewed aggression at the Line of Actual Control. The findings highlight the need to re-think our muddled China policy and coordination among the political, bureaucratic and military establishments.

The issue of gas pricing is in the public discourse after the Aam Aadmi Party questioned the logic of linking domestic prices to global rates. In the absence of a single global marker price, it is time India, and other large importing countries in Asia, develop a pricing mechanism that reflects regional realities.

The Nuclear Security Summit was first held in 2010 with the goal of raising awareness about the need to tighten control of nuclear material. The agenda of the Nuclear Security Summit in 2014 is to work towards the establishment of tight controls over nuclear materials, seek greater transparency on national measures to enhance nuclear security, ask more countries to join international agreements on the physical protection of nuclear material, reduce the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium in national nuclear programmes and strengthen the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Amidst all the talk about the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 flight being hijacked for a possible September 11-style attack on an Indian city, it is necessary to look at the state of our security preparedness and whether India has adequate air defences to deal with such an aerial attack. Sameer Patil, Associate National Security Fellow, Gateway House, explains.