Taro Kono member House of Representatives of Japan discusses the future of India-Japan engagement in renewable energy
News agencies covered the visit of Taro Kono, Member, House of Representatives, Japan to Gateway House
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Nuclear energy hurting balance sheets
Japanese technology giant Toshiba is sinking into a financial morass due to its near bankrupt nuclear power business, Westinghouse. India must recognise the new reality that nuclear energy is no longer financially viable
Courtesy: Consulate General of France in Mumbai
More than a whiff of France in Bombay
All eyes are on the outcome of the French elections next month with its portents of a far right president being the people’s choice. But it was 200 years ago that Bombay forged its French connection. Trade with France ushered in cultural influences while the city’s early nationalists were drawn to the French Revolution’s political philosophy of ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’
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India-Canada ties: waiting for Trudeau
One is an advanced economy, the other an emerging one, and yet they share a striking complementarity of interests—from democracy and liberal values to a history of cordial relations. But two important economic agreements remain as chasms to be bridged
Courtesy: Asia Times
HK’s next CEO: uncertain outcomes
The 26 March 2017 election of the chief executive of Hong Kong is the first since the failure of the 2014 political reform package. It is partly unique because of who is not running, namely current chief executive CY Leung, who has incurred his share of unpopularity. Who will be the victor?
Courtesy: Asian Age
Back Indian Ocean Rim pact to promote the ‘Blue Economy’
Asian Age published an article written by Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Gateway House.
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The New World Order | Episode 2, a shift in U.S. foreign policy
The Presidency of Donald Trump is considered to have heralded the end of the post-1945 world order. This opinion has arisen due to some of his policies, which seek to uproot the U.S. from its self-made mandate as the leader of international peace, security and trade. Is the U.S. undergoing a global retreat? If so, what are some of the steps that the international community can take?
Courtesy: The Economic Times
Foreign power equipment: Should the domestic industry lobby be worried on grid security?
The Economic Times published an article in which they quoted Sameer Patil, Fellow, National Security Studies & Director, Centre for International Security, Gateway House
Courtesy: Manjeet Kripalani
UP elections: caste to national narrative
There is much dissatisfaction with the status quo in India’s largest state, where bribery and corruption are endemic and leaders with a national identity hard to find. A six-day trip through eastern UP offered insight into the state’s changing mindset
Courtesy: RTL
A Frexiter at the Elysee Palace?
The French presidential election, which is less than two months away, defies attempts at predicting who the finalists of the two-round tourney will be, what with allegations of corruption being hurled at the contestants and new revelations unfolding on a daily basis.