Two important assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat bring the BJP to power, Dec 2017. Rahul Gandhi, new Congress President, springs surprise through aggressive Gujarat campaign.
Economic developments in India includes improved data for second quarter of financial year, position at the WTO and the enhanced focus of government on north-east region of India while preparing for the commemorative India-ASEAN summit in January 2018. Rajorshi Roy draws the economic potential between India and Denmark. Other foreign developments of India include the RIC meeting and the appointment of the new Foreign Secretary. The federal Parliamentary elections in Nepal (Nov-Dec, 2017) bring the Left Alliance to power.
Contents:
Part I India - Domestic developments
BJP wins Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Rahul Gandhi is new Congress-President
Part II India - Economic Developments
Improved economic indicators
India’s position at the inconclusive 11th WTO MC
Government’s current focus: Connecting with ASEAN
Part III India - Foreign Policy Developments
15thForeign Ministerial Meeting of RIC
Fulfilling the potential of India-Denmark ties
New Foreign Secretary: Vijay Keshav Gokhale
Part IV South Asia
Elections to the Federal Parliament in Nepal
Part V 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.
Emerging as a beacon in the neighbourhood
Srikant Kondapalli
Hindustan Times, November 28, 2017
The Art of Spar
C. Raja Mohan
The Indian Express, December 02, 2017
Raja Mandala: After Indo-Pacific, the Eurasian idea
C. Raja Mohan
The Indian Express, December 05, 2017
Babri recall: A million mutinies
Shyam Saran
Business Standard, December 12, 2017
To make Chabahar a ‘Game Changer’ Central Asian states need to be roped in
P. Stobdan
IDSA, December 12, 2017
A ‘Neighbourhood First’ foreign policy has little value for India
Kanwal Sibal
Hindustan Times, December 15, 2017
Nepal, Lanka, Maldives: Delhi strategy in tatters?
K. C. Singh
Deccan Chronicle, December 16, 2017
Jerusalem protests: Changing regional geopolitics at play
C. Uday Bhaskar
South Asia Monitor, December 17, 2017
Next Door Nepal: The morning after
Yubaraj Ghimire
The Indian Express, December 18, 2017
What Trump’s New National Security Strategy Means For India
Manoj Joshi
The Wire, December 20, 2017
In 2018, India must balance the demands of the neighbourhood against the compulsions of a global role
Shyam Saran
Hindustan Times online, December 26, 2017