Germany beckons Indian students
Destination Germany. Indian students seem undaunted by language barriers as they fly to the West European economic dynamo in staggering numbers to pursue higher education. There has been 114% rise …
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Gaza violence: India backs Palestine in UNHRC vote
Amid the festering violence and mounting casualties in Gaza, India has voted in support of a UN Human Rights Council resolution to probe Israel’s offensive in the region. In the 47-member council, 29 countries voted in support of the resolution while 17 nations abstained. Israel’s long term ally, the US, was the only nation to vote against the resolution. “We remain hopeful that a sustainable ceasefire will be reached between the two sides, linked to the resumption of the peace process, for a comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian issue,” said India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Asoke Mukerji.
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Why is India’s West Asia policy ineffective?
Foreign policy analysts in Delhi have often been frustrated in their attempts to decipher India’s policy towards the Middle East – a region that supplies two thirds of our energy …
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India, Pakistan top diplomats to meet next month
Building upon the first meeting between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New Delhi two months ago, the foreign secretaries of the two countries …
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Delhi-Moscow flight can boost tourism, business
The resumption of a direct Air India flight between New Delhi and Moscow, after a gap of 15 years, is poised to enhance business and people-to-people contacts between the two …
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All eyes in Kathmandu on Sushma Swaraj’s visit
India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is headed on her maiden visit to Nepal July 25-27, her second trip to a neighbouring country after she took charge over a month …
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First Xi-Modi meeting finds common ground
“When India and China meet, the world watches” were the words Chinese President Xi Jinping used to capture the interest generated by his first meeting with India’s new Prime Minister …
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Where does the US-China relationship stand?
The sixth joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) was held in Beijing from July 8-10. It is a very convenient point to assess the present state …
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Jokowi is Indonesia’s new president
After a presidential election fraught with controversy and vitriol, Joko Widodo, governor of Jakarta, has been elected to lead Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population. According to the …
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Gaza crisis: India juggles ties with Palestine, Israel
The ongoing crisis in Palestine has put the Indian government in an uncomfortable position. While the government remains adamant that its policy on the Palestine issue has not changed, the …
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