Amidst all the talk about the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 flight being hijacked for a possible September 11-style attack on an Indian city, it is necessary to look at the state of our security preparedness and whether India has adequate air defences to deal with such an aerial attack. Sameer Patil, Associate National Security Fellow, Gateway House, explains.

On March 2, a group of attackers burst into a railway station in the south-west city of Kunming and began stabbing people at random. Sameer Patil, Associate National Security Fellow, analyses and comments on the situation.

Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House, analyses the recently concluded G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors Meeting in Sydney. He discusses the highlights from the communique, IMF reform, U.S. Fed quantitative easing, and taxation.

After months of protests Ukrainian president Yanukovych was forced to flee and a new government was sworn in. Now pro-Russian groups in Crimea are fighting for supremacy and Russia has mobilised troops to secure its interests in Crimea. Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House analyses the situation.

China recently announced its budget for 2014-2015, with US$132 billion allocated to military expenditure, an increase of about 12% since the previous year. Sameer Patil, Associate National Security Fellow, Gateway House, highlights and analyses the important components.

Societies around the world are struggling to combat problems arising out of environmental crises and growing inequality between the rich and poor, which constitute major risks to economic and social stability. As these problems escalate, there is a need to Read more

Turkey, which spans both West and East, is undergoing a political and social transition that will have a major geo-political impact not only in the region but across the world. Will Turkey move left, right or stay the course it Read more