India watching China sway at hill monasteries
Sameer Patil, Fellow, International Security Studies Program, Gateway House was featured in Hindustan Times. Read the article here.
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Shadow of debt over Mombasa port
Kenya’s Mombasa port, the gateway to East and Central Africa, has enabled the Chinese to gain better access to resources in the region and export destinations within Africa through the Belt and Road Initiative. A recent visit offered insights into some of the shortcomings of increasing Chinese investments in the region – and the scope for other countries to step in
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Hype & substance in Trump’s visit
President Trump enjoyed every moment of the hype that attended his February 2020 visit to India, says Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director and Co-founder of Gateway House, in this podcast, even as the focus was on concrete outcomes, such as defence purchases and oil procurement deals. She discusses the geopolitical implications of a closer India-U.S. strategic relationship and the weaknesses of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal
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U.S.-Taliban deal: India in strategic role
India should stop looking at Afghanistan through the Pakistan prism and be a major contributor in the development of peace and prosperity in the country
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From army helicopters to trade deal — Donald Trump’s holding out carrots for India
Our Director and co-founder, Amb. Neelam Deo was quoted in the below stories: India’s $3 billion defence deal with the US — everything we know so far India is using its dairy industry as a ‘trump’ card From army helicopters Read more
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India – Myanmar relations | Special Broadcast
Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House was featured in DD News. Watch the show here
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China’s high-tech champions get preferential treatment
Our Chinese Investment in India report was featured in FT Tech Scroll Asia. View the report here
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BIMSTEC or SAARC?
South Asia’s speedy economic development depends on the level of integration between countries in the region. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) have lost their momentum. But both platforms have their uses and can be revived creatively
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India-U.S. shale oil opportunity
U.S. President Donald Trump's recent visit to India gave a boost to bilateral energy ties. To really benefit, India’s state-owned oil companies should consider investing in U.S. shale oil. The U.S. is politically and economically stable and investors are not subject to arbitrary action. Indian companies should only be financial investors, not operators of assets, and bet on companies with manageable debt and efficient operations rather than short-term winners
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The 2020 retreat from Kabul
The signing of an agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban on February 29 may result in the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which is contingent upon the Taliban’s adherence to certain conditions. The end of the West’s 19-year-long Afghan campaign – if Pakistan does not turn spoiler – is of vital interest to India