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The UN and the global finance industry are making gradual but concerted efforts to align business interests and ecological sustainability. A growing number of companies are combining profit-making with social responsibility. There is still a long way to go, but the UN system has created useful mechanisms of change
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The reason behind a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) contingent intruding into eastern Ladakh around the time of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India, still needs to be decoded. It is not unlikely that domestic rivals, including possible ‘rogue’ elements within the PLA, could have decided to embarrass Xi — angry with his historic crackdown on corruption among Chinese officials
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington has led to a patching up of differences between the two countries. Building on this understanding will allow the bilateral to operate as a partnership of equals, and move from the current indifference and irritability, to a true convergence of interests
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With the growth of the Islamic State and of terrorist groups in Africa and other parts of the world, global coordination to combat terrorism is imperative. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the UNGA to adopt the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, but divergent national interests remain a hurdle
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Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House, was interviewed by Bloomberg India TV on the road ahead for India-U.S. ties following Prime Minister Modi's first official visit after taking charge
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Manjeet Kripalani, Director, Gateway House, was interviewed by Bloomberg India TV on the significance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with U.S. corporates during his first official visit to the United States after taking charge
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Bringing U.S. nuclear technology to India is a goal identified in the countries’ joint vision statement. Although public discourse on the India-U.S. nuclear deal has focussed on the liability clause, the pact’s success also depends on resolving other factors such as local sourcing, technology transfer and project delays
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Akshay Mathur, Head of Research, Gateway House talks to Bloomberg View's Harsha Subramaniam about the expectations from Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s visit
Nish Acharya, Senior Fellow at American Progress, and author of the Gateway House paper 'India-U.S. Partnership: $1 trillion by 2030, outlines why the U.S. is ideally placed to help promote skill development in India.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. is unlikely to reset bilateral relations. The relationship remains determined by bickering over trade and investment deals, such as the impasse at the WTO and the disputes over IPR. To become real strategic partners, both countries must move beyond these transactional exchanges