Chithra Purushothaman

In 2012, the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its ‘World Energy Outlook’ said that the world was entering a ‘Golden Age of Gas’. With its lower carbon-emitting properties, gas seemed poised to claim its rightful place in the global energy mix as a bridge between polluting hydrocarbons and green renewables. Moreover, it has all the ingredients to make it as worthy a contender in the energy geopolitical game as did oil a few decades ago.

• Published: January 2018
• Strategic Analysis

Crown Prince Salman has been using oil as a tool to further his political ambitions both domestically and internationally, and Saudi Aramco acts as a nucleus around which his ambitions revolve.

• Published: November 16, 2017
• IDSA Comments

In May 2017, some 1,200 delegates from 110 countries, including 29 visiting heads of state and government leaders, gathered in Beijing for China’s biggest diplomatic event, which was held to showcase the Belt and Road Initiative’s (BRI) achievements to date, as well as draft some new ideas. The forum also formalised the US$50 billion China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the BRI, projecting it as a game-changer for Pakistan’s economy.

• Published: September 2017
• Strategic Analysis

If India gets a stake in the proposed Aramco IPO, it would mean getting a share of profits from one of the world’s largest and most profitable companies.

• Published: July 13, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr. Chithra Purushothaman’s article on India-Japan-Africa Cooperation, titled ‘India-Japan-Africa Triangular Cooperation’ was published in IPP Review on July 6, 2017.

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• Published: 6 July, 2017

Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr. Chithra Purushothaman’s article on Philippines’ refusal to accept EU aid, titled ‘Why Is the Philippines Turning Away Foreign Aid?’ was published in ‘The Diplomat’ on May 25, 2017.

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• Published: 25 May, 2017