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Huge threats to human rights continue in Afghanistan. President Ghani has pledged to end official tolerance for torture, and his government must also protect the freedom of the media, ensure that more women participate in peace talks, and bring transparency to negotiations with the Taliban. These correctives are overdue
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The Turkish naval ship TCG Gediz was in Mumbai recently, retracing the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul’s 126-year-old voyage, when it stopped here while on its way from Istanbul to Yokohoma. To commemorate this anniversary, the Consulate of Turkey in Mumbai and Gateway House jointly hosted a lecture by Sifra Lentin on the significance of this historic passage
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Pressure for a unified public procurement framework is mounting on India from both within the country and internationally. While an integrated procurement structure is necessary, a broad policy architecture must precede the framing of any legislation
Gateway House interviewed Jabin Jacob, assistant director and fellow at the Institute for China Studies, New Delhi, on the relationship between China and Pakistan, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) as well as the China's one belt-one road initiative.
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The French media’s reportage of Modi’s recent visit to France was limited but significant, and inevitably a lot of it was about the Rafale deal. Various other issues were covered, including the nuclear reactor project in Jaitapur. Some newspapers recommended that France must heavily invest in India, while some expressed concerns, but on the whole the coverage has generated enthusiasm
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Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House, has been quoted in an article on Narendra Modi's visit to Europe and Canada and the subsequent defence deals that followed. This article was published by Nikkei Asian Review
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Amit Bhandari, Author, Energy and Environment Fellow, Gateway House, has been quoted in an article on the state of India's solar power sector. This article has been published by Forbes India
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The AIIB is a step along a path that started with the Asian financial crisis, which defined ASEAN’s views about the U.S.’s commitment to the region. Although the bank may signal the rise of China, it is also a coming together of Chinese and ASEAN goals—ASEAN’s focus on infrastructure for growth requires another source of finance, and this forecasts its strong relationship with the AIIB
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Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House, has written an article on India's trade targets and foreign policy. This article has been published by Livemint
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Sameer Patil, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism, Gateway House has been quoted in an article on India recently purchasing Rafale jets and why the Rafale deal has been lagging since 2012. This was published by The Nation
