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23 September 2014

China-India border stand-off overshadows Xi Jinping’s deals

Sameer Patil, Associate Fellow, National Security, Conflict and Terrorism was quoted in an article in The Financial Times on the implications of fresh border incursions into India by the Chinese Army during President Xi Jinping's first official visit to India

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23 September 2014

India-China: evolving geoeconomics

The trade deficit and border issues have usually overshadowed the public discourse between India and China. However, below this surface, bilateral business and financial engagement is growing. India will have to engage judiciously with China to ensure that the resulting geoeconomic benefits remain in our favour

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21 September 2014

Indian Americans and the mother country

The sold-out rally at Madison Square Garden shows that PM Narendra Modi’s trip to the U.S. has generated incredible excitement among the Indian-origin diaspora. Will the educated and well-placed Indian American community be able to come together as a power group that influences the U.S. Congress and the White House to adopt pro-India policies?

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20 September 2014

Xi, Modi synergy may boost ties

A lot was achieved in the economic arena during Chinese President Xi’s visit with China promising to invest $20 billion in India over the next five years. There is a possibility that the visit could be a game changer in the bilateral, but going by precedence India must pursue a policy of cautious optimism

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19 September 2014

The long road to Nalanda

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is scheduled to inaugurate the new avatar of the ancient Nalanda University on September 19. The opening is a significant event as the international university is India's attempt at projecting its soft power. However, much more needs to be done to make it an international center in the true sense of the word

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18 September 2014

Border standoff casts shadow on Xi Jinping’s visit to India

Business Today quoted Professor M.D. Nalapat, Director, Department of Geopolitics, Manipal University, from an interview to Gateway House, where he predicts that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India will bring in a great deal of investment and be a step towards overcoming the negativity in the relationship