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17 July 2014

IBSA, as important if not more than BRICS for India

R. Viswanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Studies and the former Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, in an article for Merco Press, writes about how IBSA is as important if not more, than BRICS for India.

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15 July 2014

IBSA, as important if not more, than BRICS for India

R. Viswanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Studies and the former Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, in an article for the Economic Times writes about how IBSA is as important if not more, than BRICS for India

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15 July 2014

Mumbai should host the BRICS bank

Manjeet Kripalani, Co-founder, Gateway House, in an article for the Financial Times blogs section makes a case for setting up the BRICS development bank in India's financial capital - Mumbai

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24 June 2014

Brazil in comparison to the other major powers – A view from India

Brazil Institute published an article by R. Viswanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Studies and the former Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, on various challenges and opportunities in front of the Latin American giants

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17 June 2014

India’s vulnerable SCADA systems

Critical infrastructure in India, including oil pipelines, dams and steel plants, is susceptible to cyber attacks because of outdated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems, which manage their operations. A cyber attack on these systems can be devastating. It is imperative for India to take counter-measures

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3 June 2014

India can learn from Brazil’s ethanol policy

India’s extreme dependence on imported energy often renders our economy vulnerable in the face of geopolitical changes. Given the high financial viability, India, being the world’s second-largest producer of sugarcane, should emulate Brazil by replacing petrol with ethanol as fuel.