US-Pakistan: A new nuke normal
Seema Sirohi's article, 'US-Pakistan: A new nuke normal,' was republished on The Political Indian and on Indian American Times.
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Germany’s Energy Model For India?
Jivanta Schöttli's article 'Germany’s Energy Model For India?' was republished by Eurasia Review, Worldpress.org and The Political Indian.
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Stateless: Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
Sameer Patil, National Security Fellow, Gateway House, was quoted by The Express Tribune on his views on 'Stateless: Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims.' The quote appeared in various other publications.
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For Peace, Pakistan Needs to Get Over Its Denial
Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, wrote an article on 'Pakistan's denial game.' This article was republished on The Diplomat and on Eurasia Review.
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ONGC-Rosneft
ONGC’s purchase of a 15% stake in Russia’s Vankorneft presents the road ahead for India – by acquiring oil and gas fields today, India has a chance to lock in the price of imported energy at the current low level for the long run.
ONGC’s Purchase of Stake in Rosneft
Amit Bhandari, fellow for energy and environment studies, Gateway House, comments on the significance of the deal between Rosneft's Vankorneft and ONGC Videsh Limited.
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Pakistan’s denial regime
The cancellation of the August 23-24 meeting of the national security advisors of India and Pakistan follows a pattern of unrealistic expectations raised and then quickly dashed. This is compounded by Pakistan’s long history of denial on numerous issues. It may be time for both countries to abjure high-profile diplomacy and turn to small confidence-building measures.
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Why India cannot sustain its WTO stance
India, along with China, will present the case for food security protections at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December, where India will find it difficult to maintain its integrity as both a leader of G33 countries and a nation that has an expressed stake in the expansion of global trade. But it should stick to the G33’s Bali proposal for flexibilities for developing countries.
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Germany’s energy model for India?
In Germany in June 2015, G7 countries made major commitments towards decarbonisation and reduction in greenhouse gases, which will lead to binding decisions at the COP-21 conference in Paris in December. Germany pushed for these outcomes, and as one of the most energy efficient countries in the world its technology and expertise can help India’s targets of alternative energy and sustainable industry.
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U.S.-Pakistan: A new nuke normal
A report by the Carnegie Endowment and the Stimson Center attempts to recognise Pakistan’s nuclear programme as ‘normal’ and India’s as not. However, with dangerous new additions to Islamabad’s arsenal, a throwback to simplistic US rationalisations still won’t bring Pakistan into the non-proliferation mainstream.