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Six months after a General election was countermanded, Zanzibar is set head into a reelection on the 20 March, 2016. Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director at Gateway House, who participated as an observer in the elections, shares her insights into what led to the reelection and what might come from the opposition boycott of it.
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The High Court of Bangladesh recently agreed to consider a petition challenging the status of Islam as the official religion in the country. Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House discusses the implications of this move for Bangladeshi society as well as for the country's relationship with India.
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With the Indian Finance Minister set to announce the Union Budget 2016-2017 on the 29 February, 2016, Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Sameer Patil, National Security Fellow and Amit Bhandari, Energy & Environment Fellow discuss the expectations for Indian growth, employment and infrastructure.
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Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli arrived in India on 19 February for his first foreign State visit. Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director at Gateway House, takes a look at the significance of the visit and how it reflects the close India-Nepal relation.
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David Headley, the convicted LeT operative, began his video deposition on 9th February, before a Mumbai special court. Sameer Patil, Fellow, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism, discusses the implications of his revelations.
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On 8 February 2015, Gateway House, in Association with the Kala Ghoda Art Festival held a panel on 'Renegotiating our Neighbourhood: the Modi doctrine'. One of the panellists, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ambassador TCA Raghavan shares his thoughts about the changing relations between the two nations and what options lie ahead in 2016.
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With the Second Presidential Primary coming to a close in New Hampshire, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have emerged as the front runners. Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, analyses the debate and where the race is going.
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India has long sought China over Taiwan, so is it too late to rectify foreign policy? The recent election results in Taiwan have upset China as China fears it will lose control over Taiwan. Gateway House interviews noted China expert Professor Madhav Nalapat to get his take on Taiwan's new president-elect Tsai Ing-wen and what lies ahead for tenuous Sino-Indian-Taiwan relations.
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Prime Minister Narendra is in Russia on a two-day state visit on 24-25 December. The two leaders are expected to strengthen the security ties between the two countries. Ambassador Neelam Deo, director, Sameer Patil, national security fellow and Amit Bhandari, energy and environment fellow, Gateway House discuss the contours of the relationship—both economic and strategic.
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PM Narendra Modi is in Moscow for the India-Russia Summit on 24-25 December. Defence cooperation, nuclear supplies and terrorism are on the table of discussion. Sameer Patil, national security fellow at Gateway House details the India-Russia relationship and what to expect from this visit.