Gateway Features

Myanmar in the ASEAN Matrix: An opportunity for India?
BY
D. Jesudas Bell
Myanmar in the ASEAN Matrix: An opportunity for India?
courtesy: Wikimedia Commons/Gunkarta

The desire of Myanmar’s leaders to open the country to the outside world has led to considerable euphoria in India – which sees its policy of engagement with the once-isolated nation paying off.  There’s also speculation that lifting economic sanctions could create a stimulus that might facilitate India’s access to other ASEAN countries and be especially beneficial to India’s underdeveloped northeastern states.read more

What the Dimon debacle means for the world
BY
Bob Dowling
What the Dimon debacle means for the world
courtesy: World Economic Forum/Flickr

  It’s been a week since J.P Morgan Chase, considered the “safest, best run, smartest” of the Big Four banks that dominate the U.S. financial landscape, disclosed that it had more than a $2 billion trading loss.    A lot has transpired since. Jamie Dimon, chairman of the bank since 2006, admitted that the surprise loss would set back his campaign against tougher regulation of trading.read more

IMF interview: How the European crisis will affect India
BY
Hari Seshasayee
IMF interview: How the European crisis will affect India
courtesy: Gateway House

A report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific notes that stronger economic and policy fundamentals have helped buffer the region’s economies against the global financial crisis, by limiting adverse financial market spill-overs and improving the impact of de-leveraging by European banks. Gateway House’s Hari Seshasayee interviews Anoop Singh, Director of Asia and Pacific at the IMF, to discuss the way forward for Asia and the lack of reform in India.read more

Qatar: Geopolitical Cosmopolitanism
BY
Akshay Mathur
Qatar: Geopolitical Cosmopolitanism
courtesy: Flickr/ccqatar

Qatar topped the Middle East rankings in the just-released 2012 MasterCard Worldwide Index for Consumer Confidence. To those who have followed the trajectory of this nation, it comes as no surprise that this tiny peninsula off Saudi Arabia has transformed into a city-state of commercial energy and urban magnificence. Less known is Qatar’s growing role in international geopolitics; and those who are aware of its position are puzzled by what Qatar hopes to achieve from it.read more

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10 May 2012
India’s North East: The heart of regional integration

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20 May 2012 - 21 May 2012
NATO Summit