Author: India Writes Network

Taking the first major diplomatic challenge head-on, the new Indian government is working virtually 24×7 and is leaving no stone unturned to secure the release of 40 Indians abducted in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

In this interview with Manish Chand, Editor-in-Chief of India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org), R. Dayakar, a former Indian envoy to Baghdad, shares his views on the unfolding crisis, its impact on the India and the options before New Delhi to secure the release of its nationals.

From the media in India it would appear that the attack by Taliban terrorists on the Karachi airport is the tipping point which would pave the way for India and …

In a diplomatic challenge for the newly-installed Modi government in New Delhi, forty Indian construction workers have been abducted from the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, controlled by a Sunni militant group.