After Putin warmth at BRICS, sudden chill for Delhi
As the crisis in Ukraine escalates after the downing of a Malaysian airliner last night by a surface-to-air missile, India will find it harder to navigate the growing tensions between …
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PM Modi to launch charm offensive in US
After a promising debut on the global stage at the July 15-16 BRICS summit in Brazil, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to the US in September is poised to be a blockbuster show. While the Obama administration looks set to roll out a grand welcome to the Indian leader in Washington, Mr Modi, known for his tech-savvy election-campaign and inspired oratory, will launch a major charm offensive in the country which once denied him a visa. He will address a gathering of around 20,000 people in New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. The video will be broadcast live to crowds in 20 other cities in the US on September 28.
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Islamic State forces Christians to flee Mosul
Convert, abide by the “dhimma contract’ or face the swords. These are the only three options available to Christians in the militant-controlled Mosul, according to an ultimatum given by the …
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Deconstructing India’s response to the Gaza offensive
Since Narendra Modi took over reigns in New Delhi as the new Prime Minister, it has been expected that India-Israel relations would move closer and to a new level. It …
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Malaysia Airlines shot down in Ukraine, 298 dead
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed in Ukraine, near the Russian border –scene of tension between the two countries. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko …
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Don DeLillo: Understanding the rigors of novel-writing
I was a semiconscious writer in the beginning. Just sat and wrote something, or read the newspaper, or went to the movies. Over time I began to understand, one, that …
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India, Israel and the Gaza war
As the fighting in Gaza threatens to escalate further, the Indian government has taken the prudent and correct approach by refusing to be stampeded into foolish parliamentary resolutions that will …
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Russian pipeline
The idea of an overland pipeline bringing hydrocarbons from Russia to India has been around for a while. Mooted under UPA rule, the proposal is gaining some traction with the …
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The View from Beijing: Chinese media slams West’s critique of BRICS
More than 100 Chinese journalists, cutting across print and electronic media, descended on the Brazilian port city of Fortaleza to track the sixth BRICS summit. People’s Daily, the state-owned Chinese …
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BRICS back regional and inclusive solutions in Africa
Underlining the growing importance of Africa, the BRICS Fortaleza Declaration, which emerged from the sixth BRICS summit in Brazil, focused on the role of international efforts in the continent to …
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