Financial Crisis
Renaissance of Russia’s Foreign Policy in 2009
Russia has considerably enhanced its international position by leveraging Western weaknesses stemming from the unwinnable war in Afghanistan and the adverse impact of the financial crisis, as well as Western dependence in dealing with Iran and North Korea.
China: Two Decades after Tiananmen
It is obvious today that realpolitik is shaping the relationship between the world powers and China. There was hardly any debate on the Tiananmen Square Incident barring a few newspaper articles.
Food Price Rise: An Ethanol Twist
The recent food price inflation leading to food insecurity has been one of the immediate and striking outcomes of the recent oil price spikes and the global financial meltdown.
Can Renewables Enhance Energy Security?
Chair: B S Malik
Discussants: V Raghuraman and Sanjay Verma
The Obama Administration and China
Prior to the Democrats coming to power the Chinese Communist Party believed that the Barack Obama administration will push harder on Human Rights and other sensitive issues.
China and the Global Financial Crisis
The global financial crisis which had been brewing for some time began to unfold in the middle of 2008.
Global Financial Crisis: Is there a Way Out?
President Bush will host the first ever financial summit of the G-20 on November 15, 2008 in Washington to discuss the current global financial crisis which threatens the economic and political stabil
