Energy Cooperation
India-Australia Relations: Off Again, On Again?
India-Australia relations have become an intricate set of positives and negatives, with the former outweighing the latter. Kevin Rudd made an honest attempt to redress Indian grievances but he has to walk the talk to improve bilateral ties.
Iranian Upheaval and Implications for Indian Policy
Iran has unfortunately witnessed a deep political upheaval in the wake of recent Presidential elections leading to vertical polarization among its ruling elite between two major factions, one led by P
Oil Politics in the Bay of Bengal
Hydrocarbon rich Bay of Bengal seems to be emerging as another centre of oil politics.
Russia maintains energy superpower status, for now
The Russia-Georgia conflict has caused several analysts to state that Moscow’s main goal was to ensure its energy dominance in the region.
Bangladesh Factor in the Indo-Myanmarese Gas Deal
With the discovery of substantial gas in Myanmar's Sittwe region in the Rakhine state, India was keen to acquire gas from some of the new finds in the Shwe gas field, divided in several blocks, of whi
The Need to Enhance Diplomatic Impetus in India's Global Energy Strategy
Overseas energy being a key factor in India's economic development, it is necessary to think whether we need to treat the country's global quest for energy resources as a purely commercial interaction
The Caspian Pipeline Deal and Russia’s Energy Strategy in Central Asia
Vladimir Putin’s week-long visit to Central Asia in the second week of May 2007 was aimed at courting Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan as part of Russia’s future energy strategy in the region.
Energy in Sino-American Relations: Putting Mutual Anxiety in Context
Mutual anxiety will dictate relations between Beijing and Washington over energy and related geo-strategic matters.
India can drive a hard bargain on the IPI Pipeline
The general impression is that Iran has gained tremendously from rising oil prices, fuelled by its vast oil wealth.
Why are we talking about an OGEC now?
In January 2007, when the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei suggested to the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Igor Ivanov, that the two countries should explore setting up an OGEC or
