Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury writes: Even though this year’s dialogue was heavily dominated by issues in the South China Sea, the Chinese delegation and Admiral Sun seemed confident about their activities and rebuffed American pressure to curb its activities in the area.
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A New President in Taiwan- New Hopes, Old Problems
M H Rajesh writes: As far as India goes, it needs to engage Taiwan far more, especially on the economic front. Just as Foxconn has set up facility in India, it must invite more Taiwan based businesses to choose India as a preferred investment destination.
Internship Programme for Students from Christ University, Bangalore
Nine students from the Christ University, Bangalore completed a month long internship at the USI from April 18 to May 20, 2016.
India-Iran Eurasian partnership takes off
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: A trilateral agreement was signed between India, Iran and Afghanistan which would allow India and Iran to access Central Asia and Afghanistan while land locked Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics would be able to access sea through Zaranj-Delaram-Chabahar link.
Taliban Announces Operation Omari
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: The initials signs mean that there could be more kidnappings and targeted killings of enemy forces rather than large scale attacks by the Taliban.
India-Bangladesh Relations on a High
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: Bangladesh is a bridge between India and ASEAN countries and the recent agreements will help India for taking positive steps in this direction.