Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 21st November 2023
Ties between Africa’s power house South Africa and Israel are set to deteriorate in the coming days with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) deciding to support a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be closed. South Africa has requested that the International Criminal Court in The Hague investigate alleged […]
Hamas
A year ago, I wrote about Operation Breaking Dawn and noted that the absence of Hamas on the battle ground was a realpolitik move. Watching from the sidelines, Hamas gave the impression that Israeli appeasement policy was working when in fact it was a perfect ruse to eliminate any threat or challenge to their leadership […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 15th November 2023
Over the past week even as USA stepped up its engagement with China, the Biden administration and its key partners in the Indo-Pacific region-initiated measures to counter China’s military ambitions. India and the US at their 2 + 2 Ministerial explored new ways to expand their strategic partnership to safeguard a free and open Indo-Pacific […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 8th November 2023
With Tanzania a key Indian Ocean Region state emerging as economically stable, both India and China are expanding their engagement with the SE African state. In a major step that would foster closer ties the Indian Institute of Technology Madras became the first Indian Institute of Technology to set up an international campus, by launching […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 1st November 2023
Once tipped to be the top leader former Chinese premier Li Keqiang’s sudden demise mean a loose loss of a prominent moderating voice within the senior levels of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that could restrain President Xi. There is no one apparently who is being able to take over the mantle. A major security forum […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 25th October 2023
Tanzania, an emerging power in SE Africa, last week took significant steps that would go a long way in boosting its economy. Dubai logistics giant DP World signed three contracts on October 22 with the Tanzanian government to operate part of Dar es Salaam’s port for 30 years. It must be pointed out that Tanzania is an important […]
The Stop at New Delhi – Between Bali and Rio
Date: 17 October 2023 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Venue: India International Centre Previous Next The culminating session of Ananta Centre’s G20 Summit Series explored the key outcomes of theDelhi Declaration under India’s G20 Presidency. The panellists discussed the significance of consensusbuilding and its operational relevance. The conversation focussed on the growing relevance of […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 17th October 2023
All eyes are on the third edition of BRI Forum in China amid slump in Chinese economy that has slowed down funding for projects. However, a considerable focus will be on the presence of the Russian President at the Forum who is on a rare visit abroad since the war. Delhi will be a keep […]
I2U2
Conversations on I2U2 is an ongoing series of closed-door discussions hosted by the Ananta Centre in a virtual round-table format. This principle aim is to facilitate dialogue towards building a robust strategic and economic partnership between I2U2 members – India, Israel, UAE and the US. To this end, these roundtables bring together policymakers, experts and […]
Ideas 2023
Ideas India, an initiative led and driven by the Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellows, encourages discussion on a set of pressing themes and critical challenges faced by society. The event draws an eclectic set of leaders and thinkers from across sectors and regions to engage in text-based dialogues and specially curated sessions designed to help reflect on […]