Brazil: protests and Petrobras
The 14 March protests is the latest in a series against corruption in Brazil. While the government is acting, the political and economic environment will continue to deteriorate until it is rooted out.
The 14 March protests is the latest in a series against corruption in Brazil. While the government is acting, the political and economic environment will continue to deteriorate until it is rooted out.
Making land acquisition for industry compatible with the fairness and equity expected in democratic societies is a challenge that may have creative solutions. Amendments to India’s land acquisition law need to be viewed in this global context
Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya'alon’s recent offer of defence technology for Prime Minister Modi’s Make in India initiative may signal expanding bilateral relations, and it is an opportune moment for the two countries to consolidate long-term common ground in areas such as counter-intelligence and naval cooperation
In the past week two documentaries that went viral in China and India were banned. In China, a documentary about pollution. In India, a documentary about the Nirbhaya rape incident in 2012. India's decision to ban the film suggests that the government's approach to censorship is starting to look more like China's
The timing of the Reserve Bank of India's(RBI) move to curb inflation, the amendment of FEMA and the creation of a debt management agency suggests that the RBI's independence is under attack, as the centre seeks to strip the RBI off some of its power
Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, has been quoted in an article on the trips taken by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka from the March 10 - 14, as a way of countering China's influence in the region. This article has been published in the Financial Times
Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House, has written an article commenting on the recent cut in the repo rate in India. This article has been republished by Outlook
Sameer Patil, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism, Gateway House has been quoted in an article where he has stated the injustice done to an Indian student who was rejected for an internship, by a professor in a German company on the grounds of India's "rape culture". This article has been published by Yahoo News
Sameer Patil, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism, Gateway House has been quoted in an article where he has stated the injustice done to an Indian student who was rejected for an internship, by a professor in a German company on the grounds of India's "rape culture". This article has been published by Al Jazeera
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