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6 February 2014

P5+1-Iran: U.S. in search of a new game

The P5+1 negotiations with Iran, mostly a Washington-Tehran affair, may be a means to a complex and ambitious end: a new strategic and energy equation in Southwest Asia. U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent State of the Union address indicates that to reach this goal, the U.S. is steering away from war to diplomacy

TPI 2 Courtesy: The Political Indian
31 January 2014

Shinzo Abe in India: Alignment assured

The Political Indian republished an article by Neelam Deo, Co-founder and Director, Gateway House for the Gateway House website. The article talks about how India and Japan's growing closeness is in response to China's growing aggression

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31 January 2014

India-ASEAN’s elusive services FTA

The India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement in services and trade will allow India to leverage its competitive offerings in IT, finance, among other fields. But the pact has proved elusive so far due to the open squabbling between ministries. The deal now looks set to come through only after the new government takes over

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31 January 2014

African Union: accelerating agriculture

At the just-concluded African Union Summit in Ethiopia, speakers discussed the urgent need to focus on agriculture – which remains central to the African economies – by increasing investments and productivity. The summit was a time for reflection on the state of a sector that can transform the continent

nam Courtesy: New America Foundation
31 January 2014

Is Brazil Ready For Prime Time?

The New America Foundation quoted Ambassador R. Viswanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Studies, Gateway House, in a debate on the role Brazil is likely to play on the world stage

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31 January 2014

Time we pushed Asean pact on services

The Hindu BusinessLine published an article by Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow at Gateway House on the urgent need to push for an Asean pact on trade in services and investment

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30 January 2014

SAARC: dawdling but optimistic

With intra-regional trade at a low 4.23%, South Asia is the ‘least integrated region in the world.’ At the recent fifth SAARC Conclave in New Delhi, officials spoke about the need for better integration. But this is only possible if problems such as political differences and inadequate connectivity are addressed