The U.S. Secretary of Defense was in India for a three day visit to discuss the India-U.S. defense relationship and strategic partnership in the region. Sameer Patil, National Security fellow at Gateway House discusses the visit and its outcomes.

India is currently playing host to President Abdulla Yameen of the Maldives. His visit comes as a change in an otherwise soured bilateral relation over the status of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed. Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, discusses the visit and it's future implications.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will end his tri-nation tour with a visit to Saudi Arabia. Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, discusses the upcoming visit and the potential outcomes in the fields of energy, counter-terrorism and investments.

Easter Sunday was devastated when Pakistani Taliban factions attacked Lahore on March 27, 2016. Sameer Patil, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism fellow, Gateway House, discusses the attack, its similarity with last week's Brussels attack, and whether it might result in proactive action.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.