The big five at 10
BRICS has grown in influence in its first decade but is still far from achieving its initial goals
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Locating India-ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific
Indonesia and Malaysia appreciate India’s leadership role in the Indo-Pacific, but are also aware of all that keeps it from delivering on its commitments. A policy visit to the two countries enabled a closer look at some key issues, such as ASEAN’s centrality, the Quad and India’s stand on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
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Chairs remarks for session on Tourism Cooperation at Delhi Dialogue X
The following remarks were given by Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Gateway House as chair of the session on Tourism Cooperation at Delhi Dialogue X on July 20, 2018
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Modi’s Africa visit to set tone for India’s BRICS 2018 agenda
An article written by our Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, was quoted in a print article by China Global Television Network (CGTN) on PM Modi’s upcoming visit to Africa. Read the full article here.
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Restating the case for BRICS
The annual diplomatic exercise next week takes place amid a complex global political scenario. The western alliance is deeply divided, Brexit is near and equations among the great powers are in a constant state of flux. BRICS may now do well to focus more on internal cooperation than global change
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Indo-Pacific in flux
Change and uncertainty have marked geopolitical equations in the East Asian segment of the Indo-Pacific in the last six months. India-China relations changed visibly for the better while the U.S.-China trade war became more polarised. The Quad remained inert as did negotiations on the proposed Code of Conduct for the South China Sea. An analysis of some of the major trends
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Islam in India’s soft power
Religion is an important component of the soft power countries use in their foreign policy. Yet, no Indian government has given Islam adequate prominence, especially in its interactions with South-East Asia, where the majority of people are Muslim
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PM Narendra Modi’s Trip to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at Gateway House, Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, joined reporter Ashok Shrivastav on DD News to discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Watch the segment here or below (from 10:35):
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An upending of the global order
This is a time of transition. A new international order is emerging with many discontinuities--and a collaboration of efforts is needed for it to be better than the one that is fragmenting
Interview with Danny Alexander of AIIB
One of the priorities of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which held its third annual meeting in Mumbai earlier this week, is to mobilise more private capital for infrastructure and support sustainable projects