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The sanctions against Iran impacted the country’s oil, banking, aviation, and other sectors, and had a major humanitarian impact. But neither is armed attack a more suitable method in most instances to address allegedly recalcitrant states. What then is the middle ground? And can the UNSC assume a more proactive role in this context?
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Gateway House is proud to announce that it will be hosting a special regional consultation meeting of Think 20 (T20), on 19 October in Mumbai. Akshay Mathur, Director of Research, Gateway House, tells us what T20 is, its importance to the G20 and India.
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At a recent international seminar on BRICS Studies, in addition to the predictable themes such as building a multipolar world order and the One Belt One Road project, fresh ground was also covered, including the contours of the New Development Bank and the potential impact of the refugee crisis on BRICS countries.
On 19 October 2015, over 50 experts from foreign and Indian think tanks, business leaders from India, and government representatives from the G20 countries will gather at Gateway House in Mumbai to discuss issues of global economic governance and foreign economic policy at India’s first Think20 (T20) meeting
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Dr. Li Wen, Deputy Director of China's NIIS, along with Dr. Liu Xiaoxue, Associate Researcher, NIIS, visited Gateway House, we sat down as they shared some of their insights into how India-China cooperation could be increased and improved.
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It has been ten months since India and Germany signed an agreement to partner in developing three smart cities. The government now seriously needs to move beyond slogans and aspirations and start addressing the more pressing issues specific to smart city development. Then only will the Modi-Merkel diplomacy be viewed as a success at home.
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Sameer Patil, National Security Fellow, joined a discussion on Sputnik's Red Line show to discuss the UN's 70th anniversary.
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Rajni Bakshi's article 'SDGs: Look beyond GDP' was republished by Quartz India.
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Attaining higher GDP remains primary economic policy across the globe. However, the answer to achieving Sustainable Development Goals lies not in the crudity of economic numbers but in a holistic measure of both economic dynamism and social-environmental well-being.
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Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, discusses how the UNSC's current structure, wherein the P5 countries possess veto powers, needs to be changed and opened up.