India’s Mars Dream: An Asian Space Race?
A decade ago when Robert Kagan famously wrote that the Europeans are from Venus and Americans from Mars in the post 9/11 New World Order, the world’s fastest growing economy …
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Revisiting Westgate mall in Kenya: A symbol of multiculturalism
The horror that we dreaded when we lived in Nairobi – for three and a half plus years – has finally come back to haunt. A quaintly charming city of …
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The US and China in Southeast Asia: A Volatile Backyard?
Amid the partial government shutdown, US President Barack Obama may have cancelled his plans to attend ASEAN and East Asia summits this week, but this should in no way reflect …
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India and the US: A new partnership for progress
The transformation (of the India-US relations) has been truly extraordinary. Let me give you two examples to illustrate this transformation: first, Indian and American firms are working to build nuclear …
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Modi vs Rahul : High on slogans, low on vision
The country is gearing up for a most interesting election season; what it will throw up will be as keenly watched as who it will throw out. Never has an …
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India, Pakistan to bolster cross-border peace, seek better ties
NEW YORK: There was no grand rhetoric and only hints on the way ahead, but the much-anticipated meeting between the leaders of India and Pakistan in New York marked the …
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A new beginning? Terror concerns shadow Manmohan-Sharif meeting
NEW YORK: India and Pakistan have spoken about a “new beginning” in their accident-prone relations many a time, but the much-hoped for new dawn has been often darkened by brutal …
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Middle East peace hopes: India roots for dialogue to resolve Syria, Iran
NEW YORK: A new narrative of multilateralism appears to be emerging from the ongoing 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, with the US and Iran deciding to restart …
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India, US reignite ties, unveil pact to start nuclear business
WASHINGTON: It was a blessed sunny day in Washington, the kind of weather that fills you with hopes of rebirth and renewal. Inside the White House, India’s Prime Minister Manmohan …
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BRICS widens strategic canvas, bond over Syria
NEW YORK: Six months after the BRICS summit in Durban, the five-nation grouping of emerging economies underlined its growing strategic solidarity in New York by jointly backing a Russia-initiated proposal …
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