The 16th Lok Sabha elections
In this Elections Special: Agenda 2014 episode, Neelam Deo, Director, provides her analyses and perspective of the on-going 16th Lok Sabha Elections.
Foreign policy of a BJP-led government
Following the release of the Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto, the economic and social policies of the BJP has been discussed, debated and analysed. But what of the BJP's foreign policy?
Interview with Ambassador Hardeep Puri (Part II)
Ambassador Hardeep Puri was part of a Gateway House Agenda 2014 panel discussion on India's Foreign Policy agenda for the coming years on Google Hangout. In part-two of a two-part interview, Ambassador Puri speaks to Gateway House about India's position on United Nations Security Council Reform, the role of Multilateral System's in India's Foreign Policy, and the role of Think Tanks in Policy Making in India.
Interview with Ambassador Hardeep Puri (Part I)
Ambassador Hardeep Puri was part of a Gateway House Agenda 2014 panel discussion on India's Foreign Policy agenda for the coming years on Google Hangout. In part-one of a two-part interview, Ambassador Puri speaks to Gateway House about the importance of foreign policy in the Indian Elections, what the foreign policy priorities should be for the next government.
Elections 2014: India’s foreign policy agenda
Among the many vital discussions that are being held on India’s economy, society and politics, none are more significant for India in a rapidly globalising world than our external relations and foreign policy. India is engaged abroad as never before Read more
The 2014 Congress Manifesto: economic agenda
Congress released its election manifesto on March 26, 2014 outlining their agenda for the next 5 years. Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow at Gateway House, analyses the economic agenda outlined in the Congress manifesto.
Terror attack in Jammu
An alleged terror attack took place on the Jammu-Kathua national highway on March 28, 2014. While the details and reasons for this attack are still ambiguous, Sameer Patil, National Security Fellow, Gateway house shares his on the situation.
Lessons from the Henderson Brooks report
The classified Henderson Brooks report on the India-China War is still relevant for India, considering China's renewed aggression at the Line of Actual Control. The findings highlight the need to re-think our muddled China policy and coordination among the political, bureaucratic and military establishments.
Decoding natural gas pricing in India
The issue of gas pricing is in the public discourse after the Aam Aadmi Party questioned the logic of linking domestic prices to global rates. In the absence of a single global marker price, it is time India, and other large importing countries in Asia, develop a pricing mechanism that reflects regional realities.
Nuclear Security Summit 2014
The Nuclear Security Summit was first held in 2010 with the goal of raising awareness about the need to tighten control of nuclear material. The agenda of the Nuclear Security Summit in 2014 is to work towards the establishment of tight controls over nuclear materials, seek greater transparency on national measures to enhance nuclear security, ask more countries to join international agreements on the physical protection of nuclear material, reduce the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium in national nuclear programmes and strengthen the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).