seema Courtesy: Prachi Bidaye/Gateway House
5 March 2014

India-UK: Re-energising trade ties

Seema Malhotra, Member of Parliament, Labour Party, House of Commons, UK, talks about ways to enhance the India-UK trade relationship. In an interview to Gateway House, she also discusses CSR initiatives in the UK and mentoring of MPs in the UK Parliament

damascus Courtesy: Arian Zwegers/Flickr
5 March 2014

Save Damascus, now

If the violence in Syria shifts focus to Damascus, the destruction will be incalculable. Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the world, a cultural and religious centre. It is a collective heritage. Forces on both sides, led by the U.S. and Russia, must get all parties to declare Damascus a weapons-free zone

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28 February 2014

India-China: Back to the drawing board

The India-China Defence Dialogue is part of a joint effort to ensure peace along the LAC. The sixth round in New Delhi on 24 February included discussions on border protocols, security cooperation and exchanges in counter-terrorism. Along with these, India must also work on resolving the border dispute

Livemint Courtesy: Mint
28 February 2014

India’s depleting naval strength

The Mint newspaper published an article written by Sameer Patil,Associate Fellow, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism, at Gateway House on how the disaster aboard INS Sindhuratna highlights the urgent need to acquire vital defence equipment liek submarines

mea 1 Courtesy: MEA
27 February 2014

The Gulf comes to India

The Ministry of External Affairs republished on its website an article written for the Gateway House website by Ambassador Rajendra Abhyankar on the significance of the recent spate visits to India by high-level dignitaries from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Iran

g20 Courtesy: G20 Taskforce, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
25 February 2014

RBI and G20: Time to recalibrate?

After 2008 the G20 framed guidelines for emerging economies to coordinate their financial actions with the developed world. But the US’s backtracking created havoc in many countries. Now, after the recent G20 meeting, it may be time for the RBI to reconsider some financial measures, which India took in good faith