India’s Defence Pains
Bureaucratic bungles are denying Indian forces arms they desperately need, writes James Hardy Read Here – The Diplomat
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In CHOGM Lies Opportunities And Challenges For Sri Lanka
It ought to be remembered that for all the flak Sri Lanka has attracted, CHOGM 2013 presents enormous opportunities, directly flowing from hosting the summit itself and deriving from the international credibility the event can restore to Sri Lanka more generally. The government must take seriously the opportunities that CHOGM brings to the country and its peoples, who […]
The Global Slave Workforce
According to a new estimate, there are 30 million forced laborers in the world. Some reports show they’re involved in making everything from iPhones to chocolate. Read Here – The Atlantic
The Problematic Continent
Among all continents, Asia has the ability to disrupt the world the most. Read Here – The Atlantic
Keep Your Friends Close, Please
Were Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stay away from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) summit in Colombo next month, it would not only be perceived as a snub by Sri Lanka but would damage Delhi’s soft-power projection in its own environs and prove deleterious to India’s interests. Read Here – The Hindu
How Good Is A De-Americanised World?
The realignment that is taking place is as much attitudinal as structural. By sheer dint of size and scope, if countries no longer look to the United States for leadership there will be global ramifications. In a world with multiple centers of influence, from China to Latin America to India and sub-Saharan Africa, new actors […]
Romance And Realism
American policymakers have maintained that a strong India – working in close cooperation with the United States – is good for America and the world. Yet, divergent approaches to some key international issues have risen to the fore. New Delhi and Washington have differed, for instance, over whether to apply additional sanctions on Iran in […]
Oh, That Horrible Feeling Again…
India’s prosperous future has hardly ever seemed farther away than it does today. The country’s ongoing economic crisis has darkened the atmosphere — and done so in a way tragically familiar to most Indians. Read Here – Foreign Affairs
China’s Great Game
The cancellation of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to South-East Asia, and the two separate tours of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang to the region can be seen as geopolitical markers of our times. Read Here – The Hindu
Asia To Remain World’s Growth Engine: IMF
Asia is likely to remain the world’s economic engine despite the recent soft patch in global growth and increasing volatility in international financial markets, says the International Monetary Fund. Read Here – International Monetary Fund
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