INDIA-JAPAN RELATIONS: TOWARDS A NEW DAWN
Ananta Viewpoint Series : “India-Japan Relations:Towards A New Dawn” Authors: Tarun Das (Founder Trustee, Ananta Aspen Centre) and Samarth Pathak (Program Officer, Ananta Aspen Centre) Read More
BRICS: A NEW PARADIGM?
Making a pitch for rebooting the stalled UN Security Council reform process, India has said that to regain its “lost legitimacy” the council should change to reflect new world realities. “The security council which takes decisions on behalf of ‘We the People’ represents an increasingly small minority of the world’s population,” India’s permanent representative Syed […]
INDIA & CHINA: A NEW CHAPTER?
Ananta Aspen Centre “Fireside Chat” on “India-China Relations: A New Chapter?” Interview with Mr. Jayadeva Ranade, Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli and Ms. Haiyan Wang Read More
INDIA–CHINA RELATIONS: THE “MO–XI” DYNAMIC
The Asian region has been the economic engine for growth of the component nations and their neighborhood adding wealth and quality to human lives for several decades. In fact,economic engagements have truly deferred disputes in both time and space. While component countries found it inspiring to address the basic needs and well being of their […]
MAKING GOVERNANCE WORK: TOWARDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
We call India a democracy, since we have a constitution and a reasonably fair system of elections. However, it has not delivered the desired expectations of fairness, equity and progress since our governance has been poor. The dilemma is that if ‘we the people’ govern our nation, how is it that we are unhappy with […]
DECODING RELATIONS INDIA-PAKISTAN
Diplomats and practitioners of international relations work towards predictable and rational behaviour. While the definition of rational is inherently subjective, that of predictability is not. Even if the interlocutor’s actions are not rational, welcome and beneficial, if they are predictable—or exist within a broad and given matrix of options—a state can live with them and […]
Cleaning India: Overcoming Challenges
Ananta Viewpoint : “Cleaning India: Overcoming Challenges” Interview with Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Founder, Sulabh International Social Service Organisation Read More
INDIA-U.S. ENERGY TIES: ENDING PROTECTIONISM
It is time for India and the United States, the world’s leading democracies, to become full-fledged energy partners. Doing so will go far toward making the U.S. and India true strategic partners and driving cooperation on a host of issues from climate change to maritime security. With President Obama having accepted Prime Minister Modi’s invitation […]
INDIA US TIES IN A NEW POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
Ananta Viewpoint : “India-US Ties in a new political landscape” An interview with Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Bharatiya Janata Party and Mr. Baijayant Panda, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Biju Janata Dal. Read More
THE OUTLOOK FOR U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS
Ananta Viewpoint : “The Outlook for US India Relations” (Remarks at the XX US India Strategic Dialogue) by Amb. Robert Blackwill, Henry A Kissinger Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy, The Council on Foreign Relations (US). Read More