diplomat Courtesy: The Diplomat
6 November 2014

Hong Kong’s Identity Crisis

Ying Pei is a Research Assistant at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Her article was republished by the Diplomat.

US elections Courtesy:
6 November 2014

U.S. Mid-term Elections

In the U.S. mid-term elections held on 4 November 2014, the Republicans emerged as clear victors, taking control of both Houses of Congress. The election results have put President Obama, who still has two years remaining in office, in a quandary. Neelam Deo, director at Gateway House, analyses the results and comments on the significance of a Republican majority in Congress for India

wagah Courtesy:
6 November 2014

Wagah Border terrorist attack

Sameer Patil, associate national security, ethnic conflict and terrorism fellow at Gateway House, comments on the attack on November 2 that occurred on the Pakistani side of the Wagah border in Punjab killing over 60 people

US elections Courtesy: wikimedia
5 November 2014

What the U.S. mid-term polls foretell

The Republicans emerged as the clear victors in the U.S. mid-term elections on November 4, taking control of both Houses of Congress. How will this outcome, which has made President Obama’s task more complicated, impact American foreign policy? What are the implications for India? Gateway House analyses the results

Pune’s Ohel David turns 150
3 November 2014

Pune’s Ohel David turns 150

Pune’s most well known landmark, Ohel David (Lal Deval) synagogue turns hundred and fifty. Governor of Maharashtra, Shri C. Vidyasagar Rao, and the direct descendants of the synagogue’s founder, David Sassoon (1792-1864) get together to mark this occasion

Expensive shortcuts: mining
3 November 2014

Expensive shortcuts: mining

Investors have welcomed the dilution in government regulations that currently require companies to seek the consent of local communities for industrial projects in tribal areas. We analyse the outcome of this development.

mia-main Courtesy: wikimediacommons
31 October 2014

State-to-state diplomacy

After a brief a spell of bonhomie marked by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attending Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, the hostilities between the two countries have resumed. Amidst the backdrop of increased tensions on the LoC, Gateway House recommends some small, realistic steps forward through state-to-state diplomacy, to mend the bilateral