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"The current Sri Lankan government has said that it will not permit military use of the facility, but that could change," said Amit Bhandari, an analyst at Mumbai-based Gateway House. "Ninety-nine years is a long time after all."
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Distinguished Fellow for Foreign Policy Studies, Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, joined Sachin Chaturvedi and Shakti Sinha on Lok Sabha TV’s ‘Global Review’ to discuss the rebranding of Saudi Arabia and the emergence of blue economy as an important topic in economic Read more
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Democracy seemed to have won the day. Yet, recent global events raise questions about the future of democracy under the threat of populism, caudillism, and dynastic rule as well as authoritarianism
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The India-Africa economic partnership lags some way behind the diplomatic reciprocity the two countries share. Africa has had a trade surplus with India in the past decade, but increasing two-way trade of goods and services across sectors calls for serious promotional measures and removal of non-tariff barriers. The government, Indian business and their African partners need to devise an action plan that can take trade to $100 billion and investment to $75 billion by 2022
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North Korea's overtures to its immediate strategic neighbours through a series of summits have excluded Japan, which has long regarded Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile development programmes a direct threat. It is reacting by reaching out to the U.S., North Korea and China
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Pakistan’s economic mismanagement and support for terrorism will leave its economy in a hole – and imperil the multibillion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
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Chinese technology companies that are steadily establishing themselves in India have the potential to transform the scenario for entrepreneurs, consumers and governments even in the face of geopolitical tensions. The Indian government should view this development as an opportunity and an asset
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China is steadily deploying state-of-the-art communications systems to connect its strategic and economic assets in Asia. It is then linkingthe Asian mainland to Africa, and Africa to South America. The investment spree is rapidly making Beijing a major player in global telecommunications – and ‘informationisation warfare’.
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This is a time of transition. A new international order is emerging with many discontinuities--and a collaboration of efforts is needed for it to be better than the one that is fragmenting
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The following speech was given by Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia at the 13 th Africa Conclave: Regional Session on East and Southern Africa on 27 March, 2018. Excellencies and friends, it is a privilege to chair this session. I thank the hosts for this Read more