India-Australia ties: Education could be the tipping point (Amit Dasgupta, South Asia Monitor)

The platform for a transformational change in bilateral relations was laid when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia in November 2014. Deviating from script, he spoke of India-Australia relations as "a natural partnership arising from our shared values and aspirations". He was not talking of cricket, the Commonwealth or curry.

http://southasiamonitor.org/detail.php?type=n&nid=18130

A view from Berlin- The European Union has as many troubles (Amit Dasgupta, Krishnan Srinivisan, South Asia Monitor)

In a Europe beset with an insignificant rate of economic growth and problems related to the refugee influx, internal divisions are growing larger

http://southasiamonitor.org/detail.php?type=gwatch&nid=17306

Budget 2016: the challenge begins now (Amit Dasgupta, Gateway House)

Two weeks after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Union Budget 2016-2017, it continues to be a hotly discussed topic. This pro-farmer budget has laid down great plans, but in a nation where Mars Missions and farmers suicides occur simultaneously, aspirations will have to take a backseat until the way forward has been paved.

http://www.gatewayhouse.in/budget-2016-the-challenge-begins-now/