Foreign Policy Times
A fortnightly e-forum
for Sharing ideas on Indian foreign policy
No. 01-March-2019
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FOCUS: India’s Neighbourhood “First” Policy
“Neighbourhood First” : a “jumla” in foreign policy?
Have neighbours come closer or gone to other side?
A - Video Dialogue
1. Yashwant Sinha, former Foreign Minister of India
Every government in India starts by making mistakes in dealing with Pakistan because of the mistaken belief that the Prime Ministers have had that whereas others failed, they would succeed.
2. Amb. Kanwal Sibal,former Foreign Secretary of India
3. Shakti Sinha, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi
4. Pallab Sengupta,Secretary, National Council, Communist Party of India
5. Dr Sreeradha Datta. Senior Fellow, VIF, New Delhi
6. Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Affairs Editor, Hindustan Times
7. Ramananda Sengupta, Foreign Affairs Editor, The New Indian Express,New Delhi
8. Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury,Senior,Assistant Editor,Economic Times Political Bureau
Amb. Vishnu Prakash
Frmr High Commissioner/ Ambassador to Canada & South Korea, Foreign Office Spokesperson
East Asian nations look to India as a rising, benign power. China is feared.
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Mr. Jayadeva Ranade
President, CCAS; a Member of the Nationl SecurityAdvisory Board( NSAB)
The more we begin to act on our own and independently, the others will start taking us seriously.
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IndranilBanerjie,
Senior analyst and journalist
India is going to be affected most by the developments in Afghanistan.Therefore, India should be much more pro-active there
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Dr Shalini Chawla,
Senior Fellow ,Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi
There are significant challenges for India in Afghanistan." No one is sure about how 60,000 Talibansare going to be integrated in power- sharing in Afghanistan?
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Niharika Sharma
a Sustainable Development Professional and Rights advocate with a history of working with the Rohingya community in India.
Part I-Apathy for Rohingyas may lead to a massive regional crisis.
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Niharika Sharma
a Sustainable Development Professional and Rights advocate with a history of working with the Rohingya community in India.
Part II- Empathy will help India to fulfil its humanitarian duty.
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Sh. Onkareshwar Pandey
India has a humanitarian legacy but the security aspect of the Rohingya issue can’t be overlooked.
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Shri Prabir Purkayastha,
Has India become a plaything of US accepting Don’t list ?
Part I- Because US controls global financial architecture. India doesn’t have strategic autonomy
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Shri Prabir Purkayastha,
The geo-strategic advantage Iran’s frienship offers to India
Part II- Besides oil, India regards Iran as a larger friend in the region that provides access to Afghanistan and Central Asia
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Shri Pooran Chandra Pandey
Mg. Director, SOENT Group, Germany; senior leadership roles including at the Times of India, United Nations Global Compact,Ispat industries Limited and DOC Research Institute
Part I-US-Iran stand off : geo politicand geo economic implications
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Shri Pooran Chandra Pandey
Mg. Director, SOENT Group, Germany; senior leadership roles including at the Times of India, United Nations Global Compact,Ispat industries Limited and DOC Research Institute
Part II-US-Iran stand off : Chinese perspective -BRI opportunities
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