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Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow- Gateway house, has written an article about the reason for India-China trade deficit, noting that it is for reasons beyond India's ban on iron-ore export. This article has been republished by The Diplomat
Courtesy: Eurasia Review
Ambassador Viswanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Studies- Gateway House, has written a case study of the Brazilian oil giant, Petrobras. This article has been republished by Eurasia Review
Courtesy: The Political Indian
Neelam Deo, Director- Gateway House, and Karan Pradhan, Senior Researcher-Gateway House, have written an article about PM Modi's foreign policy focus on India's neighbours in South Asia. This article has been republished by The Political Indian
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Neelam Deo, Director- Gateway House, and Karan Pradhan, Senior Researcher-Gateway House, have written an article about PM Modi's foreign policy focus on India's neighbours in South Asia. This article has been republished by Eurasia Review.
Courtesy: Eurasia Review and The Political Indian
Seema Sirohi, analyst at Gateway House, has written an article about the failure of PM Modi's communication strategy with regard to Indian Army's retaliatory strike in Myanmar. This article has been republished by Eurasia Review and The Political Indian.
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Conjecture about a Rosneft-Essar deal shows how the oil market dynamics have shifted in the past few years. Just as supply security is important to oil buyers, demand security is crucial for oil suppliers. Buying refining and marketing assets in big markets like India is the route to demand security for Russia, whose economy depends on petroleum exports.
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After respite from the U.S. government, Cuba now faces the daunting task of reviving its economy without having to give up on its political ideology. The Singaporean model of limited democracy is something Cuba could emulate.
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The government's media rhetoric and aggrandisement is doing more harm than good to its reputation. It seems intent upon proving right the age-old adage, pride goes before a fall.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s completion of the South Asia circuit demonstrates the importance of the neighbourhood in his government’s foreign policy. The improved perception of India in the neighbourhood, especially in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, is a positive, but the neighbours must recognise that India’s federal structure makes decision-making slower and more difficult on issues that affect neighbouring Indian states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
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Petrobras, which rose to become the fourth largest company in the world, is now battling a serious corruption scandal that has left its reputation in tatters. How did this global oil major scale such heights spectacularly and and then fall so low? There are lessons in this for India’s public sector oil companies.