Hindustan Times
The Maldivian political crisis is a suitable reminder of how difficult it is to run a sphere of influence. This archipelago nation should be a snap for New Delhi. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 1:27 am
Filed under World · Tagged foreign hand, India, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Maldives, Male, Mohammed Nasheed, New Delhi, pakistan, Pramit Pal Choudhuri, Sri Lanka
The East Asia Summit has begun in Bali, Indonesia, and is generating a lot more interest than such powwows normally do. The reason: we are seeing a recommitment by the United States to maintaining the stability of the Indo-Pacific area. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 1:08 am
Filed under World · Tagged Andy Panda, Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, Australia, Bali, China, East Asia Summit, India, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific area, Indonesia, Japan, Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Trans-Pacific Partnership, United States
In the Zone
In the capital of Western Australia for my second stint at the local university’s In the Zone conference, I’m reminded again how much the country’s only Indian Ocean facing state is determined to seek a worldview distinct from that of the more populous bits of Australia that face the Pacific. Read more
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 7:27 am
Filed under World · Tagged agriculture, Australia, Canberra, China, coal, cricket, crops, diamond, economy, gold, In the Zone, India, Indian Ocean, inflation, iron ore, Melbourne, Monsoon, New Delhi, Perth, Robert Kaplan, rocks, Sydney, United States, Western Australia
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just gave a speech on US foreign policy and the world at large at the Council for Foreign Relations. Read more
(5 votes, average: 3.8 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 1:35 am
Filed under World · Tagged Arabian Sea, Calcutta, China, economies, Foreign Relations, GDP, global player, Indian Ocean, Iran, New Delhi, sea lanes, Somali pirate, South Africa, United Progressive Alliance, US, US foreign policy, US navy, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, warships, Washington
