Tag Archives: India

‘Stars are aligned, but India must overcome execution risk’

(This interaction with JP Morgan’s chief Asian and emerging market equity strategist Adrian Mowat was published in DNA edition dated November 20, 2010.) Venky Vembu The global credit environment is very propitious for economies like India, which run a current account … Continue reading

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5 reasons why Obama’s visit was a colossal flop

(This column, intended entirely in jest, was published in DNA edition dated November 19, 2010.) Venky Vembu Reading media narratives of US President Barack Obama’s visit to India last week leaves me wondering if these commentators and I are on the … Continue reading

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The Power Club

Venky Vembu (This article, which addresses five fundamental questions arising from US President Barack Obama’s announcement of US support for India’s candidacy for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, was published in DNA edition dated November 14, 2010 as … Continue reading

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Will China spike it?

Venky Vembu (This article, speculating on China’s likely strategy in response to  US President Barack Obama’s announcement of US support for India’s candidacy as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, was published in DNA edition dated November 14, … Continue reading

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‘Even determined US leadership may not be enough to get India in’

Venky Vembu (This is a longer version of an interview with Dr Stewart M. Patrick, global governance expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, that was published in DNA edition dated November 14, 2010 as part of a package of … Continue reading

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The US has coddled many dictators; we’re no less virtuous: Shashi Tharoor

(This interview with former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, in the context of US President Barack Obama’s recent articulation of US support for India’s candidacy for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, was published in DNA … Continue reading

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Round-up: Barack Obama’s India visit

(Links to some recent articles and columns on US President Barack Obama’s visit to India.) The Power Club: answers to five questions on India’s chances of making it as a permanent member  to the UN Security Council Will China spike … Continue reading

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Obama’s visit marks the end of India’s innocence

(This column was published in DNA edition dated November 10, 2010.) Venky Vembu Former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh once noted wryly that gaining admittance into the club of Big Powers was like jostling in a crowd to get into … Continue reading

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China ‘supports’ India’s enhanced role at UN

(This report was published in DNA edition dated November 10, 2010.) Venky Vembu China on Tuesday stuck to non-committal but positive-sounding formulation on US President Barack Obama’s support for India’s candidacy of permanent membership of the UN Security Council, saying … Continue reading

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Over here, Mr Obama, you can still win

(This article was published in DNA edition dated November 6, 2010, the day US President Barack Obama began a three-day official visit to India.) Venky Vembu When US President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One and sets foot in … Continue reading

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