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By calling himself an anarchist, Arvind Kejriwal has started a debate among supporters who equate anarchy with a potential breakdown of law and order. But anarchist philosophers believe that the basis of society is self-governing individuals and not a dominating ruler – an idea similar to Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘swaraj’
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News channels like China’s CCTV, Russia Today and Al-Jazeera have become definitive voices for their nations and for international views. It is the right time for Doordarshan, a late entrant to electronic media-driven influence, to showcase India’s growing global ties and the success of its democracy to the world
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Japan’s reaching out to India, as demonstrated by the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reflects the urgency with which Japan sees the threat of a rising China. India too has experienced Chinese aggression and must work with other democracies towards creating a multi-polar Asia
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Can India integrate more fully into the global economy and energise its trade by joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Or will negotiating an entry require significant concessions, not necessarily in India’s interests? These outcomes will depend on how TPP framework itself develops – inclusively or exclusively
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Rediff.com published an article by Rajni Bakshi, Senior Gandhi Peace Fellow at Gateway House, on the Jagriti Yatra, a program that brings together people from different walks of life who are keen to be a part of nation building.
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U.S. President Barack Obama’s focus on domestic issues has sidelined his country’s foreign policy at a time when China is ascending as a superpower. With China’s economy set to surpass the U.S.'s by 2017, a recent report presents a ‘grand strategy’ for the U.S. to counter China’s economic and strategic expansion
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The Ministry of External Affairs republished Gateway House's Rajni Bakshi's review of the film 'The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan’. In the article, she says Badshah Khan drew on his spiritual Islamic moorings to show that non-violence could be a political weapon as well as a way of life
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Jaipur Patrika, a Rajasthan based daily, reported on a panel discussion moderated by Gateway House Director and Co-founder Neelam Deo at the 2014 Jaipur Literature Festival
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PBS Newshour Weekend interviewed Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House on India's mission to Mars. She also spoke about the relationship between India and China in the context of the Mangalyaan launch
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The Indian economist republished an article by Gateway House's Dev Lewis looking at how the rights of internet users worldwide is under threat from watchful states