India’s image and foreign policy at stake: diplomats
Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House was quoted by The Hindu in an article about the Shiv Sena's attack on the Observer Research Foundation's Sudheendra Kulkarni.
Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House was quoted by The Hindu in an article about the Shiv Sena's attack on the Observer Research Foundation's Sudheendra Kulkarni.
Nishith Acharya's article 'Dialing up the Diaspora: Modi Act II' was republished by The Indian American Times.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s U.S. visit from 26-30 September managed to attract a lot of attention from Indian-Americans. However, not a lot of business was done. The diaspora hopes that Modi visits the U.S. again next year but the focus must shift to showcasing India’s commitment towards progress of “Make in India”, self-reliance in energy and commitment towards elimination climate change.
On 1 October 2015, India submitted its INDCs to the UN. The ambitious goals set by the Narendra Modi government have no doubt silenced its critics. However, to achieve these lofty goals, India needs a paradigm shift in the kinds of business and development models it encourages.
The sanctions against Iran impacted the country’s oil, banking, aviation, and other sectors, and had a major humanitarian impact. But neither is armed attack a more suitable method in most instances to address allegedly recalcitrant states. What then is the middle ground? And can the UNSC assume a more proactive role in this context?
Gateway House is proud to announce that it will be hosting a special regional consultation meeting of Think 20 (T20), on 19 October in Mumbai. Akshay Mathur, Director of Research, Gateway House, tells us what T20 is, its importance to the G20 and India.
At a recent international seminar on BRICS Studies, in addition to the predictable themes such as building a multipolar world order and the One Belt One Road project, fresh ground was also covered, including the contours of the New Development Bank and the potential impact of the refugee crisis on BRICS countries.
On 19 October 2015, over 50 experts from foreign and Indian think tanks, business leaders from India, and government representatives from the G20 countries will gather at Gateway House in Mumbai to discuss issues of global economic governance and foreign economic policy at India’s first Think20 (T20) meeting
Dr. Li Wen, Deputy Director of China's NIIS, along with Dr. Liu Xiaoxue, Associate Researcher, NIIS, visited Gateway House, we sat down as they shared some of their insights into how India-China cooperation could be increased and improved.
It has been ten months since India and Germany signed an agreement to partner in developing three smart cities. The government now seriously needs to move beyond slogans and aspirations and start addressing the more pressing issues specific to smart city development. Then only will the Modi-Merkel diplomacy be viewed as a success at home.