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.
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India’s invitation and the subsequent participation of the Japanese navy in the Malabar 2014 exercise is a sign of the deepening of the political-security relationship between India and Japan. However, an actual fruition of the potential requires both the administrations to be more flexible, especially on the nuclear deal and defence purchases
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On the eve of his departure to India for the fifth India-U.S Strategic Dialogue, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry outlined a roadmap of partnership between the two countries. While mentioning some of the ongoing concerns of the U.S government, he said this was a moment to chart a new course in the bilateral relationship
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Four years ago, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that the India -U.S. relationship would be "one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century". However the relationship hasn’t matched up to the rhetoric and bilateral ties hit a low in 2013. Forthcoming high profile engagements between the two suggest the tide might be changing
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
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit all the right notes in his landmark visit to Nepal this week. Modi’s announcement of hydropower being a key area of synergy in the bilateral will help India solve its electricity shortage and also provide the country a renewable energy import from a friendly neighbour
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In his budget speech, the Indian finance minister hinted at a greater role for natural gas in India’s energy mix. The shift will help diversify our energy sources, reduce our import bills and cut pollution.
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”.
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Recent developments at the WTO's two-day General Council Meeting that started on July 24 suggest that India will agree to sign the trade facilitation agreement only if the deal comes bundled with a permanent solution that will allow unhindered roll-out of welfare schemes such as the food security programme.