Quartz Courtesy: Quartz
30 September 2013

There’s a quiet revolution taking place in Indian manufacturing

Quartz republished George Wyeth’s article on the ongoing changes in the Indian manufacturing sector. He argues that competitive pressure is now forcing a transformation, and explains how new management models now being adopted can change how investors and customers perceive Indian companies

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29 September 2013

India-U.S: Consolidating relations

Since 2009, distraction and dysfunction in India and the U.S. resulted in low enthusiasm vis-à-vis bilateral ties. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who met U.S. President Barack Obama, prior to the UNGA, had one last chance to salvage India-U.S. ties before the country goes to elections in 2014. Did he succeed?

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27 September 2013

Germany after elections: Similar but not the same

It may take Chancellor Angela Merkel weeks to negotiate a new coalition, but the vote for stability means that change will only be at the margins of current domestic and foreign policy. Still, the fallout of the election in the EU and beyond, including in India, should not be underestimated

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26 September 2013

U.S.-Iran thaw is good news for India

The positive advances made by newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and U.S. President Barack Obama at the 68th UN General Assembly indicates a strong potential for a thaw in Tehran-Washington relations. However, it will take sincere efforts from both sides to turn this into concrete reality. Can India help?

The Hindu Courtesy: The Hindu
24 September 2013

A sugar rush that could fuel the economy

The Hindu republished an article by Gateway House's Ambassador R. Viswanathan on India's extreme dependence on imported energy. He argues that India, being the world’s second-largest producer of sugarcane, should emulate Brazil by replacing petrol with ethanol as fuel

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24 September 2013

The case for India-Alignment

India often finds itself in the right place at the wrong time or vice versa, as our dogma of non-alignment trumps honest calculations of self-interest in policy-making – rendering it unfavourable. The national interest, hence, calls for selective alignment on some issues with Washington and on others with Beijing