Weekly Briefing

Volume V, Issue 46: Thursday, 17th November, 2016

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The inaugural The Gateway of India Dialoguewas held on 13-14 June, 2016 and saw participation by several esteemed members of the Indian and international diplomatic and business communities, including representation by the Indian government.

US Navy 110518-N-ZQ631-002 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Kidd DDG 100 and USS Pinckney DDG 91 are underway in the Pacifi

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to sever ties with the United States, a declaration that has elicited much skepticism. The West Pacific is in for some realigning of relationships if he makes good on this threat.
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By Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Distinguished Fellow, International Security and Maritime Studies, Gateway House

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Making the climate change transition involves an unprecedented reallocation of capital – and the task is to build the financial architecture that can deliver these flows within deadline. COP-22 has to raise more, cheaper and better quality finance for climate action.
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By Nick Robins, Co-Director, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, United Nations Environment Programme

The world is now faced with a self-professed unpredictable U.S. president in Donald Trump. This unprecedented outcome is already being felt by the world’s economies, but while many foreign parties may be celebrating this outcome – there is such a thing as too much change.
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By Seema Sirohi, Analyst

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Gateway House Events

On November 15, Rajni Bakshi, Gandhi Peace Fellow, Democracy and Nation Building Studies, Gateway House, moderated a discussion with Dr. Thomas Wallgren, a Finnish philosopher, activist and politician who teaches at the University of Helsinki. The theme of the discussion was ‘The quest for ecological democracy’.
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