EU-India FTA: Can it be revived?
India and the European Union share an extremely important trade relationship. The value of India-EU trade has more than tripled, to €95 billion in 2013 from €28.6 billion in 2003. …
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Ukraine crisis: US imposes new sanctions, Russia defiant
The Obama administration has piled up pressure on Russia with the imposition of a new round of economic sanctions which freeze the assets of seven Russian individuals and 17 companies …
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Peace-building: India pitches for reform of UN security institutions
Against the backdrop of intermittent attacks on peacekeepers around the conflict-hit regions in the world, India, the third largest contributor to UN peacekeeping missions, has made a spirited pitch for fast-tracking reforms of the security institutions linked to the UN.
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India, China focus on border peace
Amid the boisterous carnival of Indian elections, India has intensified engagement with China, with officials of the two Asian powers holding a crucial meeting of their joint border mechanism in …
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Japan’s new energy policy and revival of nuclear power
The Fukushima triple tragedy of March 2011 dealt a rude shock to the long-term goals of Japan’s national energy policy. Japanese governments since then have wrestled very hard to address …
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The Indian Navy’s ‘China’ dilemma
The Indian Navy’s premier warship, INS Shivalik, has just completed a maritime exercise at Qingdao with the PLA-N and the navies of six other countries, including Pakistan. China’s invitation to …
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Hamas-Fatah reconciliation: What it means for peace in region
A seven-year rift has come to an end with the signing of the Hamas-Fatah agreement. This reconciliation will actually be good for the almost defunct Israel-Palestinian peace process.
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India, Japan bond amid poll fever, raise their sights
Amid the raging election fever in the world’s most populous democracy and fraying Beijing-Tokyo ties, India’s top diplomat is in Japan to lay the groundwork for sustaining momentum in this …
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Cyber Geopolitics: India pushes for democratic internet governance
With the growing salience of internet in its economy and national security spawning new narratives of national resurgence, India has made a robust pitch for democratising internet governance and to keep cyberspace open, dynamic and secure amid competing models and vested interests.
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Where is Ukraine headed?
There was hardly any good reason to expect any significant agreement to work together for de-escalation of the mounting tension by the four participants – US, Russia, EU, and Ukraine …
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