tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699226547407516152024-03-04T20:08:42.517-08:00THE GLOBAL VILLAGERFrom Kashmir to Kew:
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally!Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-20265431062175162952015-08-26T11:30:00.000-07:002015-10-22T06:18:21.004-07:00Prof Mattoo assumes office as Advisor to J&K CM
Prof Amitabh Mattoo assumed office as Advisor to the J&K Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr B B Vyas, Director General Information, Mr Zaffar Ahmad Bhat and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-9279471688801378312015-05-29T04:58:00.000-07:002015-06-11T05:00:05.231-07:00A museum and a mystic revive Sopore
Once described as the
“chhota” (little) London for its prosperity, Sopore — encased by apple orchards
— was virtually destroyed during the last two decades. Today, this town is
regaining its spirit and one of the most remarkable features is the Meraas
Mahal Museum, which captures Kashmir’s heritage and tradition.
The museum is the story of
the indomitable audacity of one person. The first Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-45288706033052368482015-05-27T04:52:00.000-07:002015-06-11T04:59:42.068-07:00Blue is the colour of hope in Kashmir
If the colour of the holy spring at Kheer
Bhawani at Tul Mul village in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district is good evidence,
Kashmir may be on the cusp of a new beginning.
As thousands of devotees gathered at the
annual mela of Kheer Bhawani, Kashmir’s largest Hindu festival (a gazetted
holiday in the valley), the gentle interdependence and mutual respect that
Pandits and Muslims have enjoyed for Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-76467820340648919062015-05-25T02:28:00.001-07:002015-05-25T02:30:41.906-07:00Interview: No magic mantra for Kashmiri Pandits to return — but their return reflects peace
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mso-font-signature:1 Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-16197859451704226252015-03-16T11:35:00.000-07:002015-03-16T11:37:42.985-07:00Prof Mattoo at Oxford
Prof Mattoo delivered an address titled 'The Intellectual Legacy of Martin Ceadel' at Oxford University recently. Below is an abridged version of the speech.
It
is the greatest honour to be invited to return to Oxford to celebrate the
intellectual achievements of Martin Ceadel: as a scholar, as a teacher
and, in my case, as a doctoral supervisor.
I
completed my DPhil. in July 1992 Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-17743805865050326322015-01-29T01:07:00.000-08:002015-02-04T01:08:41.034-08:00The new entente with the U.S.
The Obama visit is so overwhelming a
development that it has hardly evoked dissent. Not since India signed the peace
and friendship treaty with the Soviet Union has New Delhi aligned itself so
closely with a great power. Anti-Americanism, once the conventional wisdom of
the Indian elite, seems almost antediluvian today.
Robert Blackwill, former Ambassador of the United States and
Harvard Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-60364395172815968232014-12-20T20:03:00.000-08:002014-12-21T20:07:12.134-08:00Australia, India and Prof Amitabh Mattoo
Professor Amitabh Mattoo arrived in Australia shortly after the violent attacks on Indian students. It was a time when Australia was accused of being racist, and unsafe, by the Indian community. In fact Amitabh's friends warned him that he would literally go “Down Under”.
But on completing his posting as one of the inaugural directors of the Australia India Institute, Amitabh Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-15350664591538284482014-12-19T19:50:00.000-08:002014-12-21T19:53:26.867-08:00Graduation Ceremony at University of Melbourne
Professor Amitabh Mattoo delivered the convocation address to the graduating class of 2014 at the University of Melbourne. Presented below is the text of his speech.
The Deputy Chancellor of the
University of Melbourne, Mr Robert Johanson, Vice Chancellor Professor
Glyn Davis, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Deputy Provost Prof Susan Elliott, the
graduating class of 2014, Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-77911561020955482852014-11-11T15:08:00.000-08:002014-11-13T15:10:52.533-08:00Australia and India have never been closer
When
Narendra Modi arrives in Melbourne on November 18, he will be the first Indian
Prime Minister to visit the city for a
bilateral visit, since Indira Gandhi was hosted by John Gorton in May 1968.
