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Telecom visionary, innovator and entrepreneur. Sam Pitroda, widely considered the father of India’s telecom revolution, wears many hats. India’s telecom revolution began with an organisation called Centre for Development of Telematics (C Dot) established in 1984. He has been deeply involved with India’s several telecom and digital policy initiatives.
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The UN has given a clean chit to Indian peacekeepers, who were accused of sexual abuses in 2015. Overall, there were 69 cases of abuse by peacekeepers reported in 2015, which cut across nationalities.
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Amid persisting differences over the price of 36 Rafale fighter jets India has agreed to buy from France, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has underlined that he will try to extract the best deal and save money for the nation.
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Calling for immediate action to be taken against Masood Azhar, chief of Pakistan based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), by the al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee, India has expressed hope that name of JeM’s chief would be included in the UN list of designated terrorists by 1267 Committee.
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Amid aggressive face-off between the government and the opposition in Parliament, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj rejected Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s charge that even the Foreign Minister was unaware of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s impromptu visit to Pakistan in December 2015.
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Amid growing concerns over China’s assertive postures in the maritime domain, the US has renewed the pitch to revive the quadrilateral security dialogue, which is envisaged to include the US, India, Japan and Australia, the four leading democracies in the extended Asia-Pacific region.
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Taking a firm stand, India once again reiterated that action against terror groups by Pakistan is a bigger priority than resuming bilateral dialogue between the two countries.
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As India strives to grow on the back of international trade, regional connectivity becomes very crucial to achieve domestic objectives and geopolitical ambitions.
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India and the US are inching towards sealing an agreement on sharing military logistics after 12 years of negotiations. This is seen as a sign of strengthening ties between the two countries as China continues to become assertive in Asia-Pacific region.
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Sticking to the script, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the NDA government’s third union budget, which focused largely on bolstering the rural economy and bringing tax relief for the salaried class. With an aim to transform the country Arun Jaitley today identified “nine pillars” for India, which will be focus areas for the government.
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