India’s latest Defence Acquisitions: Breakdown
29 October 2014

India’s latest Defence Acquisitions: Breakdown

The Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved of defence projects this week worth Rs. 80,000 crores ($13 billion). Sameer Patil, Associate National Security Fellow at Gateway House, provides a breakdown of these acquisitions.

India’s Latest Defence Acquisitions: Analysis
29 October 2014

India’s Latest Defence Acquisitions: Analysis

Sameer Patil, Associate National Security Fellow at Gateway House, analyses the significance of the Rs. 50,000 crore ($8.2 billion) purchase order by the Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of six new indigenously produced Submarines.

India Vietnam Courtesy: MEA/Government of India
29 October 2014

India-Vietnam Defence Cooperation

Sameer Patil, associate national security, ethnic conflict and terrorism fellow at Gateway House, comments on defence and security cooperation between India and Vietnam following Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to India

Foreign affairs Courtesy: Foreign Affairs
28 October 2014

Promises to Keep

The Millennium Development Goals are set to expire at the end of 2015. The time is near for world leaders to make some hard choices, to decide on new targets which will offer the greatest returns on investment

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24 October 2014

Can cheap oil give peace a chance?

The fall in oil prices is creating new complexities for the energy exporting economies of West Asia. With smaller profits, these countries may not be able to buy off political dissent at home and fund client governments and rebels abroad. Lower energy prices could also mean a renewed chance for peace

rajni 4 Courtesy: RajniBakshi
22 October 2014

Latin longing for non-violence

Rajni Bakshi, Senior Gandhi Peace Fellow at Gateway House, was recently invited to Brazil and Colombia to speak about Gandhi, her book ‘Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom’ and her forthcoming paper on Trusteeship. She reports on the longing for non-violence in these societies and the groups working to make it real

Impact: Deregulation of Diesel Prices
22 October 2014

Impact: Deregulation of Diesel Prices

On 18 October the Indian government announced it would deregulate the price of diesel and allow it to move to market conditions. Amit Bhandari, Energy and Environment Fellow, Gateway House, explains the impact of this change.