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6 November 2014

U.S. Mid-term Elections

In the U.S. mid-term elections held on 4 November 2014, the Republicans emerged as clear victors, taking control of both Houses of Congress. The election results have put President Obama, who still has two years remaining in office, in a quandary. Neelam Deo, director at Gateway House, analyses the results and comments on the significance of a Republican majority in Congress for India

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6 November 2014

Wagah Border terrorist attack

Sameer Patil, associate national security, ethnic conflict and terrorism fellow at Gateway House, comments on the attack on November 2 that occurred on the Pakistani side of the Wagah border in Punjab killing over 60 people

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31 October 2014

India’s Defence Deal with Israel

Sameer Patil, associate national security fellow at Gateway House, has highlighted the need to boost India’s naval capabilities as a priority and improve operational preparedness in previous statements, as well as the need for a firm stance on indigenous defence production. In the statement below, he discusses the significance of the latest defence projects approved, as well as the defence deal with Israel.

India Vietnam Courtesy: MEA/Government of India
29 October 2014

India-Vietnam Defence Cooperation

Sameer Patil, associate national security, ethnic conflict and terrorism fellow at Gateway House, comments on defence and security cooperation between India and Vietnam following Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to India

Social Media week-HDB Courtesy: Gateway House
25 September 2014

Social Media Week: Digital Diplomacy

World leaders, diplomats and bureaucrats are trying to reconcile with social media's growing popularity and power, and ideating on ways to use it productively at the personal and professional level. Must diplomacy evolve to keep pace with the meteoric rise of social media and how has the discourse changed by the advent of social media?

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14 September 2014

The India-U.S. Partnership: $1 trillion by 2030

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, will make a landmark visit to the U.S. in September 2014. Anticipating a renewed partnership between the two countries, Gateway House, an Indian foreign policy think tank, launched a research paper ahead of the prime minister’s visit titled The India-U.S. Partnership: $1 Trillion by 2030 on 14 September 2014 at the Center for American Progress in Washington D.C.