Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli arrived in India on 19 February for his first foreign State visit. Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director at Gateway House, takes a look at the significance of the visit and how it reflects the close India-Nepal relation.
David Headley, the convicted LeT operative, began his video deposition on 9th February, before a Mumbai special court. Sameer Patil, Fellow, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism, discusses the implications of his revelations.
On 8 February 2015, Gateway House, in Association with the Kala Ghoda Art Festival held a panel on 'Renegotiating our Neighbourhood: the Modi doctrine'. One of the panellists, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ambassador TCA Raghavan shares his thoughts about the changing relations between the two nations and what options lie ahead in 2016.
With the Second Presidential Primary coming to a close in New Hampshire, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have emerged as the front runners. Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, analyses the debate and where the race is going.
India has long sought China over Taiwan, so is it too late to rectify foreign policy? The recent election results in Taiwan have upset China as China fears it will lose control over Taiwan. Gateway House interviews noted China expert Professor Madhav Nalapat to get his take on Taiwan's new president-elect Tsai Ing-wen and what lies ahead for tenuous Sino-Indian-Taiwan relations.
Prime Minister Narendra is in Russia on a two-day state visit on 24-25 December. The two leaders are expected to strengthen the security ties between the two countries. Ambassador Neelam Deo, director, Sameer Patil, national security fellow and Amit Bhandari, energy and environment fellow, Gateway House discuss the contours of the relationship—both economic and strategic.
PM Narendra Modi is in Moscow for the India-Russia Summit on 24-25 December. Defence cooperation, nuclear supplies and terrorism are on the table of discussion. Sameer Patil, national security fellow at Gateway House details the India-Russia relationship and what to expect from this visit.
As Iran begins to re-integrate with the global economy, the politics in West Asia are bound to be impacted. Will Iran be the new Turkey? Is Turkey going down the path of Pakistan? M.D. Nalapat, director of the School of Geopolitics at Manipal University and Manjeet Kripalani, executive director, Gateway House join our national security fellow, Sameer Patil, to discuss these questions, and more.
Bahram N. Vakil, a partner at the law firm AZB & Partners talks to Gateway House about the increasing merger and acquisition prospects in the Indian renewable energy market and the growing need of infrastructure financing in the country.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit India from 11-13 December 2015 for the Annual Summit meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ambassador Neelam Deo discusses what to look out for during this visit.