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The Indian Ocean has served as a keystone of global politics, economics and culture for centuries. In modern times, after World War II, it emerged as a focal point for great power competition and subsequently, of global commerce as the pivot of economic growth shifted from Europe to the Asia Pacific, a feature which has since remained constant.
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The fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has many implications for the countries involved. The agreements signed at the summit can only be implemented through a concerted effort by all parties.
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Our Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, was quoted in The Indian Express in an article on what the BIMSTEC summit could achieve. Read the full article here.
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Research conducted by our Fellow in Energy and Environment Studies, Amit Bhandari on China’s investments in Bangladesh was quoted by Eresh Omar Jamal in The Daily Star. Read the full article here.
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Our Fellow in Energy and Environment Studies, Amit Bhandari, was quoted by Financial Times’ South Asia correspondent, Kiran Stacey, in an article on reactions from Bangladesh on Chinese investments in the country. Read the full article here.
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TIMES NOW & Maroof Raza featured our Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Amb. Rajiv Bhatia on their show to discuss long-term India-South Africa ties. Watch the full episode here.
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BRICS has grown in influence in its first decade but is still far from achieving its initial goals
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Our Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, was a speaker at recent a international conference in Delhi on the theme of ‘India-Vietnam: Strengthening Economic Ties’ organised by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, in association with the Centre for Read more
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Our Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, was a guest on Lok Sabha TV’s ‘Global Review’ hosted by Sachin Chaturvedi, discussing recent elections in Pakistan as well as the BRICS Summit. Watch the full programme here.
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BRICS has grown in influence in its first decade but is still far from achieving its initial goals, opines our Dist. Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, for this op-ed in The Hindu. Read the full op-ed here.