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Cauvery water dispute: Economic, Social or Political?
“Water is our common present and future, it is the invaluable heritage of our children” In 2006, reinforcing the urgent need of judicious water usage, President of Mexico, Vincent Fox...
- Author Shreshta Sharma
- Date February 25, 2019
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Bridge India Annual Diaspora Survey
We are delighted to present our inaugural Bridge India Annual Diaspora survey. Click here to complete the survey. LONDON, 20 FEBRUARY 2019: Indian diaspora think tank Bridge India today launched...
- Author Bridge India
- Date February 18, 2019
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A Restrained Foreign Policy is Becoming More Popular in Washington
Donald Trump’s pull out of Syria, the Senate’s recent vote to end American support for the Saudi War in Yemen, and Tulsi Gabbard’s announcement that she may run for President...
- Author Dr Kadira Pethiyagoda
- Date February 5, 2019
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Who are the “boat people”? Where did they come from?
With tears rolling down, a Rohingya Muslim woman in her tattered cotton sari explained her plight of living as a refugee in Delhi. The capital city of India, alone hosts...
- Author Shreshta Sharma
- Date January 12, 2019
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Let’s change the way we think about the future of work in India
Almost 11 million Indians lost their jobs during 2018, a report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said recently. The future of work is discussed extensively in this...
- Author Catharina Hänsel
- Date January 5, 2019
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Members interviewed on NDTV
We were delighted that some of our Members were interviewed by NDTV, who called them “fine minds” and “agents of change”. Watch the entire interview below. As India gears up...
- Author Bridge India
- Date December 30, 2018
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Is it really a Global Compact on Migration?
Back in 2016, 193 members of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a non-binding political declaration, the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, pledging to uphold the rights of...
- Author Dr A Didar Singh
- Date December 25, 2018
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Indian state election results – an analysis
Today, the state elections results for 146 million people across 679 Legislative Assembly seats in five states were announced. Exit polls had predicted anti-incumbency would catch up with the BJP...
- Author Bridge India
- Date December 11, 2018
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Have faith in our resilience…it’s the same as yours
I would argue the juxtaposition of being British and Asian a difficult one to live with. Don’t get me wrong, having two cultures intertwined has its benefits. You can swear...
Opinion: Will India ever align with the West?
When Indian and American Foreign and Defence Ministers/Secretaries met recently, they signed an agreement which would further strengthen security ties and the broader strategic partnership between the two countries. It...
- Author Dr Kadira Pethiyagoda
- Date October 24, 2018
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