Weekly Briefing

Volume V, Issue 40: Thursday, 6th October, 2016

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The 8th BRICS summit in Goa takes place in the midst of major geopolitical events; Brexit, the U.S. elections, the South China Sea dispute, and the terror attacks in Uri. There is much need for BRICS to demonstrate to the world, its capability to manage internal differences and showcase a collective sense of cooperation.
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By Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Gateway House

India’s new focus on Balochistan has more to do with the China Pakistan Economic Corridor than with Kashmir. China understands that CPEC may not be achievable. But there are real dangers in reviving Pakistani fears of secessionism and in broadening the field of Indo-Pakistani conflict beyond the confines of Kashmir.
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By Tim Willasey-Wilsey, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Kings College London

OPEC’s announcement of a cut in oil production shows that Saudi Arabia is being affected by low oil prices even as Iran gains ground.
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Amit Bhandari, Energy and Environment Fellow, Gateway House

As the race to decide Secretary Ban ki-moon’s successor heats up, Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, India’s former Permanent Representative to the UN in New York and Geneva, joins Gateway House in discussing the candidates, process, and behind-the-scenes dynamics in the Security Council.
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