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10 March 2016

Building a path to Afghanistan

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A more robust foreign policy initiative is required for India to be seen as a serious player in the future of Afghanistan. Building dams and roads has ensured its presence as a partner in rebuilding the country, but its conservative handling of Afghan issues must be challenged, perhaps by following the Iran route, to push forward its geostrategic interests.

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10 March 2016

India’s Act East Policy and Myanmar’s Role

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Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia delivered a lecture on India's Act East Policy at the Jadavpur University, Kolkata as part of the Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture was featured in the MEA's website.

India’s Act East Policy and Myanmar’s Role
10 March 2016

India’s Act East Policy and Myanmar’s Role

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Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Gateway House delivered a lecture on India's Act East Policy at Jadavpur University, Kolkata on 10 March, 2016 as part of the Ministry of External Affairs' 'Distinguished Lecture Series.'

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9 March 2016

India and the Syrian quagmire

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With a cessation of hostilities been brokered by Russia and the United States, the conflict in Syria has entered a tense pause. India has had a bystander attitude to the conflict in Syria. However, with the truce expected to be short, does India have the incentive or the option to depart from its current position, and deepen its engagement in Syria?

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9 March 2016

An energy crisis too big to ignore

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The problems of the power sector have been created over the last several decades and can obviously not be resolved in a hurry. Renewable energy will have to be part of the solution. It would be good to see the government think creatively about this.