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Post-Pahalgam diplomacy

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The New Indian Express Courtesy: The New Indian Express

The 18-day period between April 22, the day of the barbaric terrorist attack on innocent civilians, and 10 May, when Operation Sindoor was suspended as an understanding was reached to stop firing, will represent an unforgettable chapter in India-Pakistan relations. It may also be studied for a long time to appreciate how India’s political, military, and diplomatic leadership worked in perfect coordination to safeguard the nation’s diverse interests. In this context, the diplomatic facets of the crisis require scrutiny. It read more

India-UK FTA: Four benefits for India

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Website articles (19) Courtesy: Reuters

In a world economy experiencing a surge of trade disputes and concerns about slowing trade growth, the conclusion of the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) talks is an important achievement. After 15 rounds of intense negotiations since January 2022, an agreement was reached on May 6 in principle for a historic FTA. However, implementation will take some time (at the very least, not before 2026). UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to visit India to sign the FTA later read more

India’s three-pronged war strategy

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Website articles (17) Courtesy: Nayanima Basu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has redefined the dynamics of bilateral relations with Pakistan. In this, he has unveiled a strategic framework for his approach to countering terrorism coming from the Pakistani deep state, including the Army and the spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). The new strategy is anchored in three vectors: political, military, and psychological. Each of these vectors or components work synergistically to target and dismantle terrorism at its core. This comprehensive strategy has been at work since read more

The New Geopolitics and South Asia’s Trade Architecture – What Next?

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Website articles (10) Courtesy: Gateway House

South Asia today is the world’s most populated region and fastest growing, in a global economy experiencing a period of tepid growth and suddenly faced with mounting risks. This economic reality has put the international spotlight on South Asia with some economic historians drawing parallels between the gloomy world economy today and the economic uncertainties and trade protectionism of the 1930s era. This paper critically analyses South Asia’s trade architecture in the sluggish world economy in the 2020s and makes read more

Post-Pahalgam diplomacy

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The New Indian Express Courtesy: The New Indian Express

The 18-day period between April 22, the day of the barbaric terrorist attack on innocent civilians, and 10 May, when Operation Sindoor was suspended as an understanding was reached to stop firing, will represent an unforgettable chapter in India-Pakistan relations. It may also be studied for a long time to appreciate how India’s political, military, and diplomatic leadership worked in perfect coordination to safeguard the nation’s diverse interests. In this context, the diplomatic facets of the crisis require scrutiny. It read more

India-UK FTA: Four benefits for India

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Website articles (19) Courtesy: Reuters

In a world economy experiencing a surge of trade disputes and concerns about slowing trade growth, the conclusion of the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) talks is an important achievement. After 15 rounds of intense negotiations since January 2022, an agreement was reached on May 6 in principle for a historic FTA. However, implementation will take some time (at the very least, not before 2026). UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to visit India to sign the FTA later read more

     
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  2. India’s three-pronged war strategy
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  3. The New Geopolitics and South Asia’s Trade Architecture – What Next?
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Research

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India-Indonesia: Companion Souls in a New Era

BY Gateway House

India and Indonesia have a comprehensive strategic relationship built on their ancient and modern histories, and a flourishing relationship sustained by trade, economic exchange and people-to-people contact. The India-Indonesia Track 1.5 Dialogue, hosted by Gateway House and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, aims to provide policy recommendations to promote innovation and navigate evolving governance issues through bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Foreign Affairs

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The New Nuclear Age

BY Andrew F. . Krepinevich, Jr.

China’s expansionist nuclear programme aims to bolster its capabilities, so much so, that Beijing's predictions boast 2500 new warheads by 2030, thus rivalling the American and Russian arsenals. As the dragon quadruples its nuclear propensity, heralding the world to something greatly unstable – a tripolar nuclear system; nuclear peace seems a quite convoluted goal.

Book Reviews

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The days of the real Jackals

BY Tim Willasey-Wilsey

The current global focus on terrorism and the threats from nation-states, seem as it is a recent phenomenon. In fact terrorism has been present for the last century, still has the capacity to return and to shock with its brutality. India is no stranger to these acts and Germany has just suffered another attack on a Christmas market. A new book recalls the terrorism of 50 years ago and identifies how it became entangled in the politics of the Cold War.

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