Identity and Citizenship: An Indian Perspective
India counts amongst its citizens the third largest Muslim population in the world and the largest Muslim minority anywhere. It is a truism that the human being is a social …
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Never say no to India: Fidel Castro power for India-Cuba ties
Never say no to India. The 87-year-old Fidel Castro, the living legend and the iconic revolutionary, has not been seen in public for the past five months and rarely meets …
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Peru boost to India’s Latin America diplomacy
LIMA/HAVANA: Marking an upsurge in its Latin America diplomacy, India has signed four pacts with Peru, including one on defence cooperation, and outlined trade, development and innovation as the trinity …
Read MoreIndia Inc pitches tent in Incas land
It’s the ‘golden’ year for India-Peru relations. Literally. India started exporting gold from Peru only a few months ago, giving a sharp spike to bilateral trade which has now shot …
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Cultural alchemy: Catching up with Bollywood & Bharatnatyam in Peru
LIMA: Say “My Name is Khan” in the Peruvian capital, and you are going to be feted like a king. It sounds a tad exaggerated, but thousands of miles away, …
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Manmohan Singh’s visit to Beijing: Incremental and Institutional Progress
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggested that he was satisfied with his just-concluded visit to Beijing. This was his second bilateral visit to China since January 2008 and symbolically represents …
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Look East, Look West: ‘Every country is a potential partner’
“Look East, but that does not mean you don’t look west.” India’s diplomacy is looking to engage with all corners of the world with the country’s growing standing and capabilities, …
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India’s diplomatic tango with Latin America
It’s a journey where diplomacy and business will intersect with history and culture, blending magic and realism. Latin America, described by strategy wonks as the last frontier for India’s diplomacy, …
Read MoreIndia, China seal border pact, stress on Asian resurgence
Unveiling the vision of an Asian resurgence based on cooperative relations between the two rising Asian powers, India and China have sealed a defining border pact that will help insulate …
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‘India-Russia strategic ties to grow in a changing world’
Relations between India and Russia are built on abiding links of commerce and culture, which go back many centuries. In the 20th century, which was an era of momentous change …
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