Reassessing the US Pivot to Asia
As the US continues its ‘pivot’ back to Asia, three important points need to be reiterated. First, is there really a ‘pivot’? Did the US really leave Asia to pivot …
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Mining truths: Fair growth, fair business
Village councils in the Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha have last week voted decisively against mining in their area and decided the fate of billions of dollars in investment. With this, …
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G20: Bridging hope deficit and reviving world economy
Hope springs eternal, especially in times of crisis. With the global economy still buffeted by the tailwinds of a festering downturn, all eyes are on the G20 summit of the …
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India-China relations: Old ties, new model?
It is fashionable in China today to speak of a ’new model’ of great power relations, indeed of international relations as a whole. In Chinese terminology, this approach is based …
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Mujib’s world vision and India
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is popularly known as Bangabandhu or Friend of Bengal. He became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1972. He was a close friend of Prime Minister Indira …
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Turning a fresh page? Free up India-Pakistan ties from curse of terror
It’s time to emancipate India-Pakistan ties from the scourge of cross-border terror and violence. This was the overarching message of India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the day India celebrated its …
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Reforming global financial governance: G20 and India
The G20 had played a key role in responding to the global financial crisis of 2008-09. During and after the global financial crisis of 2008, while advanced economies experienced dwindling …
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At home in India, leaving America and living with Hemingway
An internationally acclaimed photographer, whose black and white images occupy pride of place in elite galleries in the UK, Michael Katakis was on a whirlwind tour in India early this …
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Waiting for Godot – Aircraft carriers for India
After a delay of nearly four-five years, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, was finally launched on 12 August in Kochi. The sea trials are expected to begin sometime …
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India’s Development Strategy in Africa: Building Soft Infrastructure
As emerging powers expand their development cooperation as an integral part of their foreign policies, analyses have tended to be very China- centric. This tends to limit the scope of …
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