The July 2017 Dossier highlights a range of domestic and foreign policy developments in India as well as in the wider region. These include an analysis of the current dramatic political turn-around in Bihar, the difficulties the opposition will be facing in the 2019 elections, a possible change in the role of Rahul Gandhi and the terrorist attack on the Amarnath Yatra. The dossier also focuses on the strategic partnership, that was signed between India and Israel during Modi’s first ever visit to Tel Aviv, and the upcoming visit of external affairs minister Swaraj to Nepal for a BIMSTEC meeting.
Part I India - Domestic developments
·Speculations about the role of Rahul Gandhi
Part II India - Foreign Policy DevelopmentS
· Modi’s first Tel Aviv moment
Part III South Asia
· Swaraj to attend BIMSTEC meeting
Part IV Press Articles on major domestic and foreign policy issues
As always, a number of complementary articles provide the reader with a much wider and deeper understanding of the politics in India, South Asia and across the wider region, through an Indian-centred perspective.
The Bhutan Stand-Off Is an Opportunity, Not a Threat
Prem Shankar Jha
The Wire, July 10, 2017
Shyam Saran
Business Standard, July 11, 2017
Srikanth Kondapalli
Rediff.com, July 14, 2017
Yubaraj Ghimire
The Indian Express, July 17, 2017
C. Uday Bhaskar
South Asia Monitor, July 18, 2017
Manoj Joshi
The Wire, July 20, 2017
Mani Shankar Aiyar
NDTV, July 20, 2017
Shyam Saran
The Wire, July 22, 2017
K. C. Singh
Deccan Chronicle, July 24, 2017
Kanwal Sibal
Daily Mail, July 24, 2017