Nishith Acharya, Senior Fellow at American Progress, explains how Indian IT capabilities can use American expertise with smart cities to solve many problems affecting urban India

U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrives in Delhi on August 7 for a three-day visit. Sameer Patel, Associate National Security Fellow at Gateway House, outlines the three priorities that will figure high on the agenda and assesses the India- U.S. defence relationship.

On July 24, Gateway House, in collaboration with the Center for Policy Research, held a brainstorming session on the theme ‘India and Her Neighbours’ and the effort was to look at India’s states playing a significant role in economic diplomacy with the countries of South Asia which adjoin their borders.

Nish Acharya, Senior Fellow at American Progress, outlines why the Indian diaspora plays an important role in the India-U.S. bilateral relationship.

The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will co-chair the fifth India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue on July 31. Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations and former Indian Ambassador, who has also served as the Consul General in the U.S. previews the dialogue

Gateway House recently conducted a brainstorming session on “sub-regional perspective on India-Pakistan cooperation prospects and challenges with reference to Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab”.

On July 18, Gateway House hosted a Google Hangout titled VI BRICS Summit: Next Steps

This panel discussion on critical elements of India's foreign policy and expectations from BRICS countries. The panelists discuss the strength and the relevance of BRICS, the BRICS development bank, and the India-China & India-Russia relationship

Rajendra Abhyankar, former Indian ambassador to Syria, Turkey and Egypt, puts into context the Islamic State leader (formerly ISIS) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's inclusion of India in its global jihad and assesses the threat that India faces

Rajendra Abhyankar, former Indian ambassador to Syria, Turkey and Egypt, outlines what the Islam State's designs are in Iraq, and analyses how this could reshape the region