Silver lining to India’s trade blues
Rajrishi Singhal's article 'Silver lining to India's trade blues' was republished by Eurasia Review.
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Interpreting China’s economic challenge
Akshay Mathur's article 'Interpreting China’s economic challenge' was republished by The Political Indian and by Eurasia Review.
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Financial Hedge For India’s Oil Risk
Amit Bhandari's article 'Financial hedge for India’s oil risk' was republished by Eurasia Review.
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ORF leads think tanks in Asian region; ranked in 22 categories
ANI featured an article on Gateway House and other Indian think tanks' performance in the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report published by The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), USA.
Gateway House surges ahead in UPenn 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index
Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, a six-year-old, independent, foreign policy think tank based in Mumbai, has once again ranked among the world's top think tanks in the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report published by The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), USA.
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Petrol prices back to 2003 level?
The common Indian complaint is that, despite a global trend of falling crude oil prices, the price of petrol has not reduced. However, if the dollar price is examined with the price of oil, it becomes clear that Indians are paying less for fuel now than they would have, had the 2003 pricing trend continued.
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Myanmar: transition within transition
The elections are over and the transition towards a democratic government in Myanmar is currently underway. However, the sailing isn’t as smooth. The NLD and the military are in agreement but are cautious at the same time. Myanmar promises to be a car driven by two drivers.
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Free Basics and economic democracy
The controversy surrounding Facebook’s Free Basics in India highlights a key dilemma currently faced by policy makers and private entrepreneurs who wish to foster, not just ‘inclusion’, but business models which foster economic democracy.
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Gwadar and “the String of Pearls”
Is China actively building up its maritime presence in the Arabian Sea, to dominate vital sea lanes and perhaps encircle India with a chain of naval bases? There can be little doubt that China views Gwadar as a potentially useful asset. China, however, will know better than anyone that Gwadar has two considerable limitations.
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Amit Bhandari on the Areva nuclear deal
Amit Bhandari, Fellow, Energy and Environment Studies, Gateway House, was quoted Liberation