Latin America Update, November 2013
In 'Latin America Update' Gateway House lists some of the important events in Latin America over the past month
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Controlling cyberspace
Across the globe, governments trying to control the internet are violating the privacy and rights of internet users. China’s censorship model is limited to its borders, the U.S.’ surveillance affects everyone internationally. A multilaterally-acceptable mandate for cyber governance is now an imperative.
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The arrival of ‘outsiders’ in New Delhi
With the arrival of strong new political contenders for the next general elections, the discourse in New Delhi is changing. Anirudha Dutta blogs about these changes which, he says, can lead to a better and more transparent India with rule-based systems
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Latin America Update, October 2013
In 'Latin America Update' Gateway House lists some of the important events in Latin America over the past month
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How Latin America reduced poverty
Like Brazil, many other countries in Latin America have implemented successful poverty-alleviation programmes, including cash transfers, as part of an overall strategy for reducing inequality. These programmes can be a model for other developing countries
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India-Sri Lanka: Time to build new bonds
The recent elections in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province may not ensure the much-anticipated devolution of powers. Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy blogs about why the Indian government must ensure that domestic pressures do not adversely impact the New Delhi-Colombo equation or the internal politics of Sri Lanka
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Brazil: In the yellow zone
Gateway House’s Akshay Mathur recently visited Brazil to attend a BRICS-themed conference, organised by the National Association of Research and Graduate Programs in the Social Sciences. In this blog, he writes about his first impressions of the country and the similarities between India and Brazil that he observed.
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Badi Soch: The Maldivian struggle for identity
This daily column includes Gateway House’s Badi Soch – big thought – of the day’s foreign policy event. This Badi Soch analyses what the postponement of the runoff of the Presidential elections means for the island-nation
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Badi Soch: Manila must mediate MILF-MNLF melee
This daily column includes Gateway House’s Badi Soch – big thought – of the day’s foreign policy events. This Badi Soch analyses why the Philippine government will have to play mediator to resolve the rivalry between MILF and MNLF – two insurgent groups from Mindanao – to secure peace in the region.
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The broken window theory for Mumbai
The evident degradation of public areas in India is not unlike the crime-ridden, slovenly New York City of 30 years past. Maybe it’s worth a calibrated try for India to adopt socialist James Q. Wilson’s argument that one broken window means all the windows will be broken, and crime will escalate from there.