Unlike Gandhi's visit, which is remembered today only for its insignificance,
Modi's Australian yatra promises to be the most important ever made by an
Indian prime minister for both Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-72706752122402240782014-09-14T16:19:00.000-07:002014-09-16T16:20:27.362-07:00Cry, my beloved Srinagar!
My
beloved Srinagar, the only city I have ever called home, has gone.
The city of wealth
and prosperity drowned by the worst floods in its history. I was there when our
home was violated by what we held most precious: water. What wrong had we done
collectively to deserve this fate?
In 2010, there was
a chilling forecast in the Srinagar-based daily, Greater Kashmir, based on
Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-27287589688312196012014-09-10T16:14:00.000-07:002014-09-16T16:14:48.668-07:00Harrowing flight from flooded Valley
We
stayed up, maintaining a vigil, while the night echoed to cries of ‘bachao’
I
have returned from the hell that Srinagar and much of the Kashmir Valley is
today. I have returned with my parents only because of the Indian Army and the
kindness of strangers. Everything else has collapsed in most of Srinagar.
I
went to Srinagar on Saturday alarmed by reports of floods in the Kashmir Valley
Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-54239382051838116262014-09-07T23:36:00.001-07:002014-09-07T23:36:37.787-07:00The discovery of Australia
With
PM Tony Abbott’s visit to India, the bilateral relationship is starting to
mature
After
six decades characterized by misperception, lack of trust, neglect, missed
opportunities and even hostility, a new chapter in India’s relations with
Australia has well and truly begun.
Consider
this: in 1955, Prime Minister Robert Menzies decided that Australia should not
take part in the Bandung Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-77176405402887940952014-09-04T23:29:00.000-07:002014-09-07T23:30:02.386-07:00The new promise of India-Australia relations
As
the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott visits India for the first standalone
bilateral visit (on September 4 and 5), hosted by the new Bharatiya Janata
Party-led Narendra Modi government, it is becoming obvious that the
relationship between the two countries is poised to transform itself.
In
an Asia marked by instability and uncertainty, the new India-Australia concord
- rooted in bothAmitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-5486290104198932262014-09-04T10:30:00.000-07:002014-09-07T23:25:14.287-07:00Abe + Abbott + Modi: The AAM trilateral that could stop China's rise
It's
an interesting coincidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan -
his first bilateral trip outside the subcontinent - is being followed so
quickly by the arrival in India of Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Like
Modi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, Abbott represents a right-wing political
constituency, has a spare, no-frills style and hasAmitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-75621100531088519142014-08-27T23:43:00.000-07:002014-09-07T23:44:37.856-07:00Prof Mattoo in conversation with Greater Kashmir
Your
predictions about the forthcoming elections to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly
on your Facebook page, have attracted huge attention for your analysis as well
as your understanding of history. How do you manage to do this micro analysis
sitting in Melbourne?
Kashmir
is my home, will always be part of my being, no matter where I am physically
located. Kashmir’s history, its politics, its Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-24684963148570228832014-06-11T21:58:00.000-07:002014-06-11T21:58:04.887-07:00A doctrine of economic levers, soft power
Those who had
expected the Modi foreign policy doctrine to be defined by a new muscularity
will probably be disappointed. Instead, it suggests a thoughtful understanding
of smart power, an integrated approach that will best serve India in a complex,
interdependent world
Power is the ability to influence the
behaviour of others. In international relations, as the Harvard academic,
Joseph Nye,Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-497566200855316742014-06-02T19:09:00.000-07:002014-06-04T19:14:23.664-07:00Prof Mattoo at the IEC Australia-India Networking Event 2014
The Indian Executive Club event
“Australia-India Update” was held on 9 May at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (Jim
Stynes Room). Apart from Prof. Mattoo, the other guest speakers included Mr. Hans Kunnen, Senior Economist, Bank of Melbourne and Mr. Jason Mifsud, Head of Diversity for AFL.
