Monish Gulati

He is an independent analyst based in New Delhi.

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China Eyeing Enhanced Role in Afghanistan Post US Drawdown

September 22, 2014 Monish Gulati

China's Foreign Ministry on 18 July said that it had appointed a special envoy for Afghanistan, underscoring its concerns on the political and security developments in the country. Sun Yuxi, a former ambassador to both Afghanistan (bet...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China

Sushma Swaraj’s Bangladesh Visit: A Good Start to “Neighbours First” Policy in Dhaka

August 12, 2014 Monish Gulati

Introduction Termed as a “goodwill visit”, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj led her first international visit to Bangladesh on 25 June accompanied by Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and other senior officials. The visit marked th...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh

Ukraine Crisis: The Chinese Stand and Lessons for India

March 24, 2014 Monish Gulati

Introduction As the conflict in Ukraine refuses to abate, it continues to raise fears of triggering yet another confrontation between the Cold War era adversaries – the US and Russia - in a geopolitical tussle for dominance in Europe. The...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China

Pakistan’s New Policy to Counter Terror- An Appraisal

March 14, 2014 Monish Gulati

Introduction The Pakistan government approved the National Internal Security Policy (NISP) 2014-2018 on 25 Feb14. In his statement, after tabling the policy before the cabinet for approval, Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar indicat...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban’s Deadly Cocktail –Terror and Polio

December 13, 2013 Monish Gulati

A police escort was killed and another wounded when militants attacked a team of polio vaccinators on the outskirts of Peshawar on 30 November.1 Earlier on 23 November, militants in Pakistan kidnapped eleven teachers involved in a polio va...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan

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Unblocking of NATO Supply Routes By Pakistan: Logistics or Plain Politics?

December 13, 2012 Monish Gulati

The flow of oil through NATO's Pakistani supply lines is due to resume soon, one year after the attack by NATO troops on the Pakistani outpost at Salala. The decision comes after the first two test-run tankers passed safely through the Torkham crossi...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Pakistan, Afghanistan, NATO