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The Transatlantic Variants
“As India stands at a crossroads, it should chart its course picking up the best ideas and practices that promote user control over data. This requires adaptation from both the U.S. and the GDPR. Our […]
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Reviving ‘Neighborhood First’
India’s regional reset won’t be complete without a change in its Pakistan policy “Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s critics acknowledge his uncanny ability to take bold decisions and this reflects in his foreign policy initiatives. […]
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Immigrant-Bashing Helps MS-13
“The president’s inflammatory rhetoric is counterproductive to the goal that we the people, including new arrivals in America, seek—to live in peace, security and happiness and to eradicate MS-13”, says the author. I applaud President […]
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A time to think fast: on the US exit from the Iran deal
The U.S.’s exit from the Iran nuclear deal puts India in a spot on many counts The global non-proliferation regime has taken a direct hit from the U.S.’s decision to renege on the Iran deal. […]
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Architecture of the Mandate
The lesson from Karnataka: the parties opposed to the BJP must work together from the word go With the two parties having come together, and out-numbering the BJP MLAs, the real test of their political […]
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Can the BJP wrest Karnataka from the Congress?
“Yes”, says Muralidhar Rao; Rajeev Gowda says “No”; For Sandeep Shastri, “It’s Complicated” Yes | Muralidhar Rao The JD(S) and the Congress are two faces of the same coin. The BJP will win with a majority […]
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It’s not about the nuclear deal
The U.S. won’t ease the terms of sanctions on Iran, as the goal is regime change in Tehran “The impact on India will be severe. The price of crude is already close to $80. Energy […]
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Karnataka election: voters to choose between tainted leadership and clean governance
“In contrast to the BJP rule, the Congress Party under the leadership of Siddaramaiah has fulfilled many of the promises that were made to the people of Karnataka. Key among them is the government’s social […]
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The Rocky Road to 2019
Concrete steps are needed to defuse crises that could disrupt India’s political and social equilibrium “The authorities also need to be aware that as various State elections draw near, newer threats are likely to emerge. […]
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When India and China Meet
By Nirupama Rao The message from Wuhan is: let us give each other space and rationalize our differences in a grown-up way. “The outcome statement from the Indian foreign office and from the Prime Minister’s […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China should be seen in the context of the flux of global geopolitics
By P.S. Raghavan Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes to China on April 27, against the background of turbulence in global geopolitics and some domestic disquiet about “softening” of India’s China policy. The international backdrop is […]
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Can the 3 Ms save Iran deal?
By Arun Kumar The Macron-Merkel-May trio hopes to bear upon Trump to keep pact “Besides the Europeans, the looming May 12 deadline also has India worried, as since the end of sanctions, it has greatly […]
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Modi will sink India if he does not rein in the rapists
“Whenever adharma takes over a nation, it needs a Krishna to restore faith and trust in the society, and that Krishna is the collective consciousness of Indians resting in women, businessmen, and young men. They […]
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The Geopolitics of Oil: Gulf region volatile amid threat of US embargo
“Given the bitter rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran and the likelihood of the Trump administration reimposing sanctions on Iran, India will have to navigate its path through its western neighborhood with dexterity. Our primary […]
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America’s Taking on China is Good for the World
“His (Trump’s) taking on China for its flagrant violation of the trade and intellectual property rights has given courage to Europe and Japan to chime in the American challenge on China’s practices. The challenge will […]
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What democracy now means? Which way is India headed?
“Thus, the current attempt to weaken institutional base of democracy needs countering. The attack on the independence of media has been thwarted after uproar over the “fake news” order of the Ministry of Information and […]
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Big thaw on the Korean peninsula
By Rakesh Sood “The big unknown is Mr. Trump’s idea of what is an acceptable ‘deal’. Will a process towards eventual denuclearization tempt him or will he reject it as ‘fake news’ and revert to […]
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Deeper reasons behind Dalit anger
By SN Sahu “In fact, Dalit anger can be best understood by understanding the neoliberal policies which has resulted in joblessness and job loss growth. The affirmative action taken to economically empower Dalits, subjected to […]
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Defense outsourced
By Ajay Banerjee Despite various govts going slow on hi-tech defence acquisitions, it now emerges that India is the largest weapons importer. This is ‘inglorious’ in the face of stridency over ‘desi’ production. And as […]
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India in Trumpland needs to cut Trade Deals with US to keep afloat
By Arun Kumar “The businessman-author of The Art of the Deal, who looks at every issue as a transaction, would also be in no hurry to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, Pompeo or no […]
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CONSULAR OUTREACH VERSUS CKGS LOOT
Will the Consulate General of India in New York stop fleecing of users of consular services? The Consulate General of India in New York, as elsewhere, under an initiative of External Affairs Ministry, crafted a […]
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Religious freedom in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka: A Summary of Religious Freedom concerns in South Asia.
The South Asia working group’s initial report to the International Religious Freedom Round-table “The many millennia old caste systems and the ‘unparalleled social abuse of untouchability (A.J. Toynbee)’ are based on religious doctrines of Brahminical […]
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The neighborhood tangle: Opportunity lies in harnessing its history and complexities
“While the Russians will continue to play second fiddle to China whenever it suits them, both Russia and India have an interest in keeping their relationship forward looking, given their common interest in developing a […]
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The French Connections
The Macron visit underlined the growing strategic convergence that draws India and France together “The slew of bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding signed, the detailed ‘joint statement’ and accompanying ‘vision statements’ on cooperation in […]
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Democracy put to test: Change in paradigms of contemporary polity
“The debate now veers around the reliability of the EVMs. Would they be the determinant of victory rather than public’s will? Two recent books and a Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School, report on the risks […]