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9 July 2015

“Brexit”: good or bad for India?

While all eyes are currently on Greece, the UK has plans to hold a referendum on whether to exit the European Union or a "Brexit". The potential of a "Brexit" has both short and long term implications on the UK's position as a financial hub and on Indian FDI into the UK

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8 July 2015

The fires from 1947 burn on

Nisid Hajari’s Midnight’s Furies provides an insight into the brutal chaos and bloody riots from which India and Pakistan emerged in 1947. It is crucial for present generations from the two countries to understand the past in order to better comprehend the present

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7 July 2015

How culture and education can bind BRICS

If, after nine years, BRICS remains a disparate grouping, and its trade and investment flows remain dismal, it is time to explore new avenues of cooperation to consolidate the alliance—and culture and education can provide the necessary cementing factor when combined with the New Development Bank

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7 July 2015

Ufa 2015: VII BRICS and SCO

A complete collection of Gateway House articles, podcasts and videos on the BRICS grouping, including major developments over the past year in these countries

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7 July 2015

Ideas for the NDB’s institutional design

The New Development Bank initiated by BRICS countries can reform and democratise global economic governance. But to reach this goal, in this critical period when the bank is preparing to operationalise, it must formulate an innovative institutional design. This article outlines four guiding principles for such a structure

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7 July 2015

VII BRICS Summit: Preview

Neelam Deo, Director, and Akshay Mathur, Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House, preview the upcoming VII BRICS Summit to be held in Ufa, Russia, and discuss the status of the BRICS New Development Bank