Bollywood’s global journey: Florida chants ‘Namaste India’
Bollywood’s global journey has notched yet another milestone with the glamour-studded International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards being held in the US for the first time.
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The India I have seen – A Kuwaiti viewpoint
India and Kuwait enjoy traditionally friendly relations even before the discovery of oil. Geographic proximity, historical trade links, cultural affinities and the presence of nearly 700,000 Indian expatriates in Kuwait strengthens this long standing relationship.
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Internet governance debates gain steam within India
The conversation about internet governance has started making headlines in India over the past few months. Much of this can be traced back to the documents leaked by Edward Snowden, …
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Border-crossing: Supper in Sweden, Dinner in Denmark
For those of us living in India, crossing over casually is a distant dream. Even though India and Pakistan were one over six decades ago, going to the other side …
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From culture to commerce, blossoming of India-South Korea ties
“Do you know the story of how the Indian Princess of Ayodhya married a Korean King named Suro?” Kyungsoo Kim, the Consulate General of South Korea in Chennai, asked me …
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Remembering the spirit of Ghadar revolution
The Indian American community is feted for its achievements in myriad fields. But their contribution to India’s freedom struggle is not adequately recognised or appreciated. An exhibition at the National …
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Being Indian: Bollwyood fever catches on in China
I knew I was missing something about Chinese’ attitude towards India, and then one fine day it clicked into place. I remember vividly how my taxi driver in Dalian kept …
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India-Korea bonding: Sambhar for the S(e)oul
Kyoungsoo KIM is the archetypal gentleman diplomat. Suave, witty and extremely warm, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai definitely checks all the boxes of an ideal …
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Frontier Gandhi’s Legacy
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, or Frontier Gandhi, has always posed an equal challenge to both cynics and optimists. The cynics find it hard to dismiss a man who created an …
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The SAARC spirit: Celebrating our South Asianess
Fostering regional consciousness needs mammoth efforts. South Asia has a formal mechanism of cooperation for cooperation among its member countries through the vibrant organisation of the South Asian Association for …
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