Hambantota_Port Courtesy: Wikipedia
31 May 2018

The intensifying backlash against BRI

The high cost and political impact of Chinese-funded infrastructure in countries like Myanmar, Malaysia and Sri Lanka make it imperative for India to work with Japan to provide alternatives, to ensure that the region is neither bankrupted nor militarised by Chinese influence.

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24 May 2018

India Reboots Biofuel Ambitions as Oil Prices Bite

Gateway House Fellow for Energy and Environment Studies, Amit Bhandari, was quoted by publication Energy Intelligence on India’s production of biofuels at a time when oil prices have reached record highs. The article is only available for subscribers of Energy Intelligence Read more

mahathir Courtesy: Reuters
24 May 2018

Mahathir’s Malaysian manoeuvres

Malaysia is in the eye of a different power game today. Fifteen years ago when Mahathir’s last tenure as prime minister ended, the United States loomed over the Asia-Pacific and Malaysia. Today it is an unlikely leader and Mahathir inherits a China-dominated Indo-Pacific and vexed internal politics. What changes in foreign policy will this entail?