What India’s love for a World War II-era motorbike says about its millennials
Mark Hannant’s article, “India’s millennial moment”, was republished in Quartz India. Read the full article here.
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Indian PM Modi ticks off Wickremesinghe for Sri Lanka’s sluggish response to development projects
Our Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, was quoted by Chandan Nandy for the Southasian Monitor in an article on India’s diplomatic relationship with Sri Lanka in connection with development projects. Read the full article here.
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Train To Tibet
The romance of the Sky Train—which runs 3,757 km and connects Lhasa to Beijing—lies in the stark beauty of the Roof of the World, an ancient land long closed to the public and foreign gaze as also in the modern engineering of the railroad and the train
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Countering Hybrid Threats in the Cyber Age
From 19-20 June, Brussels-based think tank, Friends of Europe organised an online brainstorming on global security issues called Debating Security Plus 2018. As part of this, Gateway House co-moderated the discussion on hybrid and asymmetric warfare. Below is the summary of that discussion, from the final report of the Debating Security Plus.
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Indo-Pacific: ‘A line of confrontation between China and the US, not between China and India’
Our Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia chaired a session titled ‘Stakes and Perspectives of Global and Regional Powers’ at the conference ‘Challenges & Opportunities for India in the Indo-Pacific Region’ organised by the Centre for Vietnam Studies at the Read more
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Indian Government Puts Final Stamp on Purchase of $2 Billion Russian Frigates
A research paper by our Fellow in Energy and Environment Studies, Amit Bhandari, and our Fellow in Space & Ocean Studies, Dr. Chaitanya Giri titled ‘U.S. sanctions on Russia and its impact on India’ was quoted by Sputnik News. Read the research Read more
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India signs $5 billion deal for Russian air defense systems
A research paper by our Fellow in Energy and Environment Studies, Amit Bhandari, and our Fellow in Space & Ocean Studies, Dr. Chaitanya Giri titled ‘U.S. sanctions on Russia and its impact on India’ was quoted in KVEO by Ashok Sharma and Read more
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Femininity & Empowerment
Manjeet Kripalani, Executive Director, Gateway House was a panelist for the session titled ‘Power Women’ at the Pune International Literary Festival 2018. The event was covered by Ambika Shaligram for Sakal Times.
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Putting an Indian on the moon
A grand achievement is a series of smaller, well-defined, and precise accomplishments. If the vision of putting an Indian on the moon has to materialise, it should be preceded by several smaller projects and diverse institutions meeting definite targets. What would these targets be? Where does India’s scientific community stand in meeting them as of this day? What kind, and how much, additional capacity needs to be added to the Indian science sector to put an Indian on the moon?
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India is facing proxy war from neighbours: Experts
Our Fellow, National Security Studies and Director, Centre for International Security, Sameer Patil spoke at a panel discussion at the Central University of Gujarat discussing the immediate threats that India faces at it’s borders and beyond. The Times of India Read more