Click at the link below to listen to Prof Mattoo's speech:
https://Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-27191423393005348472014-05-23T18:34:00.000-07:002014-05-25T18:35:12.915-07:00Can Narendra Modi Reshape India?
Narendra Modi's landslide victory at the Indian general elections speaks volumes to the fact that the majority of Indian people have pinned their hopes to him when it comes to reshaping India into a better place.
Widely seen as a pro-business figure, Prime Minister Modi is expected to apply his experience gained from his days as chief minister of the Gujarat state to the rest of India. Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-3683970917132833952014-05-21T16:45:00.001-07:002014-05-21T17:07:35.907-07:00PM must make India a priority
AFTER
five years of policy paralysis under a dysfunctional coalition government,
India, with a newly elected leadership, promises to once again become a major
player in the Indo-Pacific region.
As
it does so, Australia is uniquely placed to become a key strategic and business
partner of India — if Canberra can reach out quickly to the new government.
Tony
Abbott must visit New Delhi as soonAmitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-14440303720651738462014-05-19T17:05:00.000-07:002014-05-21T17:06:11.361-07:00Modi election win could open up business opportunities for Australia
Professor Amitabh Mattoo says Narendra Modi's election win in India could open up enormous business opportunities for Australia, but the personal relationship between the leaders of the two nations will be critical.
To listen in to Prof. Mattoo's conversation with ABC's Eleanor Hall, click on the link below:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-19/Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-78958605058663832182014-05-18T16:55:00.000-07:002014-05-21T16:57:49.969-07:00Indian Election Results
The world's largest democratic election is over with Indians voting in Narendra Modi and their new Prime Minister. What were the factors that led to such a comprehensive victory and what does he have in mind for the country? Listen in to Prof. Mattoo in conversation with Jonathan Green on ABC Radio National's Sunday Extra.
Click on the link below to listen to the interview:
http://Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-92175948737534913242014-05-16T18:54:00.000-07:002014-06-04T18:54:51.072-07:00The man who dines alone
Love
him or loathe him, there is no denying that only Narendra Modi can claim credit
for the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in India’s
just-concluded 16th General Election.
The
BJP fought the election on the basis of just one issue: the personality and
track record of Modi. Modi spoke at nearly 400 public rallies during the
campaign, and at each rally he was treated – as theAmitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-71156462102621415322014-05-07T15:00:00.000-07:002014-05-14T00:14:33.206-07:00The meanest election India has ever seen
With results due in
next week, campaigning for India’s 16th Lok Sabha (lower house) election is in
its final stages. Commentators are calling this the meanest election India has
ever seen, with mudslinging taken to a new level.
International relations
scholar Amitabh Mattoo says this is due to the changing political landscape in
India where elections are presidential-style personality Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-7764695863775641162014-04-17T12:26:00.000-07:002014-04-30T12:28:04.885-07:00Modi won’t be soft on China if he wins Indian election
Considering India’s aspirations to be a global power, foreign policy has played but a minor role in the current election campaign.The manifestos of the major parties also say little on the subject,
so The Conversation spoke to Professor
Amitabh Mattoo about how relations with the US, Pakistan, China and
Australia have fared under current prime minister Manmohan Singh, and
how they Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69922654740751615.post-74173107660405995812014-04-11T12:12:00.000-07:002014-04-30T12:14:36.470-07:00Corruption and economic growth top issues in Indian election
Since Monday the Indian people have been voting in the largest
elections the world has ever seen. So far things have gone smoothly as
815 million people are expected to turn out at polling stations all over
India for the next five weeks.
Here, Professor Amitabh Mattoo discusses current voter sentiment, the
latest scandals, and what’s likely to happen when the numbers roll in
on Amitabh Mattoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14144389312300523285noreply@blogger.com0