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132306
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2014.
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Chile and Bolivia have been intertwined in a complex relationship of hostility and cooperation for over a century. Since the Bolivian defeat in the War of the Pacific and the Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1904, issues of resource sharing and Bolivia's sovereign access to sea on the Pacific side have altered the dynamics of such a relationship. Indeed, they appear to be the major stumbling blocs to attempts at normalisation of relations between the two Andean neighbours. In the recent years, Chile-Bolivia relations have been strained over the issue of gas. Bolivia's political volatility over gas and Chile's refusal to discuss the issue of access to the sea were viewed as being part of the same quagmire of relations. However, despite disparities in development between the two countries, globalisation has altered the context of mutual engagement. Against this backdrop, the article specifically looks at one such contemporary issue of bilateral contestation, that is, the gas issue. The article will examine its geo-economic significance in the larger context of regional cooperation and energy security. It intends to probe the plausibility of the argument that the gas issue has the promise and potential to lighten the sedimented antagonism between the two.
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ID:
068719
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ID:
184622
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Diaspora has increasingly come to be viewed as a ‘strategic asset’ in India’s foreign policy discourse. The growing prominence of Diaspora, however, does not mean that all its constituents are accorded equal policy consideration. In fact, India’s policy towards it Diaspora is premised on differential treatment of its various constituents. Seemingly, it accords relatively greater importance to the Diaspora in the developed world and the Middle East. By contrast, it shows a studied indifference towards the Diaspora living in the developing world in general, and Latin America in particular. Against this backdrop, this paper examines India’s Diaspora policy with a particular focus on Latin America. While bringing in a comparative perspective, the paper outlines the possible takeaways from the Chinese policy towards its Diaspora in the region. The paper makes a plea for recalibrating India’s Diaspora policy towards inclusiveness. Such an inclusiveness is likely to impart a certain dynamism to India’s foreign policy.
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