The day I became Anna
Indian citizens dissatisfied with poor governance and corrupt dynastic regimes have taken to a traditional Gandhian method: non-violent protests.
The Indian Diaspora: A new chapter in India’s story
This decade records a new trend for the Indian Diaspora: as the Indian economy registers strong growth, thousands return to India amidst growing employment and investment opportunities. But does India have the ability to effectively reintegrate them into society?
Indian foreign policy: Potential versus practice
While India’s foreign policy has gone a long way in earning global goodwill, there remains a vital element in its periphery that is absent from its diplomatic reach: Indian business. What can be done to bridge this gap between India’s foreign policy-makers and its business leaders?
Will India’s decreasing sex ratios endanger its global reputation?
India's declining sex-ratio could seriously impede its ability to achieve its full potential. Laadli honors innovative individuals who have donated their time and talent to changing this growing form of sex discrimination.
India-Pakistan: Citizen diplomats at work
Five young Pakistani fishermen, held in a Mumbai jail, received a pleasant visit from a rather unusual couple of citizens - 18-year-old Ria Mirchandani and 80-year-old Sarla Kripalani. In this realm of diplomacy, the citizens of India and Pakistan are taking action.
Awash in humanity
Gateway House´s Jonathan Yang, Summer Associate and Bombay newcomer, finds an unexpected beauty in the daily chaos of the city.
Stop human trafficking in Mumbai
After attending a conference in Mumbai on human trafficking, Zara rapoport, a summer assosiate at Gateway House, gives us her view of the issue – to raise awareness among a new population of people and bring it into the conversation on India’s Foreign Policy as well as India’s growing influence globally.
Postscript: Nairobi – With Dr. Leakey
Gateway House’s Katherine Foshko journeys through Nairobi and gives us her account of the country’s happenings. Her meeting with legendary paleoanthropologist Dr. Richard Leakey gives us insights into the current political doldrum in Kenya and maybe a few lesson for India as well.
Lajpat Nagar: The adventure begins
The search for Afghani history within India takes us into the streets of Lajpat Nagar, Delhi, where Afghani refugees, assisted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, run restaurants that serve up a delicate Afghani cuisine.
The Election Diaries 2011: West Bengal, Day three: The many sorrows of Lalgarh
Gateway House's Executive Director, Manjeet Kripalani, gives us a view from the ground in the last phase of state assembly elections in India's eastern state of West Bengal. The battle for Lalgarh is fierce, as the Communist Party competes with the Congress in a dense forest with a tribal majority.