Economic Diplomacy for Modi
Manjeet Kripalani, Co-founder and Executive Director, Gateway House, makes a case for why de-regulation and economic diplomacy should be the priority for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Last modified: June 16, 2017
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Indian Election results: an analysis
Manjeet Kripalani, Executive Director of Gateway House, shares her views on why the 2014 general elections were so special, what a BJP majority victory means for policy making in India, and the possible impact it will have on India's foreign policy.
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‘Modi will be firm on Indian interests’
Professor M.D. Nalapat, Director, Department of Geopolitics, Manipal University talks about India’s foreign policy in the Modi era. In an interview to Gateway House, he says that as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be pragmatic in his dealings with the U.S. and China and will focus on creating harmony in Asia
The battle for Benaras & Bihar
Be it Benaras which is gearing up for the most crucial battle between BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and the Aam Aadmi Party’s Arvind Kejriwal, or Bihar and U.P. where people are yearning for the ‘Gujarat model’, this election is focusing on some of the substantive issues that impact India
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Circles & Corridors of Economic Diplomacy
India’s political and economic future will be determined over the next few weeks. Gateway House recommends a priority diplomacy agenda for the next government – one which puts economics at the heart of our foreign policy
Foreign policy of a BJP-led government
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?
Courtesy: The Pioneer
How to lose friends and alienate nations
The Pioneer published Gateway House's Neelam Deo and Manjeet Kripalani's article on the recent moves by the U.S. which is alienating countries in South Asia
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U.S: Losing friends, gaining nothing
Following Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s expulsion, ties between India and the U.S. have hit a new low. This comes at a time when the two countries should be working closely to address the changing security matrix in Asia
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Pakistan: the change within
Trade and investment over acrimony with India is the dominant sentiment in Pakistan, as was evident at a recent conference in Lahore. Gateway House’s Manjeet Kripalani blogs about how the Pakistani people are looking for ways to reconcile with their neighbour and be part of a South Asian Century
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Indian state elections: winds of change?
In India, there are some powerful forces now in play in the election-bound states – and the 2014 general elections. Manjeet Kripalani, who toured the states during the polls, blogs about the increasing focus on issues such as job creation, sanitation, nutritious food, and technological innovation, among the electorate