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Realignment of forces in Maldives: All set for a battle royale
International Affairs | Neighbourhood Nov 03, 2016

Realignment of forces in Maldives: All set for a battle royale

PPM chief, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has formally withdrawn support to half-brother and incumbent, Abdulla Yameen to spice up matters in Maldives

The NCIIPC and its evolving framework
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Nov 03, 2016

The NCIIPC and its evolving framework

NCIIPC calls for forging partnerships between public and private entities, leveraging each other’s strengths by avoiding the traditional regulatory approach

Red dragon on the horizon
Space Nov 02, 2016

Red dragon on the horizon

SpaceX has requested permission to send the first unmanned probe to Mars in 2018, a spaceship called the Red Dragon.

The state of Germany and European integration
International Affairs Nov 02, 2016

The state of Germany and European integration

It seems that in Germany, as elsewhere, the contest that matters is no longer left versus right, it is open versus closed.

Europe warms up to China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ project, raising the stakes for India
Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy Nov 01, 2016

Europe warms up to China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ project, raising the stakes for India

Europe’s gradual embrace of China’s OBOR presents most significant milestone in its history after President Xi Jinping pulled drapes off three years ago

What Duterte’s comments mean for the South China Sea dispute, and the Indian position
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Oct 29, 2016

What Duterte’s comments mean for the South China Sea dispute, and the Indian position

Duterte’s remarks indicate that the political costs of the SCS dispute to the parties outweigh potential benefits from the legal imprimatur that comes from an arbitral award

Economic diplomacy and development partnerships: Rethinking India's role and relevance
Development | Sustainable Development | Development Partnerships Oct 28, 2016

Economic diplomacy and development partnerships: Rethinking India's role and relevance

Looking through an emergence prism, India’s development partnerships and economic diplomacy must be built around three concentric circles.

India needs to find other ways to deal with China
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Internal Security Oct 27, 2016

India needs to find other ways to deal with China

China will continue to push against India’s Act East policy. If India were internationally inactive, tit will see little obstacle in the neighbourhood.

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