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We continue our special podcast series on the U.S. election. With less than 2 weeks to go before the election on November 8th, Ambassador Neelam Deo discusses the impact this election may have on the simultaneous race for the U.S. Congress and Senate, as well as the larger effect that this election may have on political discourse around the world.
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Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Gateway House wrote an article for The Hindu on the evolving India-Myanmar bilateral relationship.
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An article by Sunil Raman on the growing Chinese influence in Ladakh was republished by Swarajya.
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The Indian defence minister spoke – unexpectedly – of a doctrinal change in stance.
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An article by Sifra Lentin, Adjunct Fellow, Bombay History Studies, on the historical linkages between Bombay and Shanghai was republished by The Dialogue.
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An earnestly, but objectively written, biography of the late prime minister gives credit where it has been denied: PVN was the principal architect of the economic reforms that put the country on a destiny-changing path of growth, while being up against a restless party, hostile Parliament, and an apathetic public.
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The recent inauguration of the New Development Bank in Shanghai has made that city a focal point of international financial transactions between the five BRICS countries. This occasions revisiting some of the ways in which Bombay has been historically linked to it
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The recent BRICS summit and BIMSTEC outreach highlighted some laudable maritime endeavours linking geographically distant, emerging economies within the grouping. The BIMSTEC platform is also crucial to India's efforts to create a peaceful Bay of Bengal community through economic and cultural linkages.
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In the wake of the third and final presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Ambassador Neelam Deo gives her take on how the debate went, whether there's been historical precedence on the issue of foreign involvement in the election and how Trump's 'suspense' comment could damage the American democratic system.
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India has remained connected with the African nations in the course of the last one year through high-profile events and well-publicised visits by top leaders. This momentum in bilateral cooperation needs to be sustained on all fronts