India’s climate change leadership

On 1 October 2015, India submitted its INDCs to the UN. The ambitious goals set by the Narendra Modi government have no doubt silenced its critics. However, to achieve these lofty goals, India needs a paradigm shift in the kinds of business and development models it encourages.

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1 October 2015 Gateway House

SDGs: Look beyond GDP

Attaining higher GDP remains primary economic policy across the globe. However, the answer to achieving Sustainable Development Goals lies not in the crudity of economic numbers but in a holistic measure of both economic dynamism and social-environmental well-being.

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11 September 2015 Open Democracy

A choice of 9/11s

Whatever else may be beyond our control, we are all free to choose which 9/11 moves us most deeply.

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15 August 2015

What our anthems say

Rajni Bakshi, Gandhi Peace Fellow, Gateway House, wrote an article on 'What our anthems say' for The Indian Express.

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15 August 2015 Gateway House

What our anthems say

South Asia’s national anthems are patriotic rather than nationalistic.

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18 June 2015 Gateway House

International yoga day

The growing popularity of yoga across the world—highlighted by the International Yoga Day on June 21—is a triumph for those seeking to promote holistic knowledge systems and therapies for human well-being, and the recognition by the UN could strengthen public spending in support of such therapies across the world

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12 May 2015 The Hindu

A belt, a bank, and border

Rajni Bakshi, Senior Gandhi Peace Fellow at Gateway House, has written an article for the Hindu, about the meeting of Indian scholars with Beijing and Shanghai think tanks, at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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6 May 2015 Gateway House

Co-designing the new Silk Road

China’s Silk Road Economic Belt initiative will feature prominently on the agenda when Prime Minister Modi visits Beijing and Shanghai on 14 May. India can make a strong move to co-design the framework and details of this initiative – making it truly collaborative and win-win for all of Asia

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25 March 2015 Gateway House

Beyond 66A

India’s Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act as unconstitutional because it infringes on freedom of expression. India's future depends on a social and cultural movement in favor of greater tolerance in public life so that diverse, even offensive, opinions can be freely expressed

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12 March 2015 Gateway House

Land Acquisition: global quest for solutions

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

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