Leaving the Hotel: The West needs to leave its Fruitless Search for Common...
Though in theory they come from many places (particularly in the heretofore ruling West), the vast majority of the international foreign policy elite and its corresponding commentariat really only...
View ArticleThe Africa Question
With the impending handover of the chairmanship of BRICS by India to South Africa, there is a flurry of activities in BRICS capitals, including a visit of a high-powered South African delegation to...
View ArticleObama 2.0: Who will crash the party?
Second term presidencies, like second marriages, can be seen as the triumph of hope over experience. George W. Bush met with calamity in Iraq, Bill Clinton was impeached over the Lewinsky scandal,...
View ArticleMore than just a catchy acronym: six reasons why BRICS matters
There have been heated discussions over the role of BRICS recently. Ian Bremmer, President of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consulting firm, wrote an eye-catching article in the New York Times...
View ArticleThinking the Russian Choice: BRICS v/s OECD
After a long wait, come 2014, that most exclusive club of nations, Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will have a new member – Russia, which at one point was its most v...Read...
View ArticleMcGuffin or Not? The US-India Defence 'Technology' Relationship
Manohar Thyagaraj examines the mismatch between U.S. defence “marketing” and the Indian “buying” process, and the feasibility of a strategic partnership. Some years ago, th...Read more
View ArticleGenerosity within BRICS offers China Passport to Power
In this column Samir Saran and Jaibal Naduvath argue that China should be more accommodating of the ambitions of the BRICS countries.George Orwell once remarked "Whoever is winning at the moment...
View ArticleBRICS and mortar for India’s global role
Samir Saran and Daniel Rubin argue that New Delhi finally has a platform to assert its might and rewrite the rules of global, political and economic governance.India is at a unique geopolitical...
View ArticlePurina vs. Amal: The US, India and APEC
Manohar Thyagaraj dissects the US-India relationship and argues it must not be allowed to be defined by disagreements over milk products and pet food. Almost three months into the second Obama...
View ArticleObama-Xi talks: Trouble for BASIC?
Uma Purushothaman suggests that many countries may be wary of the emerging relationship between China and the US.American President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent meeting...
View ArticleThe Geopolitics of China's new Energy Route
Dr K. Yhome discusses the geopolitical implications of China’s energy ambitions.China's state-run China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) completed construction of a natural gas pipeline...Read more
View Article‘No’ to peeping Sams
Samir Saran and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra argue that the challenge of cybersecurity lies in protecting people without entering their private space or making ‘national security’ an excuse to tramp...Read more
View ArticleKeep Cyberspace Free
Samir Saran argues cyberspace is a global commons that should not be controlled by governments or corporations.History today stands on the cusp of a technological pivot much like it did 160 years...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of India and China
Samir Saran explores the obstacles to closer cooperation between India and China.During his recent visit to China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India said that when the two Asian giants shake...
View ArticleIndia and Russia: Moving towards a 21st century compact
Samir Saran suggests a recent summit between President Putin and Prime Minister Singh may mark a new path for their countries' relationship. It would seem that India-Russia relations might have...
View ArticleTime to rethink differences between neighbors across Himalayas
Samir Saran and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra discuss China and India’s mutual interests. The recently concluded India-China summit meeting may have, at the very least, established a new tone and tenor in ...Read...
View ArticleInternet Realpolitik
Samir Saran asks how India should engage the emerging global debates over internet governance.In his article 'In strategic interest, and for self-respect', Hardeep S. Puri has underscored why ...Read more
View ArticleWho Will Inherit the Soul of Hamas
In the recent Israel-Hamas spat, who won?If the outcome inflates Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s support base for the January 22 elections, the mini war would have been well worth it for him...Read...
View ArticleGlobal Internet Governance: India's Search for a New Paradigm
The Observer Research Foundation’s Mahima Kaul unpacks India’s approach to internet global governance.Governments around the world seem to be straddling the dichotomy the internet has brou...Read more
View ArticleIndia’s Climate Change Strategy: Expanding Differentiated Responsibility
Samir Saran and Will Poff-Webster unpick India’s climate change strategy.For the Council of Councils Sixth Regional ConferenceSeptember 28-30, 2014Centre for International Governance InnovationI...Read...
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