swaraj Courtesy: Ministry of External Affairs
27 June 2014

Disquiet on the eastern front

Relations between India and Bangladesh have been limping along a road paved with good intentions, but little action. Will the new government in Delhi make things better or worse for its smaller and weaker neighbour? There are concerns, but there is also optimism, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be the man to do business with

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27 June 2014

Will ISIS redraw the West Asia map?

The rise of the militant ISIS will alter the stability and future of all West Asian countries, and can impact India in multiple ways. India must re-evaluate its West Asia policy, and address the safety of its nationals in Iraq, the security of its oil supplies, and the fallout on South Asia of this resurgence of strife

turkey Courtesy: Gateway House
27 June 2014

India-Pakistan bonhomie

The deliberations during a India-Pakistan young scholars’ workshop in the historic city of Istanbul held out a renewed hope for the bilateral relationship and a genuine desire for peace. The magnificent city of Istanbul offered an excellent backdrop to the serious, often heated discussions.

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27 June 2014

The Kurds: a historic opportunity?

Recent geopolitical shifts has given birth to the very real possibility of a fractured Iraq. The on-going civil war in Syria and an unstable Iraq has renewed the call for a Kurdish nationhood. Although presented with a historic opportunity, rebel factions and authoritarian governments still present a hurdle to the quest for an autonomous Kurdish region

India’s Energy Options: Canada
26 June 2014

India’s Energy Options: Canada

Gateway House speaks to Stewart Beck, Canadian High Commissioner to India, on the viability of Canadian LNG exports to India and the impact of Shale gas on Canada and global energy markets.

Strategic opportunity for India
26 June 2014

Strategic opportunity for India

Gateway House hosted John Garnaut, the Asia Pacific editor for the Sydney Morning Herald, on July 4. Gateway House hosted John Garnaut, the Asia Pacific editor for the Sydney Morning Herald, on July 4. He has previously served as China correspondent for the same publication from July 2007 to June 2013. Garnaut has written a book ,‘The Rise and Fall of the House of Bo’, and is currently in Melbourne where he is working on a sequel about the rise of China's princeling rulers. He discusses whether President Xi Jinping will make the tough decisions required to reform the economy, what the Bo Xilai saga revealed about the Communist party and argues why China's frailing relations with its neighbours present a strategic opportunity for India.

peshawar Courtesy: Wikipedia
26 June 2014

Shootings at Peshawar airport

Sameer Patil, Associate National Security Fellow at Gateway House, comments on the terror attack on a civilian plane at the Peshawar International Airport in Pakistan.

iraq us Courtesy: laprensa
26 June 2014

Iraq crisis: 2003 revisited?

Over two years after American troops left Iraqi soil, the rise of the brutal ISIS is forcing a war weary U.S.to contemplate a return to the country. Amid plummeting approval ratings and divided opinions at home, President Barack Obama will have to carefully weigh the implications of a disintegrated Iraq on the U.S. and indeed, the world.

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26 June 2014

Modi: Charting a New Foreign Policy Course

India Briefing republished an article by Seema Sirohi, Gateway House's Washington-based analyst, on how Narendra Modi’s first month in office has seen him handle India’s neighbours, accept an invitation to visit Washington, enhance relations with Bhutan and step up interactions with China