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BRICS Pursuing Integration in the Developing World
Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS), which
represents nearly half of the world’s population and has a
trans-continental outreach. More importantly, BRICS as a
congregation has emerged as the most significant pursuit of
integration in the developing world.
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Delhi Declaration: The Character of the BRICS New Charter
The Sanya ‘Joint Declaration’ made a statement that BRICS was
readying itself to take a lead role in the global economic and
political decision-making process. The Delhi Declaration not only
talks about BRICS taking a lead in the global decision-making
process, but also indicates the vitality of BRICS in the global
financial architecture and political set-up
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Myanmar: What a Difference A Year Makes
President Thein Sein was sworn in after winning a dubious
election, which most of the opposition boycotted, under a (still)
deeply flawed constitution meant to cement the military’s permanent
hold on power.
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The Indus Water Treaty Revisited
Water scarcity, caused by inadequate management of a
decreasing supply including the proposed construction of dams deemed
inappropriate at both inter- and intra-country levels, is moving
India into what has been described as a ‘danger zone’, with the
availability of water per capita declining rapidly.
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Impressions from Japan
The earthquake which hit Japan on March 11, 2011 was the
biggest in the history of Japan and is said to be one of the five
biggest ever to have occurred on earth.
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SAARC@ 26: Time to Create A South Asia of Our Dreams
The South Asian Association of Region Cooperation (SAARC) has
just completed 26 years of its formation. Looking back, one can
derive some amount of satisfaction that SAARC has achieved certain
successes and made notable progress over the years.
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India-Africa Conclave Creating New Possibilities For
India-Africa Cooperation
Less than a year after the Second India-Africa Forum Summit
that was held in Addis Ababa in May 2011, political leaders,
government representatives, business heads, bankers and development
specialists from 36 African countries and at least 3 non-African
countries congregated at the 8th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India
Africa Project Partnership
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India-Russia Bilateral Political Relations
Indo-Russian political ties are based on the twin pillars of
trust and mutual compatibility. India’s prime interests and concerns
in the international political arena include the Kashmir issue,
global terrorism, Sino-Pak nexus, UNSC seat, quest for a multi-polar
world, a just and equitable world economic order and peaceful
co-existence with other countries.
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India-Russia Defence and Strategic Relations
India and Russia have a long history of military and strategic
relations characterised by extreme warmth during the Cold War period
and a chill setting in after the collapse of the Soviet Union,
followed by the contemporary period where both countries continue to
re-assess and readjust their mutual ties in a fluid and vastly
changed global environment.
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Rise of the Rouble and the Rupee
Shortly before independence, in April 1947, India established
diplomatic relations with the former USSR. In October of the same
year, the first Soviet ambassador to India, K.V. Novikov, was
appointed.
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Sectarian Tensions Boil Over in Bahrain
Bahrain is generally more tolerant and politically liberal
than its other Gulf neighbours and even boasts of an elected
parliament, albeit with limited powers.
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Sudan: A Country Bifurcated
Sudan’s troubled past, the extended civil war in the country
and the north south divide, as also the Darfur conflict have all
contributed in leaving President Omar al Bashir wearing an uneasy
crown.
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Cyprus: Confronting the New Configuration of Power in the
Middle East
It is very common to associate Middle Eastern political and
security problems with the Arab-Israeli conflict first, and then the
Iranian-American confrontation in the Persian Gulf.
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Peacekeeping Operations Beyond the Horizon
There was consensus on the importance of pursuing efforts to
consolidate the partnership with the African Union to deal with the
challenges of peace and security in the continent, including
consolidating prevention of conflict mechanisms, early warning,
mediation, peacekeeping, peace building and reconstruction
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2012 Nuclear Security Summit The Seoul Pivot
The March 2012 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in Seoul, Korea,
came at a critical juncture. Global terrorist attacks have prompted
concerns about nuclear terrorism, and many states continue to shop
for nuclear reactors and fuel to meet their energy supply needs
despite the horrific accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
power plant.
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Greece and the Eurozone Debt Trail
In the last couple of years, the debt crisis in Greece has
posed a severe challenge to the member-states of the Eurozone, so
far as to even threaten the stability of the Monetary Union.
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What Nelson Mandela Means to Africa
It is perhaps too early to evaluate the historical impact of
Nelson Mandela on South African history, let alone, Africa at large.
Only time will tell if Mandela’s impact could be deemed to be
‘continental’
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Economic Growth Challenges Report
The Indian Achievers Forum marked its 30th Summit at the India
Habitat Centre on March 15 to honour many young and budding
entrepreneurs. The topic of discussion was: ‘Challenges to Economic
Growth and Social Development’.
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Analysing: The Union Budget 2012-13
Union Budget statements in the Indian context are followed
with great interest, for they also happen to be statements of
macro-economic policy for the short and medium-term, rather than
being a mere statement of annual accounts.
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Costa Rican Road show to India
Costa Rica exports 4000 items across 145 countries the world
over. With inflation at 4.7 percent and GDP growth rate at a steady
4.2 percent, it exported a total of $14 million in 2011.
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Competition Policy Decentralized The Case for State
Competition Acts in India
An important benefit from having state competition agencies
will be for capacity building – in attracting lawyers, economists
and accountants and other enforcement officials who are necessary
for implementing competition policy.
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Narendra Modi: India’s Leader Garners Global Admiration
Narendra Modi’s rise on the international stage is a new
phenomenon. He has been at the forefront of fostering economic ties
with China. In fact, it was on his recent trip to China in November
last year that he was welcomed by the top leadership in the Great
Hall of the People in Beijing, an honour usually reserved for Heads
of State.
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Ecotourism in Madhya Pradesh Call of The Wild
31 percent of the state’s geographical area under forest
cover, and the tourism industry growing at 15 percent, investment in
ecotourism based on nature’s appreciation is bound to attract good
returns. The investment may be for raising class infrastructure
around already existing tourism destinations in the state
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Angelique International Limited Taking Indian Engineering to
the World
Angelique soon made a transition from a global trading company
to a project engineering major. Its forays into Myanmar and Mongolia
saw the establishment of a full-fledged project division. The
company was awarded the prestigious UN operations contract in Iraq
against global competition.
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Foundations of 65 Years of Indo-Russian Cultural Cooperation
By the mid-nineteenth century, there was an unprecedented
flowering of Indological studies. The research and writings of a
galaxy of brilliant Russian Indologists in the 18th and 19th
centuries made Indian civilization known to the Russian people and
established foundations for future cultural dialogues.
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