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The emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution depends on the availability of rare- earth minerals, which occur extensively on the ocean floor of the Indo-Pacific. The technology to exploit this is available only to some countries currently: the global agreement on this must be fair and safeguard India’s future interests, says the author of this blog
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China’s large investments in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Maldives and the economic dependence this creates make it impervious to the internal political upheavals in these countries. This blog explores how it will retain its influence in Sri Lanka regardless of how the turmoil is resolved
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Manjeet Kripalani and Sameer Patil’s article, “A futuristic agenda for India & Canada”, was republished in Young Bhartiya. Read the full article here.
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China’s footprint in the African continent is growing because it is a zealous summiteer. And now, in response to ‘debt-trap’ criticism, it also appears to be stressing private sector investment in Africa over loans and credit. Are there any takeaways for India in this?
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Research conducted by our Fellow in Energy and Environment Studies, Amit Bhandari on China’s investments in India’s neighbourhood was quoted by Shruti Subramaniam for the South Asia Program at Hudson Institute. Read the full article here.
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China recently celebrated 40 years since it began its successful poverty reduction effort, at a conference in Beijing. While lauding China's efforts, experts do recognise that different formulations work for different countries
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Manjeet Kripalani and Sameer Patil’s article, “A futuristic agenda for India & Canada”, was republished in Quartz India. Read the full article here.
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India can draw Canada in a new direction – away from its trans-Atlantic fixation, into the Indo-Pacific and a tech and resources partnership that will benefit both democracies
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The current political unrest in Sri Lanka and coups in Maldives and Zimbabwe bear a Chinese imprint. China’s use of strong-arm tactics smacks of the very behaviour that it had earlier criticised in former colonial powers
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A blog by our Fellow in Energy and Environment Studies, Amit Bhandari, ‘INF Treaty: China behind U.S. exit’ was quoted in CNBC by Nyshka Chandran. Read the blog here. Read the full article here.