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30 August 2013

Economic democracy, food security & CSR

Recently, the Indian Parliament passed two key legislations - the Companies Bill and the Food Security Bill. How will these seemingly unconnected legislations together empower technologies and business models that pose serious challenges to building a market economy that’s in sync with democratic aspirations?

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29 August 2013

Maliki’s visit lays ambitious goals

After Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s recent visit to India, cooperation in the energy sector could become the cornerstone of the bilateral relationship. A lot depends on India’s response to the opportunities offered by Iraq, and on how India triangulates its foreign policy with Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia

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29 August 2013

India is sitting on a space goldmine

Indian companies are pursuing defence offsets and commercial aviation products, but bypassing the global space economy. To build on this market requires New Delhi to overhaul its space policy, ISRO to amend its policy on contracts, and Indian industry to share the risk and investment

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26 August 2013

Dreams out, reality in

The economic mismanagement by the ruling UPA in the past few years – by putting politics and polls ahead of economy and prosperity, and slavish obedience to political masters – has created an environment of crisis and desperation in India. Where did the country’s so-called economic ‘dream team’ go wrong?

Alibab Courtesy: Alibaba.com
25 August 2013

Fair business, fair growth

Alibaba, a family of Internet-based businesses, published Gateway House's Rajni Bakshi's Article on Fair Business, Fair Growth. She discusses that ramifications of the Village councils in the Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha vote against mining in their area which decided the fate of billions of dollars in investment.

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25 August 2013

India’s Liberal Agenda

Alibaba.com, an e-commerce website, republished Gateway House's special report titled, 'India's Liberal Agenda.’ This report examines whether traditional liberalism stands a chance in today’s India, where the individual’s role has been nearly subsumed by a dominant state seeking to be benefactor

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23 August 2013

Fair business, fair growth

India America Today published Gateway House, Senior Gandhi Fellow, Rajni Bakshi's Article. She discusses that ramifications of the Village councils in the Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha vote against mining in their area which decided the fate of billions of dollars in investment.