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There have been mixed reactions to India’s not signing on to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. India is often criticised for abstaining from trade agreements and being a protectionist nation, but in fact, the reverse is true. The country’s trade to GDP ratio of 43% is higher than China’s 38% and the U.S.’ 27%. This shows how important trade is for India, particularly if it wants to reach the 2024 goal of being a $5- trillion economy.
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The protests sweeping the world have reached Pakistan. The issues are similar, such as corruption and rising living costs, but there are significant differences between the Pakistani and global protests.
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Peaceful dissent was the original animus for the formation of the Forum 2000 Foundation. Started by the late Czech dissident Vaclav Havel, the conference, held in Prague every September, offers a platform to experts and activists from around the world to revisit ideas about pacifism and protest
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Our Distinguished Fellow, Rajiv Bhatia was quoted in Down To Earth. Read the article here
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Sameer Patil, Fellow, International Security Studies Programme’s article on Digital Black Markets was published in PCQuest. The article can be viewed here
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Our Distinguished Fellow, Rajiv Bhatia was quoted in Down To Earth. Read the article here
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Sameer Patil, Fellow, International Security Studies Programme was quoted in ET Prime. Read the article here
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With the West losing its ability to set the rules of global order, what matters to nations is the dominance of interests over values, argue foreign policy experts
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Our Energy and Environment Fellow, Amit Bhandari was quoted in The National. Read the article here
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On a week-long October visit to Jammu and Kashmir, the author found both clarity and complexity among the citizens about their new status, and that the practicalities of daily life are more compelling than ideology