e-commerce and China Courtesy:
13 May 2015

e-Commerce & internet stories from China

China's e-commerce and internet giants-Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent- have become serious players in India. Ahead of PM Modi's trip to China in this episode we discuss China's e-commerce and internet landscape: what are the unique factors, what are the challenges, where is it going and what can India learn. Featured in this podcast are Jack Marr, Professor at City University Hong Kong; Jared Turner, founder of CinnaSwirl and Mind Spark Press, two start-ups in Shanghai; Patrick Bauman a consultant at Wei Wo go, an O-to-O commerce company; and Penny Peng, a sales engineer at an LED high power chip company in Shenzhen.

XiJinping--621x414 Courtesy: Xinhua
12 May 2015

Xi to Modi: “Here’s my shopping list”

With a massive, yet demanding middle class, the Chinese Communist Party needs a reliable source of cheap labor to continue to allow Chinese nationals to enjoy mass-produced daily products. step forward India, mass producer.

The Hindu Courtesy:
12 May 2015

A belt, a bank, and border

Rajni Bakshi, Senior Gandhi Peace Fellow at Gateway House, has written an article for the Hindu, about the meeting of Indian scholars with Beijing and Shanghai think tanks, at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

India-China Security Engagement
12 May 2015

India-China Security Engagement

Sameer Patil, associate fellow for national security, ethnic conflict and terrorism studies at Gateway House, comments on security issues to be discussed during Modi's visit to China.

Policy Perspectives
Tejas 2 Courtesy: Wikipedia
12 May 2015

Defence and India’s private sector

Rapidly evolving security threats in India's neighbourhood and a number of accidents means it is critical for India to invest in the modernisation as well as the indigenisation of India's rapidly obsolescing defence equipment. This policy perspective provides recommendations on what role Indian private sector can play in the modernisation of India's defence sector

Modi’s Visit to China
12 May 2015

Modi’s Visit to China

Akshay Mathur, head of research at Gateway House, comments on the expected points of discussion during Modi's visit to China from 14-16 May, 